Oct 2, 202640 min
Founded in 1958, COSPAR organises Scientific Assemblies and Symposia in different countries where thousands of scientists, engineers and researchers gather over several days to share their latest work. This interview...
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AstrotalkUK
Hosted by Gurbir Singh · science · EN-GB
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Weekly audio podcast by and predominantly amateur astronomers.
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Who hosts AstrotalkUK?
AstrotalkUK is hosted by Gurbir Singh. The show has published 145 episodes to date.
What has AstrotalkUK covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Episode 140: Science Beyond Borders: Dr. Pascale Ehrenfreund on COSPAR, Space Stewardship, and the Global Lunar Frontier" (2 October 2026, 40 minutes), "Episode 139: The Cosmic Diplomat: Dr Lev Zelenyi on Sputnik, Sanctions, and the Secrets of Venus" (1 October 2026, 41 minutes), and "Episode 138: Dr Serge Plattard on Space Debris, Militarisation, and the Governance Gap" (25 September 2026, 39 minutes).
How often does AstrotalkUK publish?
AstrotalkUK publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 48 minutes across 145 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on AstrotalkUK?
Booking probability for AstrotalkUK is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. AstrotalkUK requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. AstrotalkUK's contact route on record: verified email.
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The strongest fits for AstrotalkUK are Scientific Research & Development. AstrotalkUK has a science audience and around 360 subscribers on YouTube.
About the host
Gurbir Singh hosts AstrotalkUK, a science podcast with 145 episodes published.
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Episode 139: The Cosmic Diplomat: Dr Lev Zelenyi on Sputnik, Sanctions, and the Secrets of Venus
Oct 1, 202641 minDr Lev Zelenyi talks about his long career in many roles, including 17 years as the Director of the Space Research Institute (IKI), contributing to structural reforms within the Russian Academy of Sciences and his deep...
- Sep 25, 202639 min
Our Staggering, Invisible Space Dependency: Approximately 8% to 10% of all global socioeconomic activity is now directly dependent on space-based assets. Dr Plattard shares his concerns on the absence of international...
- Sep 17, 202623 min
The ambitious Martian Moons Exploration (MMX) mission is expected to launch to Mars on 20th October 2026 and return a sample from the surface of Phobos by 2031. Several years in the making, it is a collaborative venture...
- Sep 4, 202643 min
Every national space programme rests on four pillars: visionary leadership, unwavering political and economic commitment, realistic ambitions, and a deep acknowledgement that fundamental science is the essential bedrock...
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- Jul 30, 202634 min
Just between you and me, one of the best parts of this podcast is the opportunity it gives me to meet some very unique and special people, like today's guest, Dame Jocelyn Bell-Burnell. Last summer I met and recorded...
- May 15, 202634 min
The Toliman Space Telescope. A small, novel spacecraft looking for Earth-like planets in our nearest neighbour star system, Alpha Centauri.
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Episode 132: Space Elevator
Mar 12, 20261h 13mImagine a giant vertical railway stretching 100,000 km from the equator, somewhere in the Pacific, straight up into space. Instead of expensive, polluting rockets, the space elevator offers a smooth, slow electric...
- Jan 26, 202651 min
We are increasingly aware of the impact of space weather on spacecraft in space and, occasionally, on electrical power transmission on Earth, but what about its impact on the Earth's atmosphere? That is exactly the...
- Jan 8, 202638 min
Space Power Ltd, founded in 2019, is developing a novel solution for contactless power delivery using high-intensity lasers to extend the lifespans of ageing satellites in space. I spoke with its founder, Keval Dattani...
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Episode 129: Space Law
Dec 18, 202533 minProfessor Kai-Uwe Schrogl is a space law expert with experience in many roles, including working with the European Space Agency ESA, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and as the Director of the European...
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Episode 128: George Danos: Cyprus in Space
Dec 4, 202549 minCyprus is a small country with a small population and a small economy. But it has big ambitions in space. In this episode, recorded at Cospar 2025 in Nicosia, George Danos, who has been championing this case for Cyprus...
- Nov 21, 202538 min
From centruries of weaving in the state of Kerala in India to automated AI controlled machines weaving Graphene coated fibres in Manchester. A modern day Cottonopolis.
- Oct 31, 20251h 12m
rofessor James Baker, CEO of Graphene@Manchester, describes Manchester’s journey to commercialise the Nobel Prize-winning discovery of Graphene.
- Sep 4, 20251h 8m
You may have seen the BBC documentary Britain's Greatest Pilot. Yes, he was an outstanding pilot, but there was much more to him than just that. I published extracts from an interview with Captain Eric Brown in April...
- Jun 25, 20251h 7m
Just as the Moon was the first stepping stone for our interplanetary exploration, our nearest star, the Alpha Centauri System will inevitably become our stepping stone for our Interstellar Journey. That is in the...
- May 29, 202547 min
It is December 2034. A spacecraft launched from Earth in July 2028, enters Titan's atmosphere at 5km/s. Around 2 hours later, it softly lands on the surface at less than 1m /s. Over the next three years, NASA's...
- Apr 29, 20251h 12m
A two-day Breakthrough Discuss conference held on 23rd and 24th April 2025 in Oxford England, took stock of the latest developments through three main sessions: "Forms of Non-Terrestrial Life", "The Nature of...
- Apr 17, 20251h 6m
The story of Teide-1 (the first brown dwarf to be observed) is the story at the other end of a star's life cycle. That early stage is when stars transition from a huge cloud of dust and gas (billions of km across). to...
- Apr 8, 202542 min
On Thursday, 3rd January 2019, some water was added to some seeds in a tiny greenhouse. The seeds, cotton, potato, Rape and Arabidopsis sprouted. This was an experiment fonducted on the lunar surface
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