Kielder Observatory Podcast

Coming up, the month of March sees International Women’s Day, and in this episode we speak to a true pioneer of Women’s Health, Dr Saralyn Mark. Dr Mark joined the astronaut training programme at NASA and became a senior medical advisor at the space agency for over 18 years taking care of the health of the health of men and particularly women heading into space. She has also worked at the White Ho...

In the February 2021 episode we speak to Prof John Girkin about some of the research and advancements taking place at Durham University's centre of advanced instrumentation, which is one of the worlds leading authorities in helping space programmes around the world improve their images from both telescopes on earth and satellites in space. Plus how that research has also had benefits here on earth...

In this months podcast we chat to Astrophysicist and keen enthusiast of Astro-Engineering Hayden Goodfellow BSc (Hons) about ExoMars. Being constructed by Boeing in the UK, ExoMars is heading to the red planet with a delayed schedule of 2022, but what’s it going to learn on its journey? Find out more about the first British mission to Mars since Beagle and your usual “what up this month” in this m...

In this December episode we take a look at cosmology with Dr Fred Stevenson, who takes os on a journey into the origins of the universe and the other question of how everything will end..! We also explore Black Holes, and answer just what would happen if you were to end up inside one, plus the search for the dark matter particle and how the answer could lie in a mine in North Yorkshire..! We are a...

We speak to Kielder Observatory CEO Catherine Johns about the challenges of making the site Covid safe and keeping disappointed visitors happy, plus looking ahead to exciting new developments in the coming months. Plus we explore the things to lookout for in the night sky through November, and ways you can interact with Kielder Observatory during lockdown! Listen and subscribe now! See omnystudio....

In this episode we speak to Professor Wallace Arthur, one of the world’s leading experts on the question of life elsewhere in the universe. Find out what he makes of the recent suggestions of microbial life on Venus, how close we are to finding extraterrestrial life, and has ET already found us?! If you’ve never visited us before, Ian Dan and Adam also bring you a virtual tour of Kielder Observato...

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