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Perseids…and a chat with BBC Science Focus podcast

The Perseids meteor shower just reached it peak. Did you get out to see any shooting stars? Were you wondering what exactly you saw? In this podcast I chatted with BBC Science Focus editor Alexander...

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New StarTalk Radio episode: Comets, Asteroids, and the Psyche Mission, with...

 Well, here it is. My newest StarTalk Radio podcast recorded in June at The Planetary Society in LA. We had such fun recording this as we were joined by my comic co-host Mo Welch, who is hilarious,...

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Catching Stardust Google Talk

Well, in August I was lucky enough to be invited to give a talk at Google LA (Venice Beach) as part of their Talks at Google series. We actually decided to do it as an interview style talk as we...

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StarTalk Radio NASA InSight podcast

Here is a recent podcast I made with StarTalk Radio all about the NASA Insight mission. This spacecraft is due to land on Mars this November so we thought it would be a good idea to learn a bit more...

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Norwich Science Festival talk

I was lucky enough to be invited to speak at Norwich Science Festival last week. I had a great time in the amazing little city and the audience (not shown above) were great, asking some really...

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In conversation: Catching Stardust at California Institute of Integral Studies

In June I was invited along to the California Institute of Integral Studies Public Programs to chat about the science in my book Catching Stardust. The podcast recording of this is now available...

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My first New Scientist feature! Where did Earth’s water come from?

I’m so excited as my first ever feature for New Scientist is out now! You can read it here. I always used to buy the magazine as a treat when I was younger, and when I could afford it. I never imagined...

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Read Science! interview

Here’s the lovely chat I had last week with Read Science!, hosted by Joanne Manaster and Jeff Shaumeyer. It was such a fun discussion that has differed in many ways to other interviews I’ve done about...

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A new job in public engagement at The Open University

I have a few bits of exciting news. Well, it turns out that jobs are apparently a bit like buses…you wait and wait for one to appear then two come along at once! I’ll deal with one of them here and...

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New job writing the next Space Show at the American Museum of Natural...

My second piece of exciting news is that I have been invited to author the new Space Show at the Hayden Planetarium of the American Museum of Natural History in New York. I can’t give a lot more...

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Taster for Worlds Beyond Earth

For the last year I’ve been working on an exciting project: writing the script for the new space show at the Hayden Planetarium of the American Museum of Natural History. Next week I fly to New York...

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Worlds Beyond Earth at AMNH

Wow, I’m back from a whirlwind trip to New York having attended the press launch and premiere of the new planetarium space show at the The American Museum of Natural History: Worlds Beyond Earth,...

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Asteroid Day 2020

Asteroid Day 2020 is upon us. In this video I explain why the United Nations have designated June 30th as the day of asteroids and why we need to learn more about them. An asteroid might be on a...

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ESA TV for Asteroid Day

I took part in this fantastic show for ESA TV as part of the Asteroid Day programming. It was produced by BoffinMedia and presented by Richard Hollingham who interviewed asteroid experts Dr Katie Joy,...

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StarTalk Cosmic Queries episode: Comet NEOWISE

I joined Neil de Grass Tyson (bottom left) and comedian Negin Farsad (top left) to answer questions sent in by StarTalk fans about Comet NEOWISE Here is my latest StarTalk Radio podcast, recorded live...

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StarTalk Comet NEOWISE podcast video release

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Japan House, London JAXA series

This week I hosted this fantastic event online for Japan House, London introducing JAXA, the Japanese Space Agency (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) to the UK. The event focussed on JAXA’s aims and...

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New StarTalk Cosmic Queries episode out now: Oumuamua

I was a guest on this week’s StarTalk Cosmic Queries episode all about the interstellar object Oumuamua, with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice. Check out the podcast below.

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Watch Cosmic Queries Oumuamua StarTalk episode

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Cover design for Fire & Ice: The volcanoes of the solar system

I am so incredibly excited to share with you the cover design for my next book ‘Fire & Ice: The volcanoes of the solar system’. It’s now available for pre-order wherever you normally get your...

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