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Explore the big and the small questions in astronomy, cosmology, and space science. Hosted by Kechil Kirkham, no subject is too big or too small, and experts are regularly brought on board to illumina... more
FAQs about Looking Up:How many episodes does Looking Up have?The podcast currently has 468 episodes available.
August 19, 2022Looking Up - 19 Aug 22Latest from space: what is the impact on the invasion of Ukraine on the Russian space agency, Roscosmos? What's the latest on the NASA Mars rover? And how is the James Webb Space Telescope doing?...more5minPlay
August 12, 2022Looking Up - 12 Aug 22What does statistics have to do with astronomy? Sydil Kupa of the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory tells us what the link is....more6minPlay
August 05, 2022Looking Up - 05 Aug 22Kechil's colleague at the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory, Sydil Kupa, enjoys statistics. She tells us why...more5minPlay
July 29, 2022Looking Up - 29 July 22The James Webb Space Telescope's early images are superb. Kehil gives the lowdown on what this magnificent instrument will be up to in the coming years....more6minPlay
July 22, 2022Looking Up - 22 July 22What was it like being an astronomy back in the day? Dr Robin Catchpole gives a personal account of life at the observatory in Sutherland. Why should astronomers wear a hat? Because it's cold? Well, not quite....more6minPlay
July 15, 2022Looking Up - 15 July 22Continuing the theme of the history of astronomy in South Africa, Dr Robin Catchpole of the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge talks to Kechil about the opening of the observatory in Sutherland, and how things (almost) went awry!...more5minPlay
July 08, 2022Looking Up - 08 July 22Dr Robin Catchpole, an astronomer with the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge, started working in local astronomy in 1966, and gives us some background to the foundation of the observatory in Sutherland...more6minPlay
July 01, 2022Looking Up - 01 July 22100 years ago today the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa was formed, and here to tell us about it is Chris de Coning, Director of the History section. If you'd like more information please go to https://assa.saao.ac.za/centres/cape-centre/...more5minPlay
June 24, 2022Looking Up - 24 June 22Rotating liquid mirrors of mercury - bet you've never heard of that! There is a new telescope in India with such a mirror being commissioned at the moment. Also some news of a hypergiant, dying star....more5minPlay
June 17, 2022Looking Up - 17 June 22What's up with our space telescopes? The James Webb has been hit by a meteorite (not serious) and the European Space Agency's Gaia telescope has found some interesting things hanging out in our galaxy. One of them is the James Webb....more5minPlay
FAQs about Looking Up:How many episodes does Looking Up have?The podcast currently has 468 episodes available.