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EPISODE · Jul 24, 2026 · 49 MIN

Q&A: Could Dark Matter Be Space Vampires?

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It's Q&A time! Izzie Clarke, Dr Becky Smethurst and the Royal Astronomical Society's Dr Robert Massey dive into The Supermassive Mailbox to answer your brilliant and ridiculous questions.🌑 Do meteors hit the Moon during showers?⏳ Could black holes create different 'eras' of time?☄️ Where did the Kuiper belt come from?🧛‍♂️ If space telescopes use mirrors and vampires don't have a reflection, could dark matter actually be space vampires?Want more of The Supermassive Podcast? Here are the previous episodes we mentioned and you can now watch us on Youtube!Do We Live in a Multiverse? (December 2023)How to Time Travel (December 2025)What the heck are Neutrinos? (June 2026)For ad-free listening, join The Supermassive Club on Supporting Cast. Every member helps keep the show running, so thank you!Send us your astronomy attempts, questions (and nonsense!) to [email protected], on Instagram at @supermassivepod or post in The Supermassive Club.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.

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