Apr 16

Le lapin se reproduit à toute vitesse, vrai ou faux ?

Est-ce que c’est vraiment dangereux d’avaler un chewing-gum ?Est-ce que c’est vrai que le lapin se reproduit à toute vitesse ? Le lapin se reproduit à toute vitesse. C’est une idée très répandue… presque un cliché. Mais est-ce que c’est vraiment une réalité biologique, ou juste u ... Show More

4m 21s

Apr 9

Avaler un chewing gum est dangereux, vrai ou faux ?

Est-ce que c’est vraiment dangereux d’avaler un chewing-gum ?Avaler un chewing-gum : voilà une petite angoisse qui a traversé les générations, souvent accompagnée d’une mise en garde solennelle du type « il va rester sept ans dans ton estomac ! ». Mais qu’en dit réellement la sci ... Show More

4m 4s

Apr 2

On pourrait créer des potions comme dans Harry Potter, vrai ou faux ?

Est-ce qu’il serait possible de créer des potions magiques, comme dans Harry Potter ? Il y a quelques jours, le trailer de la nouvelle série inspirée de Harry Potter a ravivé l’enthousiasme des fans et relancé une multitude de questions sur la frontière entre fiction et réalité, ... Show More

5m 18s

Oct 2023

Why isn’t Pluto a planet anymore?

Pluto is tiny, icy, and used to be the ninth planet in the solar system. Used to be. So why isn’t Pluto a planet anymore? Join Molly and co-host Momo as they learn Pluto’s history, talk to planetary scientist Kelsi Singer about NASA’s New Horizons mission, and even hear from the ... Show More

30m 24s

Oct 2020

ELI5 Pluto - is it a planet or not?

Why did Pluto suddenly became a dwarf planet? Why did they change it in 2006, and who defined what makes a planet and what doesn't? Why did we get so excited about new photos of Pluto a few years ago? ... We explain like i'm five! Thank you to the r/explainlikeimfive communit ... Show More

7m 24s

Mar 2019

The Lost Daughters of Aten: Planet 9

Pluto may not be a planet, but it definitely exists. Not every case is so clear. The history of near-Earth astronomy contains many cases of bodies that may or may not have ever existed in the solar system we call home. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert Lamb and J ... Show More

44m 45s

Aug 2021

Les planètes gazeuses (Astrozoom #6)

Futura dans les Étoiles, c'est le rendez-vous incontournable des amateurs d'astronomie et d'espace. Pour ce nouvel épisode spécial, nous parlerons des planètes gazeuses du Système solaire. Bon voyage ! 👉 <a href="https://linktr.ee/Futura_dans_les_Etoil ... Show More

7m 10s

Apr 2024

Debating Pluto's Planethood with Alan Stern

Will Neil take back what he said about Pluto? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore planets, dwarf planets, and the Kuiper belt with planetary scientist and principal investigator for the New Horizons Mission, Alan Stern. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen ... Show More

43m 23s

Nov 2020

When Pluto lost its planet status

An international committee of astronomers agreed Pluto wasn't really a planet in 2006. They reclassified it as a 'dwarf planet' instead. The decision was made after Mike Brown of the California Institute of Technology identified a larger body, Eris, in the Kuiper Belt. He has bee ... Show More

10m 3s

May 2021

The hunt for a new Pluto

Something strange is going on at the outer reaches of the solar system. One astronomer thinks it might be a Neptune-sized ninth planet, and he’s on a quest to find it. That search is happening at an enormous telescope on the summit of Maunakea, a dormant Hawaiian volcano with a l ... Show More

32m 19s

Apr 2024

BONUS - Wobbly Planets and Baby Names

Can wobbly planets have more than two solstices? Are we earthlings receding from the sun and the other planets? What is dark flow and why is it controversial? When stars die, is their energy lost forever? Send your questions to podcast@ras.ac.uk or find us on Instagram @Supermass ... Show More

13m 50s

Pluton n’est pas une planète, vrai ou fa...