Through the Telescope

What are galaxies? Are all galaxies the same? How do we know what the Milky Way looks like from the inside? Rose and Elliott talk about all these things, and what links them to milk chocolate.

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"Nowhere Land" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Rose and Elliott look at the closest planet to the Sun, and see what more there is to the planet than being small. Does size really matter? They also look at the missions that have gone to the planet, and why alchemists were mad about Mercury.

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"Nowhere Land" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Rose and Elliott try to answer why we should care about space by looking at some of the things space exploration has done for us, from societal views and experiences to the more tangible benefits. In this episode they focus on the role of satellites in society, from navigation to meteorological and environmental monitoring. They also look at citizen science, penguin poo and archaeology, as viewed from space.

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Links relating to this episode:

Citizen science at Zooniverse: https://www.zooniverse.org/

Satellites in Egyptology: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/space-archaeologist-sarah-parcak-winner-smithsonians-history-ingenuity-award-180961120/

Search for Iram of the Pillars: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/SpaceArchaeology

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"Nowhere Land" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Rose and Elliott look at the second planet in the solar system, the hot and toxic “twin” to Earth. What does Venus hide beneath its thick atmosphere, could it host life and how did it unlock the size of our solar system? And why does it smell so bad? The pair find the answers to these questions, and have a look at some of the future missions to one of our nearest neighbours.

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"Nowhere Land" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Rose and Elliott focus in on pulsars an neutron stars, what they are, what’s the difference and what makes pulsars the lighthouses of space. They also discuss the link between neutron stars, gravitational waves and Nobel prizes.

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Music:

"Nowhere Land" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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