Not wanting to overshadow this week's exciting supermassive black hole image release or anything, but Emily has news of her own. A short episode, in which Chris delves into the new Sag A* image a bit, before dropping the news bomb you've all *really* been waiting for ... Syzygy Merch! Get it at the store. Help us make Syzygy even better! Tell your friends and give us a review , or show your support on Patreon: patreon.com/syzygypod Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Br...
May 13, 2022•11 min•Season 1Ep. 99
You've heard of supernovae, the just stupidly big explosions that mark the end of some stars' lives. Maybe you know there are different kinds of supernovae — type 1a, type II ... Did you know that, smaller than a super nova, there's just a plain, vanilla nova? Or that, even bigger than super, there's hyper -novae? Well, hold onto your hats, because there's a new nova in town, and it's ... really quite small. On the nova scale, anyway. Emily gives all the goss on cute little micronovae. Plus, we ...
Apr 29, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 98
Astronomers have spotted the biggest comet ever! And it's heading for Earth! Except (a) it's not heading towards Earth — it's closest approach to us will be beyond Saturn's orbit — and (b) it's not technically the biggest. But it's still cool! Emily's here with loads of info about comets, big comets, things that are sort of comets, how many tails they have (hint: it's more than one), and heaps more besides. Syzygy Merch! Get it at the store. Help us make Syzygy even better! Tell your friends and...
Apr 22, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 97
A very different story this week: using high-energy particles, originating from violent supernovae and supermassive black holes, to scan the insides of the Great Pyramid of Cheops. Physicists are teaming up with Egyptologists to check some tantalising results from 2017 thaty suggest there just might be a previously unknown cavity — an open space — inside the Great Pyramid. Could it be a new, hidden room? A vault filled with ancient treasure? Or just somewhere they kept all the heating ducts and ...
Apr 15, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 96
For the latest — and last? — baby-themed episode, we talk baby planets and how they're made. And sure, we've talked about this before in previous episodes, but this time Emily comes with brand new research that shows an actual protoplanet forming from the stellar disk. And even better, the possibility that we can even spot a proto*moon* forming around a protoplanet. Plus, for any astronomers looking for ideas, she's got her Top 5 list of unsolved planet questions. Syzygy Merch! Get it at the sto...
Apr 10, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 95
We’ve done the baby universe, and baby galaxies, and the very first baby stars ... and *those* were a bit nasty, a bit grumpy. So this week, we're talking baby stars again, but in the modern era — stars being born now, as we speak. Mind you, just because they've got more than H and He to buiold with, doesn't mean they're any less temperamental. Emily takes use from the interstellar medium, through interstellar clouds and collapsing proto-stars, to the birth of a cute little pre-main-sequence sta...
Apr 02, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 94
This week, it's baby galaxies — the very, very ancient, and the surprisingly brand new. Emily looks back at the earliest things-we-might-consider-galaxies, and the competing models for how they formed. Then we take a peek into the beautiful M81 galaxy, which is, as we speak, sloughing off some of its stars and galaxy stuff, thanks to an ongoing fight with M82 next door. The fun part is, the extra stuff seems to be forming into a new galaxy — albeit one with a difficult future ahead ... Syzygy Me...
Mar 26, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 93
Continuing our theme of baby-related astronomy, Emily picks up the story from last episode — we'd just finished making the universe and watching its insane growth spurt, and then ... the first stars turned on! And wow, were those first stars weird. Even weirder, there might still be some of them about, 13 billon years later! Syzygy Merch! Get it at the store. Help us make Syzygy even better! Tell your friends and give us a review , or show your support on Patreon: patreon.com/syzygypod Syzygy is...
Mar 19, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 92
We're back! Emily has some exciting news, and in regonition of this, we're starting a series of episodes on a theme — starting with the birth and infancy of the Universe! From the earliest physically-sensible moments, through the explosive growth spurt of Inflation, to the creation of forces, particles, nuclei and — eventuallly — atoms, we track the adorable and exciting early development of the cosmos. Syzygy Merch! Get it at the store. Help us make Syzygy even better! Tell your friends and giv...
