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Q&A - Space Potatoes and Christmas Stars


Our final episode of 2024 is a SUPERMASSIVE Q&A. Izzie Clarke, Dr Becky Smethurst and Dr Robert Massey make their way through your questions.  What’s the farthest star we can see with the naked eye? Why do black holes expand and shrink? And what would happen if we accelerated an uncompressed medium sized potato to 99% the speed of light? And remember, do not confuse the ISS with Santa's Sleigh in the run up to Christmas. To avoid any confusion, find out when the ISS is flying over your home using https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/home.cfm If you have any questions for a future episode, email podcast@ras.ac.uk or find us on instagram @SupermassivePod. And thank you to anyone who has listened or reviewed the podcast this year, we really appreciate it. The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.

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BONUS - Nuclear Pasta & G-Astronomy


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Strange Stars and Bizarre Binaries


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BONUS - A Bumper Edition


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Untangling the Cosmic Web


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BONUS - What distorts time?


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We Made It To Mercury!


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BONUS - Galaxy Spin and Saving Herstmonceux Observatory


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Venus aka "Earth's Evil Twin"


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BONUS - Overmassive Galaxies


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Q&A - Black Hole Special


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The Major Lunar Standstill


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BONUS - Why does the Aurora Borealis look better on my phone?


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BONUS - Wobbly Planets and Baby Names


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Into The Interstellar


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Quakes in Space


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BONUS - Double Yolker Galaxies


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The End of the World


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