http://www.fmr.co.za Explore the big and the small questions in astronomy, cosmology, and space science. Hosted by Kechil Kirkham, no subject is too big or too small, and experts are regularly brought on board to illuminate and excite. Cape Town is the place to be for astronomy, with some of the largest telescopes in the world housed or being built not too far away. Looking Up takes advantage of the shoals of scientists and engineers working on the planet’s most advanced astronomy projects, who live and work right here in the Mother City. Kechil has recently acquired an MPhil in Space Studies at the University of Cape Town, and works in South Africa’s space industry on the Square Kilometre Array radio telescope. 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0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 6:01 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1526429 https://iono.fm/e/1526429 Places & Travel Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 12 Feb 25 - Samples returned from the asteroid Bennu 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:17 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1524687 https://iono.fm/e/1524687 Places & Travel Wed, 05 Feb 2025 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 05 Feb 25 - Who would've thought that the Graeco-Roman Goddess of Hinges would be revived 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:43 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1521901 https://iono.fm/e/1521901 Places & Travel Wed, 29 Jan 2025 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 29 Jan 25 - How do you look at black holes? 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 6:29 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1519764 https://iono.fm/e/1519764 Places & Travel Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 22 Jan 25 - Roundup of currently visible planets 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:27 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1518106 https://iono.fm/e/1518106 Places & Travel Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 15 Jan 25 - New Year on Mars: what might it look like? 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 3:54 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1514202 https://iono.fm/e/1514202 Places & Travel Wed, 08 Jan 2025 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 08 Jan 25 - Kechil talks to Shamin Doman 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:34 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1514201 https://iono.fm/e/1514201 Places & Travel Wed, 01 Jan 2025 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 01 Jan 25 - What is time? 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:38 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1514200 https://iono.fm/e/1514200 Places & Travel Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 25 Dec 24 - What was the Star of Bethlehem? 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 3:57 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1513301 https://iono.fm/e/1513301 Places & Travel Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 18 Dec 24 - Visit the Observatory for a tour! 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:05 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1510885 https://iono.fm/e/1510885 Places & Travel Wed, 11 Dec 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 11 Dec 24 - Kechil caught up with Prof Phil Charles 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:27 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1508504 https://iono.fm/e/1508504 Places & Travel Wed, 04 Dec 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 03 Dec 24 - Australian indigenous astronomy 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 6:26 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1506131 https://iono.fm/e/1506131 Places & Travel Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 27 Nov 24 - Kechil reports on the latest plans by the European Space Agency 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:14 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1503974 https://iono.fm/e/1503974 Places & Travel Wed, 20 Nov 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 20 Nov 24 - Kechil talks to Ramesh Bhat in Australia 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:37 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1501999 https://iono.fm/e/1501999 and the Sky Guide can be obtained from:
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More information about public events and booking can be found here:
https://astronomy2024.org/public/
The number of the Observatory if you'd like to book a daytime tour or listen to an evening talk:
021 447 0025
Waterfront website: www.waterfront.co.za/events/celebrating astronomy ]]> Places & Travel Wed, 07 Aug 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 07 Aug 24 - The International Astronomical Union's General Assembly 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:10 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1458268 https://iono.fm/e/1458268 Places & Travel Wed, 10 Jul 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 10 July 24 - More about asteroids 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 4:54 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1457065 https://iono.fm/e/1457065 Places & Travel Wed, 03 Jul 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - Last Sunday was International Asteroid Day 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:31 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1454449 https://iono.fm/e/1454449 Places & Travel Wed, 26 Jun 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 26 June 24 - Why do stars spin? What sets them off? 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 4:54 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1451878 https://iono.fm/e/1451878 Places & Travel Wed, 19 Jun 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 19 June 24 - Even NASA slips up in its communications 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 4:22 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1450083 https://iono.fm/e/1450083 Places & Travel Wed, 12 Jun 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 12 June 24 - What do things in the universe taste like? 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:04 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1447909 https://iono.fm/e/1447909 https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status/ ]]> Places & Travel Wed, 05 Jun 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 05 June 24 - Voyager1 continues to deliver 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 6:05 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1445906 https://iono.fm/e/1445906 Places & Travel Wed, 29 May 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 29 May 24 - How can the Sun affect our weather, aside from its obvious heat ? 