The Astroholic Explains
No telescope lens that we can build will allow us to see an alien planet in detail, but there is a way to achieve incredible magnification. We just need to use the Sun as our “gravitational” lens!
The Astroholic Explains
All aboard for a grand tour of the solar system! We go planet to planet to evaluate the chances of humans exploring Earth’s neighbours in person. Listen on Apple Podcast or on your favourite podcast player through Anchor. 00:00:01 Chris Welcome to The Astroholic Explains, exploring the universe o...
The Astroholic Explains
Dr Eleanor Armstrong & Akvile Terminaite join us in this new episode as we discuss the ins and outs of sex in space! We also talk tech and design to facilitate off-planet pleasure and why our vision of future exploration should center around people in all their identities and abilities! Listen on...
Art
During the first lockdown here in the UK, I began a little cross-stitching project. I thought it would be cute to have a cross-stitched Solar System and to make it a bit more original, I decided to stamp each planet with their astronomical symbol. It was a good way to distract oneself, but it soo...
The Astroholic Live
An Australian-Italian team has discovered a peculiar cosmic object that resembles a giant jellyfish stretching over 1.2 million light-years through the galaxy cluster A2877. The discovery of this structure was possible thanks the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) and it is reported in The Astrophys...
Art
During this tough and challenging year, I’ve started learning digital art and doing life modeling (the drawing rather than the posing!) So, I started thinking about how I could combine my new found passion with my long-term love of astronomy. The Space Pin-ups Collection is the result. We have 1...
AstroNews
On December 21 Jupiter and Saturn will be just 0.1 degrees apart in the sky and will appear as a single object. This is The Great Conjunction. To mark the occasion, I've prepared a special cocktail & mocktail!
The Astroholic Explains
Our Christmas special is finally here! This time we have a murder mystery set in a space hotel during a total solar eclipse featuring a full array of suspicious guests. Who among these peculiar characters is a murderer? Please enjoy our latest work: “Death by Eclipse” Listen on Apple Podcast or ...
The Astroholic Live
During a trip to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands in 2018, we stopped off at Sierra Negra, a large shield volcano at the southeastern end of Isabela Island that rises to an altitude of 1124m. We took the opportunity to talk about how these volcanos work and discuss where else we find them in the...
The Astroholic Explains
Our final episode for season two is another fictional one. Our drama starts on a damaged starship at the edge of the solar system. Its commander has forgotten who she is, what she’s doing there, and who the passengers in this vessel are. The episode features the voices of Chris Carpineti, Daniell...
The Astroholic Live
Having started the fantabulous @keshawnrants on the road to limoncello, we have decided to mark the uncorking with an online chat about dark matter featuring some ‘cello based cocktails!
The Astroholic Explains
For the final factual episode of season 2, we have crowdsourced many questions about space. Tune in to discover how many atoms are in the universe, how we can tell that galaxies rotate, how we measure the speed of stars, what would happen if we blew up the Moon, and many more questions! Listen on...