Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists podcast

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists

Naked Astronomy: the Naked Scientists' Astronomy and Space Science Podcast - audio that's out of this world...

Naked Astronomy: the Naked Scientists' Astronomy and Space Science Podcast - audio that's out of this world...

 

#227

Emergencies, Unlucky Space Shuttles and Space 2026

Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham are joined by member of the first crew to fix a satellit... more

19 Jan 2026

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:07

19 Jan 2026


#226

Apollo 1, Frank De Winne, and Moon Museum

It's the bumper end of year edition featuring the first European Commander of the Internat... more

03 Dec 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:36

03 Dec 2025


#225

How to build a Moon lander, Eileen Collins, and space quilts

Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham get up-close with a Moon lander taking shape at Astrobot... more

05 Nov 2025

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:11

05 Nov 2025


#224

Life on White Mars, and a new space

One of the most isolated places on Earth is helping us understand how to live on a moon or... more

03 Oct 2025

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:13

03 Oct 2025


#223

Jim Lovell, space selfies and UK launch

We celebrate Apollo legend Jim Lovell in this month's Space Boffins as we mine the archive... more

04 Sep 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:38

04 Sep 2025


#222

UK Astronaut, ESA DG and the Forge Awakens

Fresh from the UK Space Conference, Space Boffins Richard Hollingham and Sue Nelson hear f... more

06 Aug 2025

55 MINS

55:54

06 Aug 2025


#221

NASA cuts, water mission and Skylab

Will China now get to the Moon first? NASA's former head of science, Thomas Zurbuchen, joi... more

28 Jun 2025

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:34

28 Jun 2025


#220

Factories in space, ET, and a space paraglider

Could factories in space be the future of manufacturing? Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Rich... more

29 May 2025

48 MINS

48:48

29 May 2025


#219

Two astronauts and a Shuttle

Dinner chat on the space station, landing in the Shuttle and flying with William Shatner! ... more

10 May 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:07

10 May 2025


#218

HALO, Gateway and Vigil

It's all about returning to the Moon and protecting the Earth this time with Space Boffins... more

07 Apr 2025

53 MINS

53:52

07 Apr 2025


#217

Biomass, living on Mars, and incoming asteroids!

Incoming! NASA's acting head of planetary defence, Kelly Fast, discusses asteroids, YR2 an... more

26 Feb 2025

59 MINS

59:57

26 Feb 2025


#216

NASA, the BBC and the Soviet spacecraft on the Isle of Man

This month, recently-retired BBC space correspondent, Jonathan Amos, and former NASA emplo... more

27 Jan 2025

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:15

27 Jan 2025


#215

UFOs... Is the truth out there?

Have we been visited by space aliens? This month space boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Holl... more

03 Dec 2024

53 MINS

53:31

03 Dec 2024


#214

Off to Europa, and life on Mars

NASA's Europa Clipper mission is about to head off on a five year mission to explore one o... more

02 Oct 2024

54 MINS

54:54

02 Oct 2024


#213

John McFall, Tim Peake and how to build a spaceport

Former paralympic athlete, surgeon and European Space Agency (ESA) reserve astronaut, John... more

28 Aug 2024

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:25

28 Aug 2024


#212

Challenger, and Space Barbie

Was the Space Shuttle fundamentally flawed? Richard Hollingham talks to Adam Higginbotham,... more

11 Jul 2024

48 MINS

48:41

11 Jul 2024


#211

Victor Glover, Starliner and Blue Origin

NASA astronaut and pilot of the Artemis II mission to the Moon, Victor Glover, joins Space... more

31 May 2024

48 MINS

48:45

31 May 2024


#210

EarthCARE, Starliner and NASA's George Abbey

Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham discuss the upcoming ESA EarthCARE mission... more

29 Apr 2024

45 MINS

45:16

29 Apr 2024


#209

Intuitive Machines and a nuclear reactor for the Moon

The Chief Scientist for Intuitive Machines, Ben Bussey, joins Sue Nelson and Richard Holli... more

29 Mar 2024

50 MINS

50:20

29 Mar 2024


#208

America's return to the Moon and UK lunar ambitions

After the first soft Moon landing from the US in over 50 years, Ken Kremer shares his exci... more

28 Feb 2024

53 MINS

53:19

28 Feb 2024


#207

Moonwalkers, and NASA flight director Gerry Griffin

Legendary NASA flight director Gerry Griffin and award-winning filmmaker Chris Riley join ... more

29 Jan 2024

44 MINS

44:51

29 Jan 2024


#206

Frank Borman - Apollo Legend

It's a seasonal special from Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham with a previo... more

18 Dec 2023

49 MINS

49:04

18 Dec 2023


#205

Brits in Space!

With the announcement of a planned all-UK astronaut mission, hosts Richard Hollingham and ... more

30 Oct 2023

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:04

30 Oct 2023


#204

Shuttle Blankets and Space Burials

A Shuttle emergency you may not have heard of, sending your DNA into space, and a scientis... more

08 Oct 2023

58 MINS

58:34

08 Oct 2023


#203

Gui Bluford, and the end of ESA's Aeolus

We celebrate the 40th anniversary of the flight of the first black astronaut, Gui Bluford ... more

28 Aug 2023

42 MINS

42:22

28 Aug 2023


#202

Space junk, giant claws and dark skies

This month it's all about the space environment - how do you remove space debris from orbi... more

28 Jul 2023

46 MINS

46:31

28 Jul 2023


#201

Space broadcast legend and 20 years at Mars

Irish journalist Leo Enright joins us to discuss commentating on Apollo 17, an unfortunate... more

19 Jun 2023

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:20

19 Jun 2023