<div>What is the furthest distance away we’ve ever observed? Why hasn't Venus lost its atmosphere from solar winds? Is Mercury a Ploonet? And how stable is the moon's orbit? It's another bonus episode with Izzie Clarke, Dr Becky Smethurst and Dr Robert Massey. See Micheal Brill's brilliant photos from Antarctica <a href="https://www.instagram.com/supermassivepod/?hl=en-gb">here</a>. Read listener Andrew Street's article of Cassini's final moments: </div><h1><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/sep/16/tracing-cassinis-fiery-death-was-like-seeing-a-heart-monitor-flatline">Tracing Cassini's fiery death was like seeing a heart monitor flatline</a></h1><div> Send in your questions to The Supermassive Mailbox by emailing podcast@ras.ac.uk, tweet @RoyalAstroSoc or find us on Instagram @SupermassivePod.  </div><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

What is the furthest distance away we’ve ever observed? Why hasn't Venus lost its atmosphere from solar winds? Is Mercury a Ploonet? And how stable is the moon's orbit? It's another bonus episode with Izzie Clarke, Dr Becky Smethurst and Dr Robert Massey. See Micheal Brill's brilliant photos from Antarctica here. Read listener Andrew Street's article of Cassini's final moments: Tracing Cassini's fiery death was like seeing a heart monitor flatline Send in your questions to The Supermassive Mailbox by emailing podcast@ras.ac.uk, tweet @RoyalAstroSoc or find us on Instagram @SupermassivePod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is the furthest distance away we’ve ever observed? Why hasn't Venus lost its atmosphere from solar winds? Is Mercury a Ploonet? And how stable is the moon's orbit? It's another bonus episode with Izzie Clarke, Dr Becky Smethurst and Dr Robert Massey. See Micheal Brill's brilliant photos from Antarctica <a href="https://www.instagram.com/supermassivepod/?hl=en-gb" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>. Read listener Andrew Street's article of Cassini's final moments:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/sep/16/tracing-cassinis-fiery-death-was-like-seeing-a-heart-monitor-flatline" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tracing Cassini's fiery death was like seeing a heart monitor flatline</a> Send in your questions to The Supermassive Mailbox by emailing podcast@ras.ac.uk, tweet @RoyalAstroSoc or find us on Instagram @SupermassivePod.&nbsp; Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

45: BONUS - Have you heard of "Ploonets"?

The UK's #1 space podcast. Every month, science journalist Izzie Clarke and astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst whizz through the universe to explore the latest research with leading experts, dive to history from the society’s archives and take on your weird and wonderful questions about all things space. Can we gravitationally hitch-hike out of the solar system? Do we live in a multiverse? What is time? Plus Dr Robert Massey is on hand with his top star-gazing tips. Keep adding to The Supermassive Mailbox with your pictures and questions for the team. Send them to podcast@ras.ac.uk or follow them on Instagram <a href="http://instagram.com/supermassivepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@SupermassivePod</a>. You can also support the team by buying their book, <a href="https://geni.us/jNcrw " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Year in Space</a>. The Supermassive Podcast is a <a href="https://www.boffinmedia.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Boffin Media</a> production for the Royal Astronomical Society. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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The UK's #1 space podcast. Every month, science journalist Izzie Clarke and astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst whizz through the universe to explore the latest research with leading experts, dive to history from the society’s archives and take on your weird and wonderful questions about all things space. Can we gravitationally hitch-hike out of the solar system? Do we live in a multiverse? What is time? Plus Dr Robert Massey is on hand with his top star-gazing tips. Keep adding to The Supermassive Mailbox with your pictures and questions for the team. Send them to podcast@ras.ac.uk or follow them on Instagram @SupermassivePod. You can also support the team by buying their book, The Year in Space. The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production for the Royal Astronomical Society. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The UK's #1 space podcast. Every month, science journalist Izzie Clarke and astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst whizz through the universe to explore the latest research with leading experts, dive to history from the society’s archives and take on your weird and wonderful questions about all things space. Can we gravitationally hitch-hike out of the solar system? Do we live in a multiverse? What is time? Plus Dr Robert Massey is on hand with his top star-gazing tips. Keep adding to The Supermassive Mailbox with your pictures and questions for the team. Send them to podcast@ras.ac.uk or follow them on Instagram <a href="http://instagram.com/supermassivepod" rel="noopener noreferrer">@SupermassivePod</a>. You can also support the team by buying their book, <a href="https://geni.us/jNcrw " rel="noopener noreferrer">The Year in Space</a>. The Supermassive Podcast is a <a href="https://www.boffinmedia.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Boffin Media</a> production for the Royal Astronomical Society. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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