Space NOW!

Space NOW!

The space news podcast from the National Space Centre that goes beyond the headlines. https://www.spacecentre.co.uk/

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July 4, 2025 32 mins

On this episode: In light of the new Disney-Pixar film Elio, Josh and David discuss first contact movies. How similar are Hollywood plots to real-life protocols? Plus, should you go to see Elio?

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Join David and Dhara as they answer your space questions, including space litter, space smells and the best place in the Universe to go on holiday! Plus all the latest from the Vera Rubin telescope.

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It's SUN-believable! As the Parker Solar Probe makes its final flyby of the Sun, Dhara and Ed dig into the headlines on this amazing spacecraft.

And get out your history books as we explore the Carrington Event, a huge solar storm from 1859 that set fire to electrical equipment all over the world! In our modern, electrified world, could this happen again?

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Join Josh and David as they unlock the mysteries of the Solar System! Why are we STILL discovering moons on our own doorstep? And will we ever find the mysterious Planet X? Plus a NASA/Space X update and why Pluto isn't a planet.

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June 6, 2025 25 mins

NSC Film Club is showing 'The Martian' on 4th July. View the film and see the spacesuit worn by Matt Damon and Jessica Chastain. Book tickets: https://www.spacecentre.co.uk/whats-on/film-club/ 

 

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Join Josh Barker and David Southworth for this mailbag episode of Space NOW! where we're answering YOUR space questions.

Including: Can we use nukes to terraform Mars? Does space have a North, South, East and West? And how ...

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May 30, 2025 27 mins

Are Space Tourists "Astronauts"? Dhara Patel and Zoe Baily dig into the recent Blue Origin flight and the world of celebrity space travel. We ask whether the space tourist/astronaut debate is useful and learn about growing brains in space!

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May 23, 2025 27 mins

Welcome to Space NOW! The space news podcast from the National Space Centre that goes beyond the headlines.

On this episode: Join David Southworth and Josh Barker as they discuss NASA's recent budget cuts. What does this mean for the future of space in America and internationally?

We also explore the benefits of funding space research and ask what are the biggest mysteries of our Universe.

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May 16, 2025 25 mins

Join Ed Kellond-Turner and Dhara Patel for this first episode of Space NOW! The space news podcast from the National Space Centre that goes beyond the headlines.

On this episode: we find out what really happened to the astronauts that were stranded in on the ISS, and get you up to speed on the ins and outs of the modern space industry.

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May 15, 2025 187 mins

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