Presented by a trio of young professionals in the fields of Astronomy and Astronomy Technology, the "What's Up" podcast takes a light-hearted look at the details behind the headlines in space and astronomy news.
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2020-02-03 | This episode of "What's Up?" we discuss the strange behavior of Betelgeuse, the testing of the SpaceX Dragon capsule, and the oldest fragments of rock ever discovered. We also try to explain our recent absence! Listen Now! For more information on ... |
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2019-10-07 | This episode of "What's Up?" we are discussing the idea of a small black hole being the fabled planet 9, another possible visitor from another solar system, and the recent news coming from SpaceX.Listen Now! For more information on the Royal Observat... |
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2019-09-02 | This episode of "What's Up?" we are looking at new headlines, some of which were confusing ("Tardigrades on the Moon"), some were odd ("Killer Asteroid to skim Earth"), and some so fresh there isn't even a headline yet! Listen Now! For more inf... |
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2019-08-07 | This episode of "What's Up?" we are looking at things in our celestial backgarden - planets and comets. With a special visit from Colin Snodgrass to discuss about the marvellous new "Comet Interceptor" mission.Listen Now! For more information on the R... |
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2019-06-03 | This episode of "What's Up?" we are discuss wrinkles on the Moon, upcoming Moon events (on both Earth and on the lunar surface), and the launch of the SpaceX Starlink cluster. Listen Now! For more information on the Royal Observatory Edinburgh and t... |
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2019-04-29 | This episode of "What's Up?" we are joined by Dr Megan Reiter to discuss the first image of a blackhole, interesting and innovative ways to examine data, and a mixture of recent space missions with differing levels of success. Listen Now! For more in... |
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2019-03-25 | This episode of "What's Up?" we discuss historic flares, a historic Mars mission, and a historic cuddly toy. Listen Now!The song played in mission control was "I'll be Seeing You" by Billie Holiday. For more information on the Royal Observatory Edinb... |
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2019-02-25 | In this episode of "What's Up?" we are discuss the new "Science of Fiction" podcast with one of it's presenter, Duncan Forgan, more about New Horizons latest target, and the bend in the Milky Way.Listen Now!For more information on the Royal Observator... |
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2019-01-28 | In this episode of "What's Up?" we are discuss both past and recent missons to the Moon, as well as the early results from New Horizons target Ultima Thule.Listen Now!For more information on the Royal Observatory Edinburgh and the events on offer, cli... |
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2018-12-14 | In this special episode of "What's Up?" we discuss some highlights from the last year that William has set to a classic Christmas carol!Listen Now!You can watch the accompanying video here:For more information on the Royal Observatory Edinburgh and th... |
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