Mar 11, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 91
While the James Webb Space Telescope waits patiently for its new scheduled liftoff on Christmas Eve, the Parker Solar Probe has been doing amazing things, whizzing through the outer edges of the Sun's corona for the very first time. Emily explains what we do — and staggeringly don't — know about our nearest star, and how Parker is going to help plug some of the more embarrassing gaps in our knowledge. Syzygy Merch! Get it at the store. Help us make Syzygy even better! Tell your friends and give ...
Dec 21, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 90
Every year, thousands of decent-sized chunks of rock hurtle past — and often into — the Earth. Of the ones that do hit, most burn up leaving a pretty trail. Occasionally, a bigger one explodes with a boom that shatters windows. More rarely, a big one wipes leaves a large smoking crater and widespread local destruction. Then there was that huge one that devestated the planet, wiping out the dinosaurs. Wouldn't want one of those again/ Fortunately, loads of astronomers are watching the skies to sp...
Dec 05, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Syzygy Merch! Get it at the store. Help us make Syzygy even better! Tell your friends and give us a review , or show your support on Patreon: patreon.com/syzygypod Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York. On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod Since you’re here, you might be interested in a new, sciencey podcast : Science, possibly — science-adjacent stories by Chris Stewart and James Lees. Things we tal...
Nov 23, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 88
Syzygy Merch! Get it at the store. Help us make Syzygy even better! Tell your friends and give us a review , or show your support on Patreon: patreon.com/syzygypod Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York. On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod Since you’re here, you might be interested in a new, sciencey podcast : Science, possibly — science-adjacent stories by Chris Stewart and James Lees. Things we tal...
Nov 16, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 87
Syzygy Merch! Get it at the store. Help us make Syzygy even better! Tell your friends and give us a review , or show your support on Patreon: patreon.com/syzygypod Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York. On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod Since you’re here, you might be interested in a new, sciencey podcast : Science, possibly — science-adjacent stories by Chris Stewart and James Lees. Things we tal...
Nov 02, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 86
Syzygy Merch! Get it at the store. Help us make Syzygy even better! Tell your friends and give us a review , or show your support on Patreon: patreon.com/syzygypod Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York. On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod Since you’re here, you might be interested in a new, sciencey podcast : Science, possibly — science-adjacent stories by Chris Stewart and James Lees. Things we tal...
Oct 26, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 85
Syzygy Merch! Get it at the store. Help us make Syzygy even better! Tell your friends and give us a review , or show your support on Patreon: patreon.com/syzygypod Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York. On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod Since you’re here, you might be interested in a new, sciencey podcast : Science, possibly — science-adjacent stories by Chris Stewart and James Lees. Things we tal...
Oct 19, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 84
Syzygy Merch! Get it at the store. Help us make Syzygy even better! Tell your friends and give us a review , or show your support on Patreon: patreon.com/syzygypod Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York. On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod Since you’re here, you might be interested in a new, sciencey podcast : Science, possibly — science-adjacent stories by Chris Stewart and James Lees. Things we tal...
Oct 12, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 83
Syzygy Merch! Get it at the store. Help us make Syzygy even better! Tell your friends and give us a review , or show your support on Patreon: patreon.com/syzygypod Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York. On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod Since you’re here, you might be interested in a new, sciencey podcast : Science, possibly — science-adjacent stories by Chris Stewart and James Lees. Things we tal...
Jul 19, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 82
Syzygy Merch! Get it at the store. Help us make Syzygy even better! Tell your friends and give us a review , or show your support on Patreon: patreon.com/syzygypod Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York. On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod Since you’re here, you might be interested in a new, sciencey podcast : Science, possibly — science-adjacent stories by Chris Stewart and James Lees....
