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The Supermassive Podcast

The Supermassive Podcast

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The UK's #1 space podcast.


Science journalist Izzie Clarke and astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst whizz through the universe to explore the latest research with leading experts, dive to history from the society’s archives and take on your weird and wonderful questions about all things space. Can we gravitationally hitch-hike out of the solar system? Do we live in a multiverse? What is time? Plus Dr Robert Massey is on hand with his top star-gazing tips.


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And keep adding to The Supermassive Mailbox with your pictures and questions for the team. Send them to podcast@ras.ac.uk or follow them on Instagram, @SupermassivePod.


The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production for the Royal Astronomical Society. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.

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  • 2026: The year in space... And at sea?!

    2026: The year in space... And at sea?!
    Feb 11 2026

    What are the biggest space missions of 2026? And what are the best stargazing opportunities this year? The Supermassive Team - Izzie Clarke, Dr Becky Smethurst, Dr Robert Massey and Richard Hollingham - share their astronomical excitement for the year ahead and ponder if they should charter a boat for the August eclipse.


    Thank you to listeners Anne Edgeworth and Karolina who inspired this episode.


    To support the show, join The Supermassive Club for ad-free listening, forum access, and extra content from the team.


    If you have a question for the team - or have a boat we can borrow! - get in touch via podcast@ras.ac.uk or on Instagram, @SupermassivePod.


    The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    26 m
  • Q&A: Meteors, Artemis II, and Space Bathtubs

    Q&A: Meteors, Artemis II, and Space Bathtubs
    Jan 29 2026

    The Supermassive Podcast is back for 2026, and we've got a MEGA Q&A.


    What happens when two nebulae collide? Where did Neptune and Uranus form? What’s the procedure for a medical emergency on the ISS? And more. Plus, Izzie, Dr Becky, Robert and Richard cover everything you need to know ahead of the launch of Artemis II.


    And here are the links to things we promised you in this episode...

    • Our episode "How to Time Travel"
    • Our episode "Do We Live in a Multiverse?"
    • Richard's brilliant Space Boffins podcast


    Join The Supermassive Club for ad-free listening, forum access, and extra content from the team. And email your questions to podcast@ras.ac.uk or follow us on Instagram, @SupermassivePod.


    The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    52 m
  • How to Time Travel

    How to Time Travel
    Dec 23 2025

    Fire up your flux capacitor and dematerialise your Tardis because The Supermassive Podcast is traveling in time. Is it possible? How does it work? And, crucially, which films got the physics right (or wrong!)?


    Thank you to Dr Emma Osborne from the University of York, and Dr Alfredo Carpinetti from IFLScience for their help on this episode. Alfredo's upcoming book, Invisible Rainbows, will be available for pre-order soon.


    Here's the Time Travel in Fiction Rundown from Minute Physics


    Join The Supermassive Club for ad-free listening, forum access, and extra content from the team. And email your questions to podcast@ras.ac.uk or follow us on Instagram, @SupermassivePod.


    The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    55 m
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Super cool podcast , thanks.
After watching all YouTube videos from drBecky, that’s the place to go

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