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The Supermassive Podcast

by The Royal Astronomical Society

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Oct 27	#136	#120	—
Oct 26	#147	#133	—
Oct 25	#151	#135	—
Oct 24	#134	#120	—
Oct 23	#105	#87	#94
Oct 22	#143	#128	—
Oct 21	#95	#74	#74
Oct 20	#124	#101	—
Oct 19	#173	#157	—
Oct 18	#160	#143	—
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Oct 15	#142	#122	—
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July 24, 2026 · 50 min

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About the show

The UK's #1 space podcast. 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. Want to support the show? Join The Supermassive Club for exclusive content, star-gazing forums and ad-free listening... supermassive.supportingcast.fm And 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. 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.