Jun 29, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 81
Syzygy Merch! Get it at the store. Help us make Syzygy even better! Tell your friends and give us a review , or show your support on Patreon: patreon.com/syzygypod Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York. On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod Since you’re here, you might be interested in a new, sciencey podcast : Science, possibly — science-adjacent stories by Chris Stewart and James Lees. Things we tal...
Jun 22, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 80
Syzygy Merch! Get it at the store. Help us make Syzygy even better! Tell your friends and give us a review , or show your support on Patreon: patreon.com/syzygypod Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York. On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod Since you’re here, you might be interested in a new, sciencey podcast : Science, possibly — science-adjacent stories by Chris Stewart and James Lees. Things we tal...
Jun 01, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 79
Syzygy Merch! Get it at the store. Help us make Syzygy even better! Tell your friends and give us a review , or show your support on Patreon: patreon.com/syzygypod Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York. On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod Since you’re here, you might be interested in a new, sciencey podcast : Science, possibly — science-adjacent stories by Chris Stewart and James Lees. Things we tal...
May 11, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 78
Syzygy Merch! Get it at the store. Help us make Syzygy even better! Tell your friends and give us a review , or show your support on Patreon: patreon.com/syzygypod Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York. On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod Since you’re here, you might be interested in a new, sciencey podcast : Science, possibly — science-adjacent stories by Chris Stewart and James Lees. Things we tal...
Mar 18, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 77
Syzygy Merch! Get it at the store. Help us make Syzygy even better! Tell your friends and give us a review , or show your support on Patreon: patreon.com/syzygypod Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York. On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod Since you’re here, you might be interested in a new, sciencey podcast : Science, possibly — science-adjacent stories by Chris Stewart and James Lees. Things we tal...
Mar 05, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 76
Syzygy Merch! Get it at the store. Help us make Syzygy even better! Tell your friends and give us a review , or show your support on Patreon: patreon.com/syzygypod Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York. On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod Since you’re here, you might be interested in a new, sciencey podcast : Science, possibly — science-adjacent stories by Chris Stewart and James Lees. Things we tal...
Feb 12, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 75
In this rather delayed episode, we say farewell to an old friend: the Arecibo Radio Telescope in Puerto Rico, tragically destroyed at the start of December 2020 after 57 years of solid service. Wiping a fond tear from her eye, Emily recalls the scientific highlights and cultural importance of this great telescope dish. Syzygy Merch! Get it at the store. Help us make Syzygy even better! Tell your friends and give us a review , or show your support on Patreon: patreon.com/syzygypod Syzygy is produ...
Jan 14, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 74
Syzygy Merch! Get it at the store. Help us make Syzygy even better! Tell your friends and give us a review , or show your support on Patreon: patreon.com/syzygypod Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York. On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod Things we talk about in this episode: The Blanets paper On Interstellar and real physics Black hole photo from 2019 The Snow (or Frost) Line The recent Squeezar pa...
Dec 15, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 73
Syzygy Merch! Get it at the store. Help us make Syzygy even better! Tell your friends and give us a review , or show your support on Patreon: patreon.com/syzygypod Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York. On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod Things we talk about in this episode: As of 2020, 57 women have won a Nobel Prize (Marie Curie got two — Physics and Chemistry!) That’s 57 — compared to 870 men an...
Oct 20, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 72
Syzygy Merch! Get it at the store. Help us make Syzygy even better! Tell your friends and give us a review , or show your support on Patreon: patreon.com/syzygypod Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York. On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod Things we talk about in this episode: The Phosphine on Venus paper Lead scientist Jane Greaves explains (video) Another good video about phosphine (Periodic Videos...
Sep 22, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Syzygy Merch! Get it at the store. Help us make Syzygy even better! Tell your friends and give us a review , or show your support on Patreon: patreon.com/syzygypod Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York. On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod Things we talk about in this episode: Going to Mars: China’s mission UAE mission USA mission Books: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy book Cosmic Revolutionary’s Ha...
Jul 28, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 70
