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A podcast that delves into the newest astronomy papers from astro-ph on the arXiv

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  • 16th Mar 2026

    Episode 32 – Ancient star clusters and growing black holes

    Episode 32 – Ancient star clusters and growing black holes

    In this episode, Michelle and Nicole discuss the role of stars from ancient globular clusters in the Milky Way’s stellar halo. They also explore research on forming massive black hole seeds within small dwarf galaxies. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your preferred platform for more insights.

  • 2nd Mar 2026

    Episode 31 – Near Earth Objects, Little Red Dots, bursty star formation and life around massive stars

    Episode 31 – Near Earth Objects, Little Red Dots, bursty star formation and life around massive stars

    In this podcast episode, Michelle and Payel discuss theories on little red dot formation, bursty star formation, and the origins of asteroids like Apophis. They also discuss the potential for life around massive stars and unusual triple-double radio galaxies.

  • 16th Feb 2026

    Episode 30 – Direct collapse black holes, nuclear stellar discs, and machine learning merger histories

    Episode 30 – Direct collapse black holes, nuclear stellar discs, and machine learning merger histories

    In this episode, Payel and Nicole delve into more JWST discoveries and further pushing the frontier of machine learning in astronomy – ultra-deep view of the cosmic web, machine-learning deep images to look for mergers, a direct collapse black hole explanation to Little Red Dots, machine-learning the Milky Way to reveal complex star formation histories…

  • 26th Jan 2026

    Episode 29 – Exploding stars, carbon stars, and starbursting pseudo little red dots

    Episode 29 – Exploding stars, carbon stars, and starbursting pseudo little red dots

    In this episode, Michelle and Nicole explore recent findings on Thamnos, carbon stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud, Supernova Type Ia as cosmic probes, and an intriguing object identified as a ‘pseudo little red dot’.

  • 12th Jan 2026

    Episode 28 – Fading stars, digesting planets and dark matter conundrums

    Episode 28 – Fading stars, digesting planets and dark matter conundrums

    In this episode, Michelle and Payel explore intriguing astronomical findings, including the search for Betelgeuse’s companion star and the effects of consumed and transiting stars on host spectra. They also discuss a curious lensing signal that raises questions about dark matter.

  • 22nd Dec 2025

    Episode 27: Making a Milky Way, searching for dwarfs, and elusive black holes

    Episode 27: Making a Milky Way, searching for dwarfs, and elusive black holes

    In this episode, Michelle and Payel explore various astrophysical topics, including the Solar birth cluster, young stars, the formation of intermediate mass black holes, and the universe’s decelerated expansion. They also discuss strong lens detection by Euclid and solar flare predictions.

  • 7th Dec 2025

    Episode 26: A tail of tales, little galaxies, and starspots

    Episode 26: A tail of tales, little galaxies, and starspots

    In this episode, Michelle and Payel explore various astrophysical topics, including the Solar birth cluster, young stars, the formation of intermediate mass black holes, and the universe’s decelerated expansion. They also discuss strong lens detection by Euclid and solar flare predictions.

  • 24th Nov 2025

    Episode 25: Extragalactic exoplanets, simulating individual stars, and galaxy mergers as cosmic ray factories

    Episode 25: Extragalactic exoplanets, simulating individual stars, and galaxy mergers as cosmic ray factories

    In this episode, Michelle and Payel explore various astrophysical topics, including the Solar birth cluster, young stars, the formation of intermediate mass black holes, and the universe’s decelerated expansion. They also discuss strong lens detection by Euclid and solar flare predictions.

  • 12th Nov 2025

    Episode 24: Strong lenses, Solar Flares and young, high alpha stars

    Episode 24: Strong lenses, Solar Flares and young, high alpha stars

    In this episode, Michelle and Payel explore various astrophysical topics, including the Solar birth cluster, young stars, the formation of intermediate mass black holes, and the universe’s decelerated expansion. They also discuss strong lens detection by Euclid and solar flare predictions.

  • 27th Oct 2025

    Episode 23 – Failed galaxies, faint galaxies, and the proto-Galaxy

    In this episode, Michelle and Nicole explore the chemistry of faint galaxies and RR-Lyrae stars, tracing the proto-Galaxy, discussing the failure of some galaxies, examining quasi-stars in relation to Little Red Dots, and discussing whether UNIONS 1 is a galaxy or a star cluster. Listen on major podcast platforms.

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