Chris and Rob are back together in Oxford, discussing bosons, colliders, eclipses and rouge planets. We take questions from Twitter and try to turn up the volume.
Chris narrowly avoids Sandy only to await a second storm. Rob is stormless so far. Were talking about the lack of methane on Marrrsss, more talking animals, and how to spot a rainbow on another planet.
Chris is in Sweden, Rob is in England, Skype is... not working very well. We chat about exoplanets, Swedish coffee, Planet Hunters and beluga whales - though not all at once.
Chris and Rob are continents apart and discussing the aurora, the Nobel prize(s) and whether or no we live in a huge computer simulation. Chris has a new book out - Rob has been reading about the Parkes Telescope. This is the first podcast in ages that we dont mention Marrrs.
Chris and Rob are apart this week, so Rob is alone in Oxford for this very short podcast. Theres a possible new comet out in the Solar System, and Curiosity is about to dip its claws into the Martian soil.
Chris and Rob discuss papers and news, and express their own dubious views. Theres deep data from Hubble and sea-level trouble and a tip about cool @HorseReviews. (We also make a plea to HSBC.)
Chris is ready to go nuclear and Rob is feeling ignoble. We report on a report suggesting a report about reports about reports. Astronomy Photographer of the Year was just awarded in Greenwich and the JWST may be able to see the very first supernovae in the Universe. This and more in our self-aware 50th episode!
Chris and Rob have a Friday feeling as they discuss the sleeping Listener, new and renewed Zooniverse projects and a doomed cloud of interstellar dust. Are Martian blueberries organic? Do you need a coffee stain to be a real paper? All this and more.
Chris forgets and Rob remembers that its been a year since Recycled Electrons began! If you have suggestions for the honour of ORE (Order of Recycled Electrons) then please tweet us @recycledelec. We discuss Voyager 1, Nerdiversaries, and quantum teleportation. Chris obsesses over knots on Mars, and Rob has been learning about meringue.