Chris is on a tropical island, while Rob remains in Oxford. But the podcast must go on and we discuss prime numbers. near-Earth asteroids and space monkeys.
Chris and Rob feel like dung beetles as they roll around in the weeks news. Wait no, thats not right. We discuss dropping steak from space, Betelgeuse, exoplanets and moar!
Chris and Rob talk about Sir Patrick Moore, who died yesterday at the age of 89. Chris has known Patrick for twenty years and worked with him on The Sky at Night for ten years.
Chris and Rob discuss the brand new Andromeda Project, the anniversary of Apollo 17 and NASAs plans for Mars. We also chat about Caroline Herschel: comet chaser and how science works in sign language.
Chris and Rob talk about a black hole that is almost as big as it's host galaxy. Herschel (the telescope) has been looking at dust all over the place and Mary Shelly (the person) writes about writing her most-famous book. Chris told Roger Penrose that birds can see magnetic fields.