Astrophysics

Science Cafe. In Conversation: Professor Geraint Lewis. Audio, 30 minutes
Adam Walton ponders the universe with Welsh astrophysicist Professor Geraint Lewis.
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BBC Radio Wales
Available for over a year
How big is our Universe? Video, 00:06:58
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BBC
Posted
29 August 2024
String theory - a simple way to understand the Universe. Video, 00:05:28
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BBC
Posted
29 August 2024
Stephen Hawking: 'He set the bar very high' Video, 00:00:55
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BBC
Posted
22 August 2024
Inside the mind of Professor Stephen Hawking. Video, 00:02:32
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BBC
Posted
22 August 2024
The Life Scientific. Kip Thorne on black holes, Nobel Prizes and taking physics to Hollywood. Audio, 36 minutes
Astrophysicist Kip Thorne discusses his career, from researching black holes to hit movies
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BBC Radio 4
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The Life Scientific. Conny Aerts on star vibrations and following your dreams. Audio, 29 minutes
Asteroseismologist Conny Aerts expalins what stellar oscillations can teach us about space
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BBC Radio 4
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1963: Margaret and Geoffrey Burbidge, Cosmologists. Video, 00:09:53
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BBC
Posted
19 June 2024
The Life Scientific. Mike Edmunds on decoding galaxies and ancient astronomical artefacts. Audio, 33 minutes
Mike Edmunds on the chemical make-up of galaxies and decoding the Antikythera Mechanism
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BBC Radio 4
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More or Less: Behind the Stats. Tackling The Three-Body Problem. Audio, 9 minutes
Is the physics in Netflix's new show accurate?
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BBC Radio 4
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The Documentary Podcast. Forward Thinking: Jocelyn Bell Burnell. Audio, 49 minutes
Why a celebrated astrophysicist believes space research needs a new approach
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BBC World Service
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Brightest and hungriest black hole ever detected
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Science & Environment
Posted
20 February 2024
European mission approved to detect cosmic ripples
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Science & Environment
Posted
25 January 2024
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The Life Scientific. Paul Murdin on the first ever identification of a black hole. Audio, 32 minutes
Paul Murdin shares his story of the first identification of a black hole, Cygnus X-1.
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BBC Radio 4
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Science Cafe. The National Astronomy Meeting 2023. Audio, 28 minutes
Adam Walton reflects on this year's National Astronomy Meeting in Cardiff.
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BBC Radio Wales
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BBC Inside Science. Mapping the universe. Audio, 35 minutes
Catch up on the latest cosmological research that has physicists ‘excited’.
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BBC Radio 4
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Early universe seen in slow-motion for first time
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World
Posted
4 July 2023
NI scientist's role in cosmic shock-waves discovery
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Northern Ireland
Posted
2 July 2023
Science In Action. Brightest supernova in a decade. Audio, 28 minutes
The brightest supernova in a decade springs astronomers around the world into action
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BBC World Service
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Profile. Dr Nicola Fox. Audio, 15 minutes
The Hertfordshire-born physicist who's NASA’s new science chief.
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BBC Radio 4
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The Life Scientific. Haley Gomez on cosmic dust. Audio, 28 minutes
Jim Al-Khalili talks to astrophysicist Haley Gomez.
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BBC Radio 4
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Unexpected Elements. A distant planet’s atmosphere. Audio, 55 minutes
A distant planet's atmosphere
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BBC World Service
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The Conversation. Women leading a revolution in astronomy. Audio, 27 minutes
Two world-renowned astronomers discuss the wonders of the sky
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BBC World Service
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Fund plan amid post-Brexit EU-UK science row
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Cambridgeshire
Posted
25 June 2022