Naked Astronomy
Thrusting Space Science into the Audio Dimension... We look at the latest news from the stars, planets and other heavenly bodies. Plus interviews with professional astronomers and the answers to your space science questions.
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Space: triumph and tragedy - Naked Astronomy 14.11.14 -
Emotions are running high in this month's Space Boffins as ...
Emotions are running high in this month's Space Boffins as Sue reports from Germany on Europe's cometary landing. And, following the SpaceShipTwo tragedy and Antares explosion, Sue and Richard discuss the dangers of trying to make spaceflight routine...
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ESTEC: The heart of the European Space Agency - Naked Astronomy 14.10.10 -
Space Boffin Sue Nelson is at the European Space Agency's ...
Space Boffin Sue Nelson is at the European Space Agency's technical heart - ESTEC in the Netherlands - where spacecraft undergo a crucial 'shake and bake' before launch. She's joined by astronauts Paolo Nespali and Andre Kuipers, ESTEC head Franco O...
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The Spacewalk from Hell - Naked Astronomy 14.09.10 -
Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham hear from the ...
Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham hear from the Rosetta mission's Flight Director, Andrea Accomazzo, about choosing a landing site on comet 67P - plus Apollo astronaut and last man on the Moon, Gene Cernan, on the spacewalk from hell. D...
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The Last Man on the Moon - Naked Astronomy 14.08.10 -
In this special edition, the Last Man on the Moon, ...
In this special edition, the Last Man on the Moon, Gene Cernan, talks exclusively to Richard Hollingham about the final step, mortality and his disappointment about the way the space programme has developed....
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Rescuing astronauts from space - Naked Astronomy 14.07.10 -
How do you orbit a comet? Set up a government ...
How do you orbit a comet? Set up a government in space or rescue a space shuttle crew? These questions and more in the latest edition of Space Boffins. Sue and Richard are at University College London where they're joined by Rosetta project scientist...
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Drowning in Space - Naked Astronomy 14.06.10 -
How do you design the inside of a starship? Space ...
How do you design the inside of a starship? Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham talk to space architect Rachel Armstrong about journeys to the stars. They also meet Luca Parmitano, the astronaut who almost drowned in space, and take a loo...
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Virtual Rides into Space - Naked Astronomy 14.05.10 -
Aaron Knoll and Chris Bridges join Space Boffins Sue Nelson ...
Aaron Knoll and Chris Bridges join Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham at the Surrey Space Centre for a virtual ride into space. Plus science minister David Willetts argues for a spaceport in Scotland, and shuttle astronaut and B612 Found...
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The Mars Yard - Naked Astronomy 14.04.10 -
The Space Boffins are in America to hear about Neil ...
The Space Boffins are in America to hear about Neil Armstrong and the hypersonic X-15 at the Edwards Air Force base, and they're also reporting from the surface of Mars. More precisely, from the UK's new Mars Yard, in Stevenage. But the head of the U...
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Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence - Naked Astronomy 14.03.10 -
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence and the challenge of looking ...
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence and the challenge of looking for space aliens and why they never attack Belgium is under scrutiny this month. Plus, Richard Hollingham also reports from the Mojave desert on the progress being made by Virg...
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Exo Mars and Crowd-funded SpaceCraft - Naked Astronomy 14.02.10 -
Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham dodge a prototype ...
Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham dodge a prototype Mars rover on location at Airbus Defence and Space in Stevenage - where the future Exo Mars mission rover is going to be built. They're joined by space engineer Abbie Hutty and the Mr ...
