Cosmic Coffee Time with Andrew Prestage
Cosmic Coffee Time with Andrew Prestage
Latest Episodes
#98 Exoplanets: The alien worlds that orbit the stars, from Super-Earths and Hot Jupiters to Lava Planets and why they’re so different to the planets in our solar system
Beyond our Solar System there’s an incredible variety of alien worlds, many unlike anything we see in our own planetary neighbourhood. From rocky Super-Earths and Mini-Neptunes to enormous Hot Jupiters, molten lava planets and rogue worlds drif...
#97 Nancy Grace Roman: The new space telescope beginning a remarkable journey to map the universe, hunt for exoplanets and unravel cosmic mysteries
NASA has launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, opening a new chapter in our exploration of the universe. We discover who Nancy Grace Roman was, and the remarkable career that led her to become one of NASA’s most influential astronomer...
#96 The James Webb Space Telescope: The world’s most powerful space telescope, with a 6.5-metre mirror and infrared instruments in a distant orbit. Discover how this remarkable observatory could transform our view of the universe.
The James Webb Space Telescope is the most powerful space telescope ever built, designed to look deeper into the universe and further back in time than ever before. Let's check out the technology behind Webb, from its enormous 6.5-metre mirror ...
#95 Of the enormous number of things that happen in the universe, a few of them throw up some really interesting coincidences. Let’s take a look at some of these.
There are a few really interesting coincidences in space science. From Earth, the sun and moon appear the same size, that’s super unlikely. Earth seems to made for us, well, if it didn’t, we wouldn’t be here have the discussion I guess. And our...
#94 The Artemis III crew has been selected. Who are they, what are their skills, and what will they do on the next Artemis flight?
NASA has announced the four astronauts who will fly Artemis III, the first crew assigned to test the lunar landing hardware in Earth orbit. They’ll test the rendezvous, docking and spacecraft systems that future lunar landings will depend on. I...