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:46 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1443665 https://iono.fm/e/1443665 Places & Travel Wed, 22 May 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 22 May 24 - Kechil talks to the Director of the Solar Section of the Astronomical Society of SA 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:35 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1439829 https://iono.fm/e/1439829 Places & Travel Wed, 15 May 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 15 May 24 - 55 Cancri e is an odd one 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:04 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1439134 https://iono.fm/e/1439134 Places & Travel Wed, 08 May 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 08 May 24 - New Boeing Starliner capsule 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 6:24 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1436711 https://iono.fm/e/1436711 Places & Travel Wed, 01 May 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 01 May 24 - K2-18 b 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 4:41 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1434564 https://iono.fm/e/1434564 Places & Travel Wed, 24 Apr 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 24 April 24 - 49 new galaxies detected by Dr Marcin Glowacki 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:37 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1432287 https://iono.fm/e/1432287 Places & Travel Wed, 17 Apr 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 17 April 24 - Fast Radio Bursts 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:29 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1430471 https://iono.fm/e/1430471 Places & Travel Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 10 April 24 - PhD student Venu Prayag shares his interest in technosignatures 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 7:18 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1421283 https://iono.fm/e/1421283 Places & Travel Wed, 03 Apr 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 03 April 24 - There will be a solar eclipse on 8 April 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 4:34 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1420055 https://iono.fm/e/1420055 Places & Travel Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 27 Mar 24 - So many satellites 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:06 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1415091 https://iono.fm/e/1415091
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The children of Bellville North Primary School joined for a few hours of observing, and you can hear their reactions. Eddy Nijeboer manned his telescope and demonstrated a few stunning celestial treasures. ]]> Places & Travel Wed, 13 Mar 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 13 Mar 24 - Leeuwenboschfontein Observatory 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 4:40 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1410244 https://iono.fm/e/1410244 Places & Travel Wed, 28 Feb 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 28 Feb 24 - Landing on the Moon is tricky 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 4:18 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1407472 https://iono.fm/e/1407472 Places & Travel Wed, 21 Feb 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 21 Feb 24 - Professor Matthew Bailes from Swinburne University of Technology 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:36 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1406156 https://iono.fm/e/1406156 Places & Travel Wed, 14 Feb 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 14 Feb 24 - Raoul Coetzee, creator of the Carina image 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:47 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1403877 https://iono.fm/e/1403877 Places & Travel Wed, 07 Feb 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 07 Feb 24 - Carina nebula 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:03 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1401269 https://iono.fm/e/1401269 Places & Travel Wed, 31 Jan 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 31 Jan 24 - JAXA's Moon mission 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 4:21 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1399232 https://iono.fm/e/1399232 Places & Travel Wed, 24 Jan 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 24 Jan 24 - Evolution of galaxies in clusters 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:00 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1396644 https://iono.fm/e/1396644 Places & Travel Wed, 17 Jan 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 17 Jan 24 - Missions to the Moon launching this year 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:42 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1393020 https://iono.fm/e/1393020 Places & Travel Wed, 10 Jan 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 10 Jan 24 - Cocktail Party Problems in Space 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 4:28 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1392819 https://iono.fm/e/1392819 Places & Travel Wed, 03 Jan 2024 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 03 Jan 24 - Fun Facts about the Mantis Moon 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:02 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1391253 https://iono.fm/e/1391253 Places & Travel Wed, 27 Dec 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 27 Dec 23 - The turn of the Springbok Moon 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:30 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1391257 https://iono.fm/e/1391257 Places & Travel Wed, 20 Dec 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 20 Dec 23 - Professor John Compton describes what we know about the Geology of Planets 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 6:25 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1389879 https://iono.fm/e/1389879 Places & Travel Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 13 Dec 23 - The History of Astronomy in Cape Town 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:54 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1387392 https://iono.fm/e/1387392 Places & Travel Wed, 06 Dec 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 06 Dec 23 - Matter does escape from black holes 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 4:55 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1384655 https://iono.fm/e/1384655 Places & Travel Wed, 29 Nov 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 29 Nov 23 - Professor John Compton talks to Kechil about his latest book 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:58 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1383971 https://iono.fm/e/1383971
Also, something about SpaceX's Starship test flight this last weekend. Worth taking a look at the extraordinary footage: https://www.youtube.com/live/uOI35G7cP7o?feature=shared ]]> Places & Travel Wed, 22 Nov 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 22 Nov 23 - The worthy and wonderful Sky Guide Southern Africa 2024 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 4:52 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1375859 https://iono.fm/e/1375859 Places & Travel Wed, 01 Nov 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 01 Nov 23 - Particle accelerators,Space Endeavours 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 4:54 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1373675 https://iono.fm/e/1373675 Places & Travel Wed, 25 Oct 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 25 Oct 23 - Historical records of the Sun's cycles 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:02 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1371292 https://iono.fm/e/1371292 Places & Travel Wed, 18 Oct 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 18 Oct 23 - Kechil interviews director Dane Dodds 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 4:44 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1368796 https://iono.fm/e/1368796 Places & Travel Wed, 11 Oct 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 11 Oct 23 - Migratory bird vagrancy 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 4:49 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1366553 https://iono.fm/e/1366553 Places & Travel Wed, 04 Oct 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 4 Oct 23 - Sounds in space! 