About this episode
The episode explores various space-related mysteries with a panel of experts in front of a live audience.
Space: the final frontier, a deep dark realm full of questions and mysteries - many of which science can't yet satisfactorily answer. But that won't stop the Curious Cases team! In a special edition recorded in front of an audience at the BBC Radio Theatre in London, Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain team up with a panel of guests who know their way around the universe: presenters from the world's longest running science TV show, The Sky At Night. With the intergalactic expertise of George Dransfield, Chris Lintott and Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Hannah and Dara tackle a slew of space-related questions put forward by the listeners - exploring topics ranging from the sound of stars and the shape of the universe, to the search for alien life. To submit your question to the Curious Cases team, please email: curiouscases@bbc.co.uk SPACE AUDIO CLIPS: - Maggie's Choice: In 2005, the European Space Agency's Huygens probe descended to the surface of Saturn's moon Titan. Microphones aboard Huygens recorded the sounds of descent and landing, then The Planetary Society and scientists at the University of California helped ESA process the audio. CREDIT: European Space Agency (Huygens probe) / HASI-PWA…
People in this episode
Hosts: Hannah Fry, Dara Ó Briain
Guests: George Dransfield, Chris Lintott, Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Topics covered
- space
- mysteries
- alien life
- black holes
- universe
- sound of stars
Keywords
- space
- mysteries
- alien life
- black holes
- universe
- Huygens probe
- sound of stars
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BBC Radio 4, The Sky At Night, European Space Agency, The Planetary Society
Places: London
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