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Looking for life outside of our planet is far from easy, but researchers have many different tools they are using. We sat with Dr Mario Toubes-Rodrigo to discuss biosignatures and how we might eventually discovIn this live recording of the podcast, hosted by the Central London Humanists, Alfredo and Chris tackle the surprising, the head-scratching, […]

Looking for life outside of our planet is far from easy, but researchers have many different tools they are using. We sat with Dr Mario Toubes-Rodrigo to discuss biosignatures and how we might eventually discover aliens. Listen on Apple Podcast or on your favourite podcast player through Anchor. 00:00:00 Chris               Welcome back to another episode of The Astroholic Explains! […]

In this episode, we talk about everything related to “asteroid mining” from feasibility to legality to ethics. Are we going to get a futuristic gold rush in space?

What does it mean that we are made of stardust? Come on a short journey with astrochemist Ashley Walker on how stars create all the elements that made us possible. Listen on Apple Podcast or on your favourite podcast player through Anchor. Main image Credit: ESO/IDA/Danish 1.5 m/R.Gendler, J-E. Ovaldsen, C. Thöne, and C. Feron.  00:00:00 Alfredo           Welcome to […]

The harsh reality of life on Mars requires some hefty personal sacrifices. Here is a handy list of what you would have to give up to start fresh on another planet.

There are over 100 billion galaxies in the observable universe. AI is now playing a crucial role in analysing the cosmos around us. We spoke to astrophysicist Ashley Spindler whose work is breaking new galactic boundaries! Listen on Apple Podcast or on your favourite podcast player through Anchor. 00:00:01 Chris               Welcome to the Astroholic Explains, exploring the universe […]

In this episode, we tackle interstellar communication with spacecraft that have left our solar system and how this could affect the search for extraterrestrial life Listen on Apple Podcast or on your favourite podcast player through Anchor. Main image: Conceptual image of the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration payload transmitting optical signals.Credits: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center 00:00:00 Chris               […]

Every second of the day you’re being bombarded by billions of neutrinos. While you can’t detect them, there is a colossal experiment in Japan that can. Join us and special guest Dr Jost Migenda to find out what they can tell us about the cosmos! Listen on Apple Podcast or on your favourite podcast player through Anchor. 00:00:05 […]

Exactly how dark is the cold void of space? Picture yourself in the interstellar depths: what would you be able to see? In this episode we’ll find out this answer and why it is of cosmic importance.

No telescope lens that we can build will allow us to see an alien planet in detail, but there is a way to achieve incredible magnification. We just need to use the Sun as our “gravitational” lens! 

All aboard for a grand tour of the solar system! We go planet to planet to evaluate the chances of humans exploring Earth’s neighbours in person. Listen on Apple Podcast or on your favourite podcast player through Anchor. 00:00:01 Chris Welcome to The Astroholic Explains, exploring the universe one question at a time with Dr Alfredo and Chris […]

Dr Eleanor Armstrong & Akvile Terminaite join us in this new episode as we discuss the ins and outs of sex in space! We also talk tech and design to facilitate off-planet pleasure and why our vision of future exploration should center around people in all their identities and abilities! Listen on Apple Podcast or on your […]