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There are over 100 billion galaxies in the observable universe. AI is now playing a crucial role in analysing the cosmos around us. We spoke to astrophysicist Ashley Spindler whose work is breaking new galactic boundaries! Listen on Apple Podcast or on your favourite podcast player through Anchor. 00:00:01 Chris               Welcome to the Astroholic Explains, exploring the universe […]

In this episode, we tackle interstellar communication with spacecraft that have left our solar system and how this could affect the search for extraterrestrial life Listen on Apple Podcast or on your favourite podcast player through Anchor. Main image: Conceptual image of the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration payload transmitting optical signals.Credits: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center 00:00:00 Chris               […]

Every second of the day you’re being bombarded by billions of neutrinos. While you can’t detect them, there is a colossal experiment in Japan that can. Join us and special guest Dr Jost Migenda to find out what they can tell us about the cosmos! Listen on Apple Podcast or on your favourite podcast player through Anchor. 00:00:05 […]

Exactly how dark is the cold void of space? Picture yourself in the interstellar depths: what would you be able to see? In this episode we’ll find out this answer and why it is of cosmic importance.

No telescope lens that we can build will allow us to see an alien planet in detail, but there is a way to achieve incredible magnification. We just need to use the Sun as our “gravitational” lens! 

All aboard for a grand tour of the solar system! We go planet to planet to evaluate the chances of humans exploring Earth’s neighbours in person. Listen on Apple Podcast or on your favourite podcast player through Anchor. 00:00:01 Chris Welcome to The Astroholic Explains, exploring the universe one question at a time with Dr Alfredo and Chris […]

Dr Eleanor Armstrong & Akvile Terminaite join us in this new episode as we discuss the ins and outs of sex in space! We also talk tech and design to facilitate off-planet pleasure and why our vision of future exploration should center around people in all their identities and abilities! Listen on Apple Podcast or on your […]

Our Christmas special is finally here! This time we have a murder mystery set in a space hotel during a total solar eclipse featuring a full array of suspicious guests. Who among these peculiar characters is a murderer? Please enjoy our latest work: “Death by Eclipse”  Listen on Apple Podcast or on your favourite podcast player through Anchor. […]

Our final episode for season two is another fictional one. Our drama starts on a damaged starship at the edge of the solar system. Its commander has forgotten who she is, what she’s doing there, and who the passengers in this vessel are. The episode features the voices of Chris Carpineti, Danielle Emina, Dr Suze […]

For the final factual episode of season 2, we have crowdsourced many questions about space. Tune in to discover how many atoms are in the universe, how we can tell that galaxies rotate, how we measure the speed of stars, what would happen if we blew up the Moon, and many more questions! Listen on Apple […]

Uranus and Neptune are the Ice Giants of the Solar System. We are joined by Naomi Rowe-Gurney,  who specializes in studying their atmospheres to uncover their mysteries, from their diamond rains to their likely funky smells! Listen on Apple Podcast or on your favourite podcast player through Anchor. ChrisToday we are joined on the Astroholic explains by another special […]

A new fictional episode for you! A billionaire planning to nuke Mars send two hapless idiots to confirm that the planet is sterile. What could go wrong? We are also joined by Anuradha Damale to talk about nuclear weapons & space policy. Listen on Apple Podcast or on your favourite podcast player through Anchor. Welcome to another episode […]