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25 July 2012
When does the impossible become possible? Researchers have found Red Dwarf stars that simply shouldn't exist, so...
10 July 2012
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission lands on Mars next month after a nine-month journey across our Solar...
25 June 2012
What can farmers learn from physicists? This month in Naked Astronomy we'll find out how satellite imaging can...
10 June 2012
This week at Naked Astronomy, we're launching something very special. We've teamed up with the Space Boffins...
25 May 2012
When did Dark Energy become the dominant force in the universe? In this month's Naked Astronomy, we look back at...
02 April 2012
How do tornadoes form on the Sun? Why does Jupiter enhance our Meteor showers? And how can pulsars be used as a deep...
25 February 2012
Is an asteroid impact more likely than winning the lottery? What can Moon rock tell us about the Earth? And how did a...
25 January 2012
Can a mid-infra red view reveal the universe's secrets? In this month's Naked Astronomy, we meet MIRI, the...
20 December 2011
If you could look down from the International Space Station, what would you look at? This month on Naked Astronomy, we...
25 November 2011
Can supernovae account for all of the oxygen in the universe? What happens to massive stars at the end of their lives?...
25 October 2011
What are the mysterious blue straggler stars? In this month's Naked Astronomy we'll find out why some stars...
25 September 2011
Are the foundations of Dark Matter crumbling?& How can a planet be blacker than black paint?& What are the...
25 July 2011
We look back over the last few months of Astronomy interviews.& We'll hear how scientists search for planets...
25 June 2011
What happens when a black hole rips a star to shreds?& What can a solar science mission tell us about other stars?...
25 May 2011
How are sunspots born? What does a black hole collision look like? How long does it take to make a full-size galaxy?...
22 April 2011
In this special podcast from the National Astronomy Meeting in Llandudno, we hear how twisted sunspots cause solar...
25 March 2011
In this special edition of the Naked Astronomy podcast we look at the astronomical events held at the Cambridge Science...
25 February 2011
In this month's Naked Astronomy, we explore the unique system of six planets orbiting the star Kepler 11, and find...
25 January 2011
This month on Naked Astronomy, we discover the streams of antimatter coming from lightning on Earth, and find out how...
25 December 2010
This month, we read the history of Martian science in a collection of globes, and find out why it's important to...
25 November 2010
The International Space Station celebrated 10 years of habitation this month, pushing the boundaries of our knowledge...
25 October 2010
What would an extrasolar observer see of our solar system? We find out in this month's Naked Astronomy as well as...
25 September 2010
How do you make steam inside a star? We explore the science of solar chemistry to find out how water molecules are...
25 August 2010
Is our solar system normal? We compare ourselves to the ever increasing list of exoplanets to find out if we're...