2026: The year in space... And at sea?!

About this episode

The Supermassive Team discusses the major space missions and stargazing opportunities for 2026, along with plans for the August eclipse.

What are the biggest space missions of 2026? And what are the best stargazing opportunities this year? The Supermassive Team - Izzie Clarke, Dr Becky Smethurst, Dr Robert Massey and Richard Hollingham - share their astronomical excitement for the year ahead and ponder if they should charter a boat for the August eclipse. Thank you to listeners Anne Edgeworth and Karolina who inspired this episode. To support the show, join  The Supermassive Club  for ad-free listening, forum access, and extra content from the team. If you have a question for the team - or have a boat we can borrow! - get in touch via  podcast@ras.ac.uk  or on Instagram, @SupermassivePod . The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Izzie Clarke, Dr Becky Smethurst, Dr Robert Massey, Richard Hollingham

Topics covered

• space missions
• stargazing
• astronomy
• eclipse
• 2026

Keywords

• space missions
• stargazing
• 2026
• August eclipse
• astronomy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Supermassive Podcast, The Royal Astronomical Society, Boffin Media, Acast

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