Best Dr Jeni Podcasts (2024)

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Sanctuary on the Moon 44:55

35m ago44:55

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Celebrating 55 years since humans first set foot on the Moon with Project Apollo, in this podcast extra, Dr Jen meets with Benoit Faiveley and Mario Freese, founder and chief engineer of Sanctuary on the Moon, a daring project to leave a legacy of humanity on our nearest celestial neighbour. In the late 2020s, 24 coaster-sized sapphire disks will s…

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Starliner Marooned and Playing Gyros! 1:11:58

11d ago1:11:58

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This month the team discuss keeping the elderly Hubble alive with a single gyro, how Starliner is currently marooned in orbit and are usually round up of other news from the cosmos, a skyguide for what to look out for and a this month in astronomy history that explores the life of Henrietta Swan-Leavitt.…

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Aurora at Home 1:03:56

1M ago1:03:56

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This month is indulgent and ranty! Well it is summer...Jen waxes lyrical about a night out, Paul has written a book and in amongst it is some astronomy! There is a big dive into the huge aurora display in May, talk of new exoplanets and old ones vanishing. The usual skyguide and this months history moment is all about X rays. Produced by Paul, Jen,…

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Totally Eclipse 1:05:53

2M ago1:05:53

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Dustin and Jeni talk about their Eclipse adventures from last month.By Awesome Astronomy

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Nova predictions and China to the Moon 1:08:51

2M ago1:08:51

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This month excitement builds for the predicted Nova outburst in Corona Borealis as well as looking forward to China launching a sample return mission to the far side of the Moon. We have our usual skyguide and chat about upcoming missions and some fun insights into the methane on Mars.By Awesome Astronomy

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Episode 142 Awesome Astronomy April 2024 1:08:45

3M ago1:08:45

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This month Dr Jen is off to the US for the Solar Eclipse while Paul is just back from Goonhilly Earth Station. We chat about the imminent demise of the Chandra Space Telescope, more news on the Hubble tension, and of course the Great North American Eclipse. Chinese Lunar ambitions, Starship making it to space and the first Boeing Starliner crew mak…

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Britain's First Astronaut 38:57

4M ago38:57

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This podcast extra is our full length interview with Dr Helen Sharman, Britain's First astronaut and the first woman to visit the Russian Mir Space Station in 1991.By Awesome Astronomy

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Wet Moons and Tippy landers 1:02:53

4M ago1:02:53

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This month our intrepid crew of the good ship Awesome investigate sub surface oceans on the moons of the solar system, smoking stars, distant blackholes, oversized structures and of course tippy over lunar landers. There is also the monthly skyguide and a look at the astro history of March!By Awesome Astronomy

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Blasting Soil - Interview with Dr Phil Metzger 53:02

5M ago53:02

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This month Dr Jen talks to Dr Phil! Dr Phil Metzger, 30 years at NASA where he has worked on various missions and programmes including the ISS snd Space Shuttle, while more recently he has been investigating how rocket efflux interacts with soil and what this will mean for future landings on the Moon and Mars……

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Awesome Astronomy Episode #140 1:09:38

5M ago1:09:38

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This month we explore the exciting announcements from the European Space Agency as they outline their new missions for the 2030s. LISA, a space based gravitational wave detector and EnVision, a Venus mission that will map the surface and under-surface of that planet in unprecedented detail. We have the usual skyguide, chat about recent lunar missio…

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#139 Awesome Astronomy January 2024 1:13:35

6M ago1:13:35

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This episode, it’s Jen and a special guest exploring the inexplicable Big Ring, the first proof connecting supernovae to black holes and neutron stars, cyclones on a far-away world, dazzling images of Io, and the true colour of Neptune. We also take a deep dive into humanity’s efforts to explore the Moon – the failing Peregrine lander and Artemis p…

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Awesome Astronomy Panto and Review of the Year 2023! 1:09:09

7M ago1:09:09

1:09:09

Festive silliness (bit naughty!), a review of the Space and astronomy year and a look ahead to what 2024 has in store for us. Not forgetting the outakes!By Awesome Astronomy

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#138 Awesome Astronomy December 2023 Pt1 1:15:05

8M ago1:15:05

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This month we explore what might have happened to the Planet Theia after it hit the Earth, what Lucy saw on its first asteroid encounter, the mystery of a new double crater on the Moon and what the first images from the Elucid telescope show. We have our monthly skyguide, launch round up and emails and questions from listeners. Produced by Paul, Je…

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Astronomy Mythology of Wales 45:49

8M ago45:49

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This month Jeni talks to Paul. No not our Paul Paul Cornish, planetarium and science outreach extraordinaire at Bristols We the Curious. They chat about one of our favourite topics on Awesome, constellation Mythology and this time it has a very Welsh flavour...enjoy!By Awesome Astronomy

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#137 November 2023 Awesome Astronomy 1:11:09

9M ago1:11:09

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This month we talk about what might have been in the Arthur C Clarke Awards, the latest weird discovery from JWST, the most detailed simulation of the Universe yet, British space plans, giggle at a Space Force painting, and have a look at what you can see in the sky this month. Produced by Paul, Jen, John, Damien & Dustin…

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The AstroCamp Panel! 1:00:49

