becky smethurst

Explore "becky smethurst" with insightful episodes like "Why are black holes at the centre galaxies?", "Apollo Remastered", "Apollo Remastered", "Spacewalk: the Scale of our Solar System" and "Q&A: Planets, Procrastination & Plastic Squid" from podcasts like ""Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists", "Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists", "Space Boffins, from the Naked Scientists", "The Naked Scientists Podcast" and "The Naked Scientists Podcast"" and more!

Episodes (5)

Why are black holes at the centre galaxies?

Listener David wrote this cosmic conumdrum into the Naked Scientists "How are black holes formed? And why are they often at the center of galaxies?" Otis Kingsman spoke to astrophysicist and author of the book "A Brief History of Black Holes", Dr Becky Smethurst... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists

enSeptember 12, 2022

supermassive black holes

Apollo Remastered

In a brave move, the Space Boffins attempt a podcast about pictures without any pictures! Joining them are science writer Andy Saunders, who's spent years remastering images from the Apollo missions to reveal details never seen before, Oxford astrophysicist and podcast host Becky Smethurst about the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope, and space artist Jackie Burns. It's an (audio) visual feast! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists

enAugust 27, 2022

Apollo Remastered

Space Boffins, from the Naked Scientists

enAugust 27, 2022

Spacewalk: the Scale of our Solar System

The scale of space is difficult to grasp: a trip to Mars would take 7 months, and for Jupiter you are talking years. But a scaled-down sculpture trail of our solar system offers a planetary tour on a more manageable scale. Plus we discuss living on Mars, exploding stars, and what the beautiful images flowing from the James Webb Space Telescope are showing to us... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

The Naked Scientists Podcast

enAugust 23, 2022

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life on mars

james webb space telescope

olympus mons

supernovae

Q&A: Planets, Procrastination & Plastic Squid

This week, it is time to put your questions to a panel of excellent experts in one of our Q&A shows! We are going to be investigating what supermassive black holes do, strategies for coping with anxiousness and just how dog became man's best friend. Plus, we have a science quiz based on new beginnings and another mystery sound up our sleeve - see if you can guess what it is... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

The Naked Scientists Podcast

enFebruary 08, 2022

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becky smethurst

Episodes (5)

Why are black holes at the centre galaxies?

Apollo Remastered

Apollo Remastered

Spacewalk: the Scale of our Solar System

Q&A: Planets, Procrastination & Plastic Squid