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Space NOW!
Hosted by National Space Centre · EN
The space news podcast from the National Space Centre that goes beyond the headlines. https://www.spacecentre.co.uk/
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Are you smarter than a space expert? 2025 Quiz!
Dec 1900:48:26Tap to summarizeCalling all SPACE NERDS and QUIZ GEEKS: join David and the Space NOW! gang for a Christmas space quiz 🎄 Test your general knowledge and recap what happened this year in Space 🚀 MERCH Get your own Space Centre tee ➡️ https://spacecentre.teemill.com/ Want to keep quizzing? ➡️ https://www.spacecentre.co.uk/news/sp... GET IN TOUCH Visit the National Space Centre: https://www.spacecentre.co.uk Send us your space question! Email podcast@spacecentre.co.uk FOLLOW US ON SOCIALS Facebook: facebook.com/@NationalSpaceCentre Instagram: instagram.com/spacecentre TikTok: tiktok.com/@spacecentre Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/spacecentre.bsky.social
Transcribe →What's happening in Space? 2025 Highlights & 2026 Predictions
Dec 100:49:13Tap to summarizeJoin David and Josh as they share their SPACE highlights from 2025 and predictions for 2026. Get your own Space Centre tee ➡️ https://spacecentre.teemill.com/ LINKS Barwell Meteorite Event: https://www.spacecentre.co.uk/whats-o... • From PARALYMPIAN to ASTRONAUT: A Conversat... • Are Space Tourists "Astronauts"? | Space N... GET IN TOUCH Visit the National Space Centre: https://www.spacecentre.co.uk Send us your space question! Email podcast@spacecentre.co.uk FOLLOW US ON SOCIALS Facebook: facebook.com/@NationalSpaceCentre Instagram: instagram.com/spacecentre TikTok: tiktok.com/@spacecentre Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/spacecentre.bsky.social Threads: threads.com/ @Spacecenter191
Transcribe →Is this the end of missions to Venus?
Nov 2400:37:05Tap to summarizeThe end of Japan's Akatsuki mission means the end of humanity's missions to Venus - for now! But what have we learned from our missions to Venus and should we return? Dhara and Ed spill all the details about the history of missions to Earth's "toxic twin". Also: new Euclid images. LINKS Space Lates: https://www.spacecentre.co.uk/whats-o... Latest Euclid Image: https://www.esa.int/Science_Explorati... GET IN TOUCH Visit the National Space Centre: https://www.spacecentre.co.uk Send us your space question! Email podcast@spacecentre.co.uk FOLLOW US ON SOCIALS Facebook: facebook.com/@NationalSpaceCentre Instagram: instagram.com/spacecentre TikTok: tiktok.com/@spacecentre Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/spacecentre.bsky.social
Transcribe →The Most TERRIFYING Space Stories (Halloween Special)
Nov 300:42:25Tap to summarizeFires, disasters, near-misses and strange occurrences... The SCARIEST and SPOOKIEST space stories with David and Dhara. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uttHce5YkNQ GET IN TOUCH Visit the National Space Centre: https://www.spacecentre.co.uk Send us your space question! Email podcast@spacecentre.co.uk FOLLOW US ON SOCIALS Facebook: facebook.com/@NationalSpaceCentre Instagram: instagram.com/spacecentre TikTok: tiktok.com/@spacecentre Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/spacecentre.bsky.social Threads: threads.com/@spacecentre
Transcribe →Can you play video games on the ISS?
Oct 1700:36:17Tap to summarizeDavid and Josh are back answering your questions about Space! Plus: comet-spotting, "Super-puff" planets and how to spot a Supermoon. 00:00 Welcome to Space NOW! 00:44 Space WOWs: Comets & Super-puffs! 06:08 Your Questions 06:29 If you planted a seed on Mars, would it grow? 09:35 Could you watch a supernova happen? 13:52 What would happen to water on the moon? 16:11 Is there a 'Wall of Fire' at the edge of the Solar System? 20:31 Can you play video games on the ISS? 24:02 Could you grow plants upside-down on Earth? 27:29 What are ESA's greatest hits? 31:58 Would you rather: alien or astronaut? 34:33 Spot a Supermoon! 35:38 Thank you for watching Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nEeTVi3iufU GET IN TOUCH Visit the National Space Centre: https://www.spacecentre.co.uk Send us your space question! Email podcast@spacecentre.co.uk FOLLOW US ON SOCIALS Facebook: facebook.com/@NationalSpaceCentre Instagram: instagram.com/spacecentre TikTok: tiktok.com/@spacecentre Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/spacecentre.bsky.social Threads: threads.com/@spacecentre
Transcribe →From PARALYMPIAN to ASTRONAUT: A Conversation with John McFall
Oct 300:35:10Tap to summarizeWe were delighted to sit down with John McFall: Paralympian, Orthopaedic Surgeon, and now the first person with a physical disability to be certified for space flight. We talk about John's extraordinary journey, the hardest parts of astronaut training, the weird science experiments he'd like to try out in space and his experience with the ESA Fly! study, which proved that a physical disability need not be a barrier for the astronauts of the future. ENGAGE WITH SPACE! Mission X - Train Like an Astronaut https://trainlikeanastronaut.org/ Watch John's Keynote at UK in Space Festival: • John McFall: the WORLD'S FIRST Astronaut w... GET IN TOUCH Visit the National Space Centre: https://www.spacecentre.co.uk Send us your space question! Email podcast@spacecentre.co.uk FOLLOW US ON SOCIALS Facebook: facebook.com/@NationalSpaceCentre Instagram: instagram.com/spacecentre TikTok: tiktok.com/@spacecentre Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/spacecentre.bsky.social Threads: threads.com/@spacecentre TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 John McFall: Paralympian, Surgeon & Astronaut 00:44 Who is John McFall? 02:17 Interview Starts 04:58 Does he ever stop!? 05:50 Journey to the Paralympics 11:10 From Paralympian to Astronaut 13:50 Fly! Feasibility Study 18:42 International Collaboration 20:35 The Hardest Part of Astronaut Training 22:44 John's Favourite Space Experiments! 26:26 Osteoporosis in Space? 29:18 Upcoming Space Missions 30:53 Mission X: Train Like an Astronaut 32:26 "Do Something that Interests You" 33:22 Behind the Scenes
