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Chris Stewart & Emily Brunsdensyzygy.fm

Join astronomer Dr Emily Brunsden and enthusiastic not-astronomer Dr Chris Stewart as they explore the universe.

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Episodes

Episode 13: Neutrino Messenger from a Distant Blazar

Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York. Find us on Twitter: @syzygypod twitter.com/SyzygyPod Or just visit us at home: syzygy.fm Emily at the University of York: www.york.ac.uk/physics/people/brunsden/ Chris online: kipstewart.com To view the podcast chapter list and artwork in this episode, you could do worse than use the Overcast app on iOS, or Pocket Casts on Android. (Other podcast players are available,...

Jul 20, 201836 minSeason 1Ep. 13

Episode 12: The Light Fantastic

Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York. Find us on Twitter: @syzygypod twitter.com/SyzygyPod Or just visit us at home: syzygy.fm Emily at the University of York: www.york.ac.uk/physics/people/brunsden/ Chris online: kipstewart.com To view the podcast chapter list and artwork in this episode, you could do worse than use the Overcast app on iOS, or Pocket Casts on Android. (Other podcast players are available,...

Jul 06, 201836 minSeason 1Ep. 12

Episode 11: Black Hole Eats Star, Then Burps

Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York. Find us on Twitter: @syzygypod twitter.com/SyzygyPod Or just visit us at home: syzygy.fm Emily at the University of York: www.york.ac.uk/physics/people/brunsden/ Chris online: kipstewart.com To view the podcast chapter list and artwork in this episode, you could do worse than use the Overcast app on iOS, or Pocket Casts on Android. (Other podcast players are available,...

Jun 29, 201844 minSeason 1Ep. 11

Episode 10: So you want to be an astronomer?

Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York. Find us on Twitter: @syzygypod twitter.com/SyzygyPod Or just visit us at home: syzygy.fm Emily at the University of York: www.york.ac.uk/physics/people/brunsden/ Chris online: kipstewart.com Some of the things we talk about in this episode: The University of York's Astrocampus: http://www.astrocampus.org.uk The Hubble Space Telescope: https://www.spacetelescope.org Top...

Jun 22, 201844 minSeason 1Ep. 10

Episode 09: Life on Mars?

Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York. Find us on Twitter: @syzygypod twitter.com/SyzygyPod Or just visit us at home: syzygy.fm Emily at the University of York: www.york.ac.uk/physics/people/brunsden/ Chris online: kipstewart.com Some of the things we talk about in this episode: • NASA’s announcement: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-finds-ancient-organic-material-mysterious-methane-on-mars • The fir...

Jun 15, 201838 minSeason 1Ep. 9

Episode 08: The Frozen Dunes of Pluto

Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York. Find us on Twitter: @syzygypod twitter.com/SyzygyPod Or just visit us at home: syzygy.fm Emily at the University of York: www.york.ac.uk/physics/people/brunsden/ Chris online: kipstewart.com Some of the things we talk about in this episode: • The Dunes on Pluto paper: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6392/992 • A good article about the paper: https://cosmosmag...

Jun 08, 201838 minSeason 1Ep. 8

Episode 07 (supplemental): Octopuses from Space!

Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York. Find us on Twitter: @syzygypod twitter.com/SyzygyPod Or just visit us at home: syzygy.fm Emily at the University of York: www.york.ac.uk/physics/people/brunsden/ Chris online: kipstewart.com Some of the things we talk about in this episode: The Octopuses from Space paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0079610718300798 Panspermia: https://en.wikiped...

Jun 01, 20187 minSeason 1Ep. 7

Episode 07: Plumes of Ice on Europa

Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York. Find us on Twitter: @syzygypod twitter.com/SyzygyPod Or just visit us at home: syzygy.fm Emily at the University of York: www.york.ac.uk/physics/people/brunsden/ Chris online: kipstewart.com Some of the things we talk about in this episode: TESS Mission first images! https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/nasa-s-new-planet-hunter-snaps-initial-test-image-swings-by-m...

May 25, 201843 minSeason 1Ep. 7

Episode 06: Galaxy Pile Up Causes Cosmic Chaos!

Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York. Find us on Twitter: @syzygypod twitter.com/SyzygyPod Or just visit us at home: syzygy.fm Emily at the University of York: www.york.ac.uk/physics/people/brunsden/ Chris online: kipstewart.com —————————— Some of the things we talk about in this episode: The Galactic Pile Up paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0025-2 A good article about the pile up: https:/...

May 20, 201832 minSeason 1Ep. 6

Episode 05: Diamonds from Space!

Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York. Find us on Twitter: @syzygypod twitter.com/SyzygyPod Or just visit us at home: syzygy.fm Emily at the University of York: www.york.ac.uk/physics/people/brunsden/ Chris online: kipstewart.com Some of the things we talk about in this episode: TESS mission: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3niFzo5VLI The nanodiamond meteorite paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-...

May 04, 201832 minSeason 1Ep. 5

Episode 04: The Music Of The Stars

Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York. Find us on Twitter: @syzygypod twitter.com/SyzygyPod Or just visit us at home: syzygy.fm Emily at the University of York: www.york.ac.uk/physics/people/brunsden/ Chris online: kipstewart.com Some of the things we talk about in this episode: TESS launch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3niFzo5VLI TESS’s crazy orbit: https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/tess/operations.ht...

Apr 27, 201833 minSeason 1Ep. 4

Episode 03: Holding Our Breath For TESS!

Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York. Find us on Twitter: @syzygypod twitter.com/SyzygyPod Or just visit us at home: syzygy.fm Emily at the University of York: www.york.ac.uk/physics/people/brunsden/ Chris online: kipstewart.com Some of the things we talk about in this episode: Astronomical naming schemes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_naming_conventions TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey S...

Apr 19, 201839 minSeason 1Ep. 3

Episode 02: Dark Matter Is Out There, Even When It's Not

If you like what you've heard on Syzygy, let us know: Find us on Twitter: @syzygypod twitter.com/SyzygyPod or just visit us at home: syzygy.fm Emily at the University of York: www.york.ac.uk/physics/people/brunsden/ Chris online: kipstewart.com Tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes or your podcast directory of choice, or just drop us a note to say hi! Some of the things we talk about in this episode: Dark Matter in the news: https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/03/galaxy-seems-to-lack-d...

Apr 13, 201830 minSeason 1Ep. 2

Episode 01: Planets, in a Galaxy Far, Far Away

Find us on Twitter: @syzygypod Or just visit us at home: syzygy.fm Emily is an astronomer at the University of York: www.york.ac.uk/physics/people/brunsden/ Chris can be found online: kipstewart.com Some of the things we talk about in this episode: Geocentric models of the universe: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocentric_model Retrograde motion of planets & heliocentric models: earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/OrbitsHistory/ Poor Pluto: www.universetoday.com/13573/why-pluto-is-no-longer-a-planet...

Apr 05, 201834 minSeason 1Ep. 1
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