Space Boffins, from the Naked Scientists

Space Boffins, from the Naked Scientists

Richard Hollingham, Sue Nelson

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Episodes: 31
Ratings: Monthly
Cadence: 2012
First episode: 4M
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About Space Boffins, from the Naked Scientists

Publishing monthly, Space Boffins brings you cutting edge conversation and debate about the past, present and future of space science.

Publisher: Richard Hollingham, Sue Nelson
Category: science · science · science · technology
Language: en
Explicit: No
First episode: 9 Jun 2012
Latest episode: 22 Oct 2026

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22 Oct 2026
Mercury mission and extraordinary astronauts
European Space Agency reserve astronauts John McFall and Meganne Christian join Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham to discuss their latest training, a new private space station mission and crossing the Atlantic in winter. And, as the joint ESA and Japanese Bepi-Colombo spacecraft prepares to arrive at Mercury, they meet mission project scientist Geraint Jones to discuss this ambitious mission. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/donate)
25 Sept 2026
New space telescope, and celebrating Wally Funk
We're back! The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has been launched to investigate exoplanets and the 'dark forces' that make up the universe. Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham are joined by Astropartigirl Dr Sophia Gad Nasr to give an insight into the new mission. They also speak to the UK's new space minister, Liz Lloyd, and Sue reports from Wally Funk's celebratory remembrance service in Dallas with guests including astronaut Eileen Collins. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/donate)
27 Jul 2026
Asteroids, Ariel 1 and Beagle 2
The Space Boffins are on holiday in Bavaria, so where better to hang out than an asteroid impact crater?! The team visit the ReisKrater Museum to find out about the massive asteroid impact that devastated Central Europe 15 million years ago and now serves as an astronaut training ground. They also celebrate Wally Funk; mark 15 years of the Space Boffins podcast; celebrate the Beagle-2 Mars Lander, and an exclusive archive find: a film about the UK's first satellite, Ariel-1... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/donate)

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Thomas Zurbuchen
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Emily Carney

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YouTube views: 4,105,177; Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US): 4.8 / 5; 13 ratings
Spotify: 5.0 / 5; 18 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100

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Quality: 51
Social presence: 0
YouTube: 93
Engagement: 92

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