Matt Deegan

DARK MATTER… what is it? Could the Euclid Mission help us to understand it?

If you’ve ever wondered how the universe works, you are not alone. In fact, this is a question humanity has been trying to answer since… forever! One huge science mystery is dark matter. We can tell it’s there because of the way light bends around in…

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You could play football ON THE MOON! ?

All aboard the rocket ship into space! It’s that time of the week where Dan ventures out and finds all the science secrets lurking around the universe. This week, Sophie Harker from the Institution of Engineering and Technology is telling us how we cou…

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A new app designed for ELEPHANTS!

Welcome along to your weekly trip around the solar system! Dr Lisa Yon from the University of Nottingham is telling us all about a brand new app being used by elephant enclosures to help their keepers understand how they’re feeling and what their healt…

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Eight year old Aneeshwar Kunchala has a new CBeebies Science show with Steve Backshall!

We’re skipping the rocket this week and heading into the landscapes of Earth to see what creatures we can find! Aneeshwar Kunchala has a new show out Monday 14th August on CBeebies – Steve and Aneeshwar Go Wild! Find out how Aneeshwar began studying th…

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BONUS: The Space Programme

Have you heard our series, The Space Programme? 
Life on the Isle of Lune is about to get out-of-this-world! It’s a radio drama all about a brand new UK spaceport and the story of a soon-to-be child-astronaut.
Hear The Space Programme every Friday fr…

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How YOU can help the environment – by counting butterflies!!! ?

Say hi to a butterfly! This week, Dan’s chatting to Zoe Randal all about the butterfly count. Each Summer, we are encouraged to look around us, counting these gorgeous insects and checking what type of butterfly they are. From this, butterfly experts c…

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A miracle material worn by Formula 1 drivers and astronauts!

What’s the link between race car drivers and astronauts? Emma Mosley from the National Space Centre is here to chat all about it! From suits to cameras, missions to space have inspired breakthrough technology in the racing field. 
Dan reports on some …

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BEWARE : TOXIC SLIME!

Yes you heard us! This slime is so deadly it can even kill… We find out how archaeologists dig up their treasures with expert Letty Ingray, in the news we hear about how these extreme temperatures will soon be normal. We take a trip to space to hear …

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Particularly poisonous pufferish ? and how we can keep our oceans clean!

This week, you and Dan are setting sail to take a closer look at what’s in the sea! Amy Meek, returning guest of the podcast and founder of Kids Against Plastic, tells us all about her mission to look after the environment and what inspired her to star…

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Time moved FIVE TIMES SLOWER at the beginning of the universe!

Welcome aboard your journey around the solar system! We’ve got another ocean expert on this week. Loren Hiller from the Marine Stewardship Council is chatting to Dan all about the effects we have on our oceans and why it’s so important to take good car…

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