How Do Space Telescope Work?

About this episode

Astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst and science journalist Izzie Clarke explore the workings and implications of next-generation space telescopes.

Nancy Grace Roman. Ariel. The next generation of space telescopes are here. Astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst and science journalist Izzie Clarke explore how they work, what they can tell us and why they might unravel our current understanding of the universe. Plus Dr Robert has your stargazing tips for June. Thank you to Dr Tom Barclay from NASA's Roman telescope and Dr Chris Pearson from RAL Space. 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

Host: Izzie Clarke

Guest: Dr Becky Smethurst

Topics covered

• space telescopes
• astrophysics
• universe
• stargazing
• NASA
• science journalism

Keywords

• space telescope
• astrophysics
• universe
• stargazing tips
• NASA
• June

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NASA, Boffin Media, Acast

Books & works: The Supermassive Podcast

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