9M ago1:00:49

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This month we give you a recording of our live panel show from AstroCamp, held in September. The team answer questions and comments from the public about a range of space and astronomy topics.By Awesome Astronomy

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#136 - October 2023 Awesome Astronomy 1:18:02

10M ago1:18:02

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This month Paul and Dr Jen talk about the recent astrocamp where yet more Aurora was seen. Later there is a guide to seeing Aurora at lower latitudes. JWST is at it again with a possible detection of biological signals on an exoplanet, AND breaking and rewriting galaxy morphology history. There is an autumnal sky guide and the low down on the Bennu…

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JWST looks at the Ring - Interview with Dr Roger Wessen 45:47

10M ago45:47

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This months interview looks at that stunning imagery that JWST took of the Ring Nebula - that familiar Messier planterary nebula in Lyra and favourite of star parties. This new study has revealed new and unexpected details and once again demonstrated the brilliant science of our golden wonder telescope in space. Dr Jeni talks to Dr Robert Wessen, R…

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#135 - September 2023 Awesome Astronomy 1:29:24

11M ago1:29:24

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This month we are joined by special guest Neill Sanders from Go Stargazing who is making a special announcement about astronomy cruise Holidays. We have news of a new type of star, mud on Mars and JWST breaking cosmology once again. After our skyguide we chat about the recent Indian and Russian moon missions. In our discussion topic we have a Battl…

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#134 August 2023 Pt2 Awesome Astronomy 53:46

11M ago53:46

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For this podcast extra, we return to NAM 2023, this year held at Cardiff University. We’re delighted to bring you the conversational style of Dr Stephen Wilkins, public engagement extraordinaire. Dr Stephen is an STFC Public Engagement Fellow (so you know this talk will be just brilliant) and serves as a Director of Outreach and Public Engagement f…

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#134 - August 2023 Awesome Astronomy 1:21:50

12M ago1:21:50

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This month we have a packed show, with stories about the European space agency launching a new space telescope to study The Dark Universe. India going to the moon with Chandrayaan-3, astereroid boulders, a key ingredient for life just 1 billion years into the Universe’s history, measuring a crater with highway seismology, hot lava piles on the moon…

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How to grow a supermassive black hole with Dr Becky Smethurst 48:06

12M ago48:06

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Once a year, astronomers descend upon an unsuspecting UK city in the greatest gathering of astronomically curious minds: the National Astronomy Meeting, otherwise known as NAM (no, not that ‘Nam, though it is quite the battle of the minds). Jen was lucky enough to attend this year and this episode is the first in a series of talks recorded at NAM 2…

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#133 Awesome Astronomy July 2023 1:02:47

1y ago1:02:47

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It's a summer vacation special with Jeni in the mountains of South America astronomising at altitude and visiting the Vera C Rubin telescope as well as obstech. We have an interview with a Vera Rubin Observatory astronomer as well as a skyguide and an astronomy news round up.By Awesome Astronomy

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Interview with Dr Kathy Thornton 20:51

1y ago20:51

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We chat to Dr Kathy Thornton, nuclear physicist turned NASA astronaut who went on to fly on four Space Shuttle missions. Dr Thornton flew for over 40 days and completed over 21 hours of EVA, including the famous operation to fix the blurry Hubble Space Telescope. We talk about her life as an astronaut, the Hubble fix and that fateful day in mission…

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#132 - June 2023 Awesome Astronomy 1:22:30

1y ago1:22:30

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This month Jeni and Paul talk about the recent supernova in galaxy M101; volcanic exoplanets; the growing observational evidence putting the current Big Bang theory under strain and the history of water on both Earth and Mars. There is discussions on alien contact; exoplanet detection and how long it would take to accelerate to the speed of light. …

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Sanctuary on the Moon 44:55

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Starliner Marooned and Playing Gyros! 1:11:58

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Aurora at Home 1:03:56

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Totally Eclipse 1:05:53

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Nova predictions and China to the Moon 1:08:51

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Episode 142 Awesome Astronomy April 2024 1:08:45

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Britain's First Astronaut 38:57

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Wet Moons and Tippy landers 1:02:53

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Blasting Soil - Interview with Dr Phil Metzger 53:02

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Awesome Astronomy Episode #140 1:09:38

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#139 Awesome Astronomy January 2024 1:13:35

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Awesome Astronomy Panto and Review of the Year 2023! 1:09:09

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#138 Awesome Astronomy December 2023 Pt1 1:15:05

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Astronomy Mythology of Wales 45:49

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#137 November 2023 Awesome Astronomy 1:11:09

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The AstroCamp Panel! 1:00:49

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#136 - October 2023 Awesome Astronomy 1:18:02

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JWST looks at the Ring - Interview with Dr Roger Wessen 45:47

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#135 - September 2023 Awesome Astronomy 1:29:24

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#134 August 2023 Pt2 Awesome Astronomy 53:46

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#134 - August 2023 Awesome Astronomy 1:21:50

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How to grow a supermassive black hole with Dr Becky Smethurst 48:06

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#133 Awesome Astronomy July 2023 1:02:47

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Interview with Dr Kathy Thornton 20:51

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#132 - June 2023 Awesome Astronomy 1:22:30

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