BONUS - Galaxy Spin and Saving Herstmonceux Observatory

08/21/24 • 13 min

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Does an instantaneous star map exist? Where are the perfect spheres in space? How did Venus get so close to the Sun? It's a bonus episode from The Supermassive team.
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Venus aka "Earth's Evil Twin"

This is Venus’ moment in the supermassive spotlight. What do we know about this hellish planet? And what missions are going there in the near future?
Izzie and Dr Becky speak with Dr Phillipa Mason from Imperial College London about EnVision, an upcoming mission to Venus, as well as RAS librarian Sian Prosser to explore the archive. Plus Dr Robert Massey is here to take on your questions.
The paper about the sounds on Venus can be found here.
The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production by Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.

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We Made It To Mercury!

Izzie and Dr Becky complete their tour of the solar system with a trip to Mercury, the space spirograph (copyright: Dr Becky). Join them as they explore what we know about the planet so far and what ESA's current mission, BepiColombo, is hoping to find. Plus, Dr Robert Massey is on hand to answer your questions.
Special thanks to guests Dr David Rothery from the Open University and Dr Simon Lindsay from the University of Leicester.
Don't forget to send your questions to the team via [email protected] or 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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