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EPISODE · Dec 5, 2024 · 40 MIN

The Mystery of Fast Radio Bursts

from The Supermassive Podcast

The Supermassive Team are investigating strange blasts of energy in space called Fast Radio Bursts. What are they and where do they come from? Dr Stuart Ryder from Macquarie University in Australia joins Izzie, Dr Becky and Robert to help explain. Christmas Present Ideas Astronaut Chris Hadfield’s talk - A Journey into The CosmosAstronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition at Royal Museums GreenwichTelescope SeeStar S50 Image stabilising binocularsCosmos (book) from DKThe Impossible Man by Patchen Barrs. The Little Book of Cosmic Catastrophes by Sarah WebbThe Night Sky Almanac for 2025 by Radmila Topalovic, Storm Dunlop and Wil TirionKeep sending your brilliant questions and photos to [email protected] or 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.

The Supermassive Team are investigating strange blasts of energy in space called Fast Radio Bursts. What are they and where do they come from? Dr Stuart Ryder from Macquarie University in Australia joins Izzie, Dr Becky and Robert to help explain. Christmas Present Ideas Astronaut Chris Hadfield’s talk - A Journey into The CosmosAstronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition at Royal Museums GreenwichTelescope SeeStar S50 Image stabilising binocularsCosmos (book) from DKThe Impossible Man by Patchen Barrs. The Little Book of Cosmic Catastrophes by Sarah WebbThe Night Sky Almanac for 2025 by Radmila Topalovic, Storm Dunlop and Wil TirionKeep sending your brilliant questions and photos to [email protected] or 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.

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