Transcribe →NASA might have discovered life on Mars
Sep 1900:31:35Tap to summarizeThis is not a drill: NASA have discovered a new biosignature and it's on Mars! Ed and Dhara dive into all the nerdy details of this latest discovery, and explore why humans have always been obsessed with the red planet. Plus: a quasi-moon, solar shifts and a chance to sleep-over at the National Space Centre! ENGAGE WITH SPACE! Help scientists by cloudspotting on Mars: https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/m... Events at the National Space Centre: https://www.spacecentre.co.uk/whats-on GET IN TOUCH Visit the National Space Centre: https://www.spacecentre.co.uk Send us your space question! Email podcast@spacecentre.co.uk FOLLOW US ON SOCIALS Facebook: facebook.com/@NationalSpaceCentre Instagram: instagram.com/spacecentre TikTok: tiktok.com/@spacecentre Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/spacecentre.bsky.social Threads: threads.com/@spacecentre TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Welcome to Space NOW! 00:40 Space Wows! 00:59 The Sun is waking up and scientists don't know why 04:44 Earth has a new moon? 07:33 Is there life on Mars? 08:00 Observing Mars in human history 12:30 The First Missions to Mars 16:06 The new findings! 24:00 Other missions to find life 27:38 Life on Mars: our Hot Takes! 29:40 Engage with Space 30:34 Next time on Space NOW!
Transcribe →Is this the end of the UK Space Agency?
Sep 500:28:29Tap to summarizeJoin Zoe and Josh to explore the latest space headlines. The UKSA has been scrapped - or has it? In this episode we dig into what the UK does in Space and what the future looks like for the industry. *Send this to someone who wants a career in space!* The UK in Space Festival: https://www.spacecentre.co.uk/whats-on/uk-in-space-festival/ Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/wcIQ5JfFGKc GET IN TOUCH Visit the National Space Centre: https://www.spacecentre.co.uk Send us your space question! Email podcast@spacecentre.co.uk FOLLOW US ON SOCIALS Facebook: facebook.com/@NationalSpaceCentre Instagram: instagram.com/spacecentre TikTok: tiktok.com/@spacecentre Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/spacecentre.bsky.social Threads: threads.com/@spacecentre
Transcribe →Debunking Moon Landing Conspiracies!
Aug 2200:37:08Tap to summarizeHow do we know we landed on the moon? Well, because it happened and there's loads of evidence. On this episode, Ed and Dhara tackle some of the major conspiracies about the moon landing head on and ask what the future holds for conspiracy theories as we approach the Artemis landings. We also celebrate the life of Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell. Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/QZm2fpaZAH8 LINKS Can a flag wave on the moon? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65S9M0Jlv8c GET IN TOUCH Visit the National Space Centre: https://www.spacecentre.co.uk Send us your space question! Email podcast@spacecentre.co.uk FOLLOW US ON SOCIALS Facebook: facebook.com/@NationalSpaceCentre Instagram: instagram.com/spacecentre TikTok: tiktok.com/@spacecentre Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/spacecentre.bsky.social Threads: threads.com/@spacecentre TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Welcome to Space NOW! 00:32 Remembering Jim Lovell 05:32 Where do Moon Conspiracies come from? 09:24 Why we're talking about this 10:37 Getting into the Conspiracies 11:09 Where are the stars? 14:39 Who filmed Neil Armstrong? 17:50 The Van Allen Belt 21:06 How did a flag wave on the Moon? 24:13 Diverging shadows 26:34 Labelled rock? 27:12 Can we see the landing sites? 28:24 Neil Armstrong's name 28:50 Why haven't we been back (yet)? 36:08 See you in two weeks!
Transcribe →This asteroid is worth $100,000,000,000,000,000,000
Aug 800:30:26Tap to summarizeYou find an asteroid rich in natural resources. Do you: a. leave it be? b. explore it scientifically (like NASA's Psyche mission)? c. strip it for parts and bring those parts back home? If we can mine much needed minerals from space, should we? In this episode, Josh and David explain the feasibility and thorny ethics of asteroid mining. Plus: the first female Astronomer Royal, the Voyager Declaration, and how to spot a meteor shower. NB: at 02:15 Josh refers to the JUNO mission when he means JUICE. Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/cTAxlRLWq5M LINKS The Voyager Declaration https://www.standupforscience.net/nasa-voyager-declaration All About the Psyche Mission https://www.spacecentre.co.uk/news/space-now-blog/psyche-mission/ GET IN TOUCH Visit the National Space Centre: https://www.spacecentre.co.uk Send us your space question! Email podcast@spacecentre.co.uk FOLLOW US ON SOCIALS Facebook: facebook.com/@NationalSpaceCentre Instagram: instagram.com/spacecentre TikTok: tiktok.com/@spacecentre Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/spacecentre.bsky.social Threads: threads.com/@spacecentre TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Introduction 00:34 First Female Astronomer Royal 03:58 The Voyager Declaration 09:37 Asteroid Mining 27:00 Perseids Meteor Shower 29:29 Conclusion
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