Chris is Stargazing Live in Australia, and Josie has a new mic. [MP3 Link] Josie and Chris talk about hunting for Planet 9 with Brian Cox, the importance of mergers and whether spiders or kangaroos are most appropriate. SpaceX manage to reuse a

4001 Science Orbit Death Orbit

Feb 22nd, 2017

After a long snooze, Recycled Electrons goes back to its roots with a recording from an echoey office.[MP3 Link]It’s hello to ‘Not Rob’ Josie Peters and her many voices) with news of a faint galaxy and a struggling scientific spacecraft. Send q

135 Orbiting Rob

Mar 3rd, 2015

Chris quizzes Rob about his upcoming departure from the Zooniverse. There is some brief coverage of news, but also politics, gadgets reviews and other nonsense. A sensible as ever.[MP3 Link]Episode #135. If you have anything you’d like us to lo

134 Astronauts and Streetlamps

Feb 27th, 2015

Chris and Rob discuss streetlights, astrology and Ceres: the dwarf planet. There are organic molecules at the centre of a galaxy, and a black hole that’s the wrong size.Links:Ceres is getting odd: http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2015/0

133 Candy Melt

Feb 18th, 2015

Chris and Rob are joined by Lovely Scottish Grant and Becky Smethurst for an expanded-panel Recycled Electrons. We discuss Mars One, Mars’s mysterious plumes, and astronomers on Twitter. Also: Super Mario.Links:A near miss: http://www.rochester

130 Stones of Yap

Jan 27th, 2015

Some QVC hosts have been discussing the Moon, Dawn has a new view of Ceres, and New Horizons is closing in on Pluto. Rosetta is starting to get data about its comet, and the Planetary Society is going to build a Solar Sail.Links:Science lit

126 Philae and Rosetta: You Are Landing On My Comet

Nov 19th, 2014

Chris and Rob talk about the biggest space news story of the week: the landing of Philae on Comet 67P. Chris was at Mission Control for the whole event - landing, bouncing, shirts, and all.Links:Watching Philae bounce: http://astronomynow.c

124 Now This Is The Right File

Oct 27th, 2014

Chris and Grant discuss the Comet that flew by Mars this week, strange organic molecules in Titan’s atmosphere, and the Rosetta mission, naturally. There is no Rob, but console yourself knowing that he typed this for you.Links:http://www.bb

122 Ranting About The Hobbit

Oct 10th, 2014

Rob and Chris talk about rainbows, comets, and Hollywood. There’s a cool new pulsar in M82 and an awesome new artwork on the web.Links:Rosetta Captures Thrilling Close-Up Image Of Comet “Firing Its Jets” http://t.co/roTLYnX5qGA nanoseco

119 Roomates at TED

Sep 13th, 2014

Chris has been in Norway: Rob hasn’t. There’s laureate banter, tiny forests, and the ‘Venus Zone’.Links:The ‘Venus Zone’ http://arxiv.org/abs/1409.2886 and http://io9.com/astrobiologists-can-now-add-a-new-term-to-their-lexicon-1633640520

136: Woolly, Fluffy Attempts

Sep 27th, 2018

Chris and Rob discuss dusty Martian rovers, the 10th dotastronomy conference and an AI that writes astronomical papers. [MP3 Link]Episode #136. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec @orbitingfrog and @chrislintott.Credits:Audio content Copyright 2

Dentists were interesting

Mar 20th, 2017

Still in an echoey office, it’s episode 4001. [MP3 Link] Josie and Chris talk about New Jersey, bizarre disks found through citizen science and providing an excuse to mention TRAPPIST-1, about bits of the solar system we barely understand incl

132 Ambitious Podcast

Feb 9th, 2015

Chris is in Hawaii and Rob is not(!). They talk about observing at the CSO, the differing views of scientists and the public, and the new UK-based Twinkle exoplanet mission.Links:(American) Public vs. (AAAS) Scientists http://www.pewinternet.or

131 Flocculent Penguin Isotropy

Feb 2nd, 2015

Chris and Rob talk about advanced robotics, supernovae in M82, and the rise and fall of the BICEP2 results. There are Yellowballs in the Milky Way, and a lovely Philae GIF.Links:Philae GIF http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/30/7953217/philae-lander

Beagle 2 and a Small Hippo

Jan 16th, 2015

Beagle 2 has been found, intact, on the surface of Mars! Planck is the height of a small giraffe, and Lovejoy is blazing across the Northern sky. Chris and Rob talk about many things from the last three weeks.Links:Two more planets: http://

128 Methane on Mars

Dec 16th, 2014

In the last episode of 2014, Chris and Rob discuss methane on Mars, the hacking of the .Astronomy meeting, and the nature of time itself. No biggie.Links:.Astronomy 6 [lists and links to hacks within]2 arrows of time[MP3 Link]Episode #

127 Getting Vesta Out The Door

Nov 28th, 2014

Rob and Chris talk about the latest Philae/Rosetta news, new plans for missions into the Solar System, and men in hats.Links:Higgs Hunters: http://www.higgshunters.orgLots of cool ideas for missions on the Planetary Society blog: http://

125 SpaceShipTwo

Nov 4th, 2014

Chris and Rob talk about the SpaceShipTwo accident and the Antares one too. Not a good week for human spaceflight. There’s also electrolysis with pencils, and a not-rainbow.Links:Stunning sunlit seas on Titan: http://io9.com/a-stunning-view

123 Sexy Ice Moon

Oct 17th, 2014

Rob and Chris talk about Uranus, moons, and nuclear fusion. May be there’s dark matter, maybe there’s not - and what angle should canned whipped cream be sprayed at?Links:Ice on Mercury : http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/details.php?id=

121 I Am Not Troubled By Any Competence

Oct 2nd, 2014

Rob and Chris talk about quasi-moons, spiders, and media coverage of science. There’s data visualisations of Earth and new arrivals around Mars.Links:Interplanetary Lobbing: http://www.strudel.org.uk/lob/Spiders on Twitter: http://www.ge

120 The Planck Results Are Out

Sep 22nd, 2014

Rob and Chris talk about today’s Planck results and their impact on BICEP2’s measurement of cosmic inflation. There’s also a new orbiter around Mars, the Ig Nobles, and a way to spy on penguins… for science.Links:Penguin Watch: http://www.

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