Astrophiz Podcasts

In this week’s fabulous show Dr Caroline Foster tells us about the SAMI galaxy survey using spectrographs, voids in space and how science corrects mistakes and misconceptions Dr Nadezhda Cherbakov tells us about the discovery of Rosetta’s Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in 1969 by Klim Churyumov and Svetlana Gerasimenko Dr Ian (Astroblog) Musgrave features in 'What's Up Doc?' where he tells us what to look for in the sky this week, and in 'Ian's Tangent' he tells us about tells more about Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, and for astrophotographers, how to use a CCD webcam for astrophotography In the news: We summarise the scientific achievements of the Rosetta/Philae Mission by the European Space Agency. Astrophiz Podcast is a free, not-for-profit podcast that aims to build public understanding of science.

This week’s feature is from Dr Nadezhda Cherbakov, where she tells us about Blackbody Radiation. Dr Ian Musgrave in’What’s Up Doc?’ tells us what to look for in the sky this week, and the gunpowder smell of moondust and its inherent dangers. In the news this week: 1. A team at the Large Hadron Collider reports a new particle dubbed the Madala boson. 2. The Gaia mission is mapping the nature and movements of a billion stars in the Milky Way. 3. For our aurora watchers the European Space Agency has solved a problem that was preventing us from closely observing the sun’s corona. 4. Watch the Milky Way's birth in a lovely Caltech simulation at tinyurl.com(ForwardSlash)astrophizgalaxy 5. Australian OzGRav teams to embrace the new era of gravitational wave astronomy in $31.3M project
 6. 16th Australian Space Research Conference in Melbourne 26-30 September, 7. The venerated Dish at Parkes serves up the answer to one of life’s greatest mysteries with the discovery of the most complex chiral molecules found in

This week’s feature is from Dr Nadezhda Cherbakov, where she tells us about Vera Rubin’s historic discovery of Dark Matter and how she is still being denied a well-deserved Nobel Prize. Dr Ian Musgrave in’What’s Up Doc?’ tells us what to look for in the sky this week and for astrophotographers, how to use a simple point-and-shoot camera on a telescope. Ian's Tangent: #TweetYourResearchAsAHarryPotterNovel This Week’s News:
 1. The Philae spacecraft, lost since 2014, has finally been found in a crevice on comet Churyumov–Gerasimenko 2. OSIRIS-REx NASA's first asteroid sampling mission successfully launched into space last Thursday 3. Evidence for Planet 9 may already exist. The search for Planet X heats up. 4. New view of the Milky Way’s evolution. Using colors to identify the approximate ages of more than 130,000 stars in the Milky Way's halo, Notre Dame astronomers have produced the clearest picture yet of how the galaxy formed more than 13.5 billion years ago. Their Animation tinyurl.com/astrophizmilky cle

Dr Elizabeth Tasker debunks 'habitability' claim for Proxima Centauri b, and explains what we know about this nearby exoplanet. Dr Nadezhda Cherbakov explains the ‘Radio Window’ Part 11 and for Aurora Hunters she plays the sounds of Jupiter's Auroras from NASA's Juno mission. Dr Ian (Astroblog) Musgrave features in 'What's Up Doc?' where he tells us what to look for in the sky this week, and in 'Ian's Tangent' he tells us about the famous SETI 'WOW! Signal' In the news: NASA's JUNO pics of Jupiter's North Pole, Worst Science 'journalism' Ever, Brightest Magnetar detected, NASA designs sub to send to Titan, Another 'Dyson Sphere' star detected.

Dr Julie Banfield introduces the Radio Galaxy Zoo Citizen Science Project, Dr Nadezhda Cherbakov on the 'Radio Widow' and 'Sorry, no aliens there!' Dr Ian Musgrave tells us about 'Starshot' and what to look for in the sky this week, and in 'Ian's Tangent' he tells us about the stars in the Centaur - Alpha, Beta and Proxima. In the news: Proxima Centauri b, Astrophotography tips, New SKA HQ, Dark Matter Galaxy, Black holes, SETI 'signal' unconfirmed.

Dr Cherbakov tells us about the discoveries, achievements and passing of (Owen) Bruce Slee, and explains how neutron stars form, and how some become pulsars. Dr Ian Musgrave continues ‘the dance of the planets’, and introduces ‘Ian’s Tangent’ a new segment, and this week it is about observing the moons of Jupiter using binoculars and 'What's up in the sky this week'. In the news this week: the LOFAR Array, @Astrokatie nails some misconceptions, a 5th force of nature? … and exploding white dwarf stars.

Dr Lisa Harvey-Smith on building the world's biggest radio telescope, sciencing with indigenous communities and national science Week. Dr Ian Musgrave wraps up the Perseids, explains magnitudes and 'What's up in the sky this week'. Dr Nadezhda Cherbakov introduces Pulsars, and their discoverer, Dame Jocelyn Bell. In the news this week: Science week, Primordial Black Holes, a trip to Proxima Centauri and building a home radio telescope to study the sun.

Dr Karen Lee-Waddell tells us about her research with CSIRO on tidal dwarf galaxies. Ian tells us more about the Perseid Meteor Shower, the 'Dance of the Planets' and what's up in the sky this week. Dr Nadezhda tells us about the discovery or radio waves from Jupiter. In the news: Help find black holes by joining a citizen science project at radio.galaxyzoo.org and we explain how the colours of auroras happen.

Dr Nadezhda tells us about pioneering Australian astrophysicist and ardent women's rights advocate Ruby Payne-Scott, and I explain EM waves and the many colours of light. Ian tells us about the 'dance of the planets' and what's up in the sky this week. In the news: Jupiter's Red Hot Spot, New type of Binary Star. MWA eavesdrops on old supernova. Juno drops a donut. Brightest object in our universe (so far). How to listen to the Perseids on your FM Radio. And yes, last week said the word 'universe' instead of 'galaxy' ... her bad

Interview: Professor Sarah Maddison - Dust and Protoplanetary Disks History & Theory of radio astronomy: Dr Nadezhda Cherbakov from Tver tells us about Grote Reber. "What's up in the sky this week": Ian Musgrave tells us what, when & where The News Roundup: Magdalena Ridge Optical Interferometry, WIMPS and Kepler Reborn.

Interview: Dave 'the grave ' Hunter - Magnetometers and interpreting heliophysical satellite data. History & Theory of radio astronomy: Dr Nadezhda Cherbakov from Tver tells us about Karl Jansky. Dr Ian Musgrave tells us "What's up in the sky this week" - The News Roundup: MeerKat and Dark Matter, and astronomy news snippets.

Each week, the news, guest astrophysicist interviews, history and theory of radio astronomy and 'what's in the sky this week'. This week's episode features Professor Nadezhda Cherbakov from Tver talking about the RATAN-600 radio telescope Tom Browder, particle physicist and spokesperson for the Belle II Project. We talk about how particle physics enhances our knowledge and understanding of matter and anti-matter in the early universe.

Astrophiz Podcast 1 is here for your listening pleasure. Astrophiz 101, interview with Robert Arrowsmith, History & Theory from Dr Nadezhda Cherbakov: James Clerk Maxwell. News about The Australian Compact Array and Murchison Widefield Array and what's in the night sky via Dr Ian Musgrave's Astroblog site, and reference to Adelaide Radio Astronomy Group. Thanks to Michael Roberts for the opening theme backing track