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The Supermassive Podcast

This is The Supermassive Podcast from the Royal Astronomical Society. Every month, science journalist Izzie Clarke and astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst take you through the universe with the latest r... Read more

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43: BONUS - Aimless telescopes & beyond the Milky Way

43: BONUS - Aimless telescopes & beyond the Milky Way

Could we detect exoplanets outside of the Milky Way? Could the Euclid Telescope disprove what we know about dark energy ... Read more

11 Aug 2023

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43: Most of the Universe is missing...

43: Most of the Universe is missing...

The Supermassive Team have spent the last three years attempting to talk about ALL the stuff in space. But that only mak... Read more

28 Jul 2023

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