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 4:09 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1361584 https://iono.fm/e/1361584 Places & Travel Wed, 20 Sep 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 20 Sept 23 - Have we detected a sign of life on an exoplanet? 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:37 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1359356 https://iono.fm/e/1359356 Places & Travel Wed, 13 Sep 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 13 Sept 23 - What is a Silent Barker? 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 4:20 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1356621 https://iono.fm/e/1356621 Places & Travel Wed, 06 Sep 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 6 Sept 23 - Kechil talks to astronomer Itumeleng Monageng 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 6:09 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1352124 https://iono.fm/e/1352124 Places & Travel Wed, 30 Aug 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 30 Aug 23 - Kechil talks to astronomer Itumeleng Monageng 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:44 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1352128 https://iono.fm/e/1352128 Places & Travel Wed, 23 Aug 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 23 Aug 23 - Kechil talks to astronomer Itumeleng Monageng 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 6:43 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1348748 https://iono.fm/e/1348748 Places & Travel Wed, 16 Aug 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 16 Aug 23 - Kechil talks to astronomer Itumeleng Monageng 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:21 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1343538 https://iono.fm/e/1343538 Places & Travel Wed, 09 Aug 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 9 Aug 23 - Kechil talks to astronomer Itumeleng Monageng 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:47 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1337886 https://iono.fm/e/1337886 https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/alex-andersson/bursts-from-space-meerkat

It's not difficult, there are just some things computers don't do well at, and one of them is recognising patterns in pictures. Alex Andersson explains all in today's show. ]]> Places & Travel Wed, 02 Aug 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 02 Aug 23 - You too can be a scientist 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:48 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1335929 https://iono.fm/e/1335929 Places & Travel Wed, 26 Jul 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 26 July 23 - Will South Africa send astronauts to the International Space Station 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 6:16 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1328274 https://iono.fm/e/1328274 The Ariane-5 rocket is launching for the last time tonight, hopefully. This is a true workhorse and has launched into space 116 times since 1996.
Do you know what Mars Dune Alpha is? Kechil describes a new lockdown-style activity. ]]> Places & Travel Wed, 05 Jul 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 05 July 23 - cfah.org.za is the website about Heritage Moons 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 4:49 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1325300 https://iono.fm/e/1325300 Places & Travel Wed, 28 Jun 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 28 June 23 - Why is space engineering boring 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:06 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1320360 https://iono.fm/e/1320360 Places & Travel Wed, 14 Jun 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 14 June 23 - China has plans to send people to the Moon 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 4:39 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1315115 https://iono.fm/e/1315115 Places & Travel Wed, 31 May 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 31 May 23 - Saturns rings are disappearing! 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:10 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1314691 https://iono.fm/e/1314691 Places & Travel Wed, 24 May 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 24 May 23 - The British are about to knit a satellite 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 3:52 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1310393 https://iono.fm/e/1310393 Places & Travel Wed, 17 May 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 17 May 23 The Voyager missions are hurtling into interstellar space 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:08 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1308645 https://iono.fm/e/1308645 Places & Travel Wed, 10 May 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 10 May 23 Space-X's Starlink programme 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 4:41 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1305849 https://iono.fm/e/1305849 Go to this site:
https://listen.spacescience.org/ ]]> Places & Travel Wed, 03 May 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 03 May 23 You too can be a scientist 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 4:37 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1304460 https://iono.fm/e/1304460 Places & Travel Wed, 26 Apr 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 26 Apr 23 Sara de la Fuente is the Science Operations Manager 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:51 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1301426 https://iono.fm/e/1301426 Places & Travel Wed, 19 Apr 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 19 Apr 23 Two important rockets to talk about 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:08 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1299406 https://iono.fm/e/1299406 Places & Travel Wed, 12 Apr 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 12 Apr 23 The Earth, and every other object we know in space 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:15 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1298620 https://iono.fm/e/1298620 Places & Travel Wed, 05 Apr 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking up - 05 Apr 23 More NEOs, or Near Earth Objects 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 3:47 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1294697 https://iono.fm/e/1294697 Places & Travel Wed, 29 Mar 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 29 Mar 23 Kechil talks to Dr Chris Pearson 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:58 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1292559 https://iono.fm/e/1292559 Places & Travel Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 22 Mar 23 Dr Chris Pearson tells Kechil about the scary Event Horizon 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:34 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1289999 https://iono.fm/e/1289999 Places & Travel Wed, 15 Mar 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 15 Mar 23 Black holes! What are they? 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:52 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1288025 https://iono.fm/e/1288025 Places & Travel Wed, 08 Mar 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 08 March 23 Kechil talks to Louisa Quartermaine from Perth 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 4:50 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1285683 https://iono.fm/e/1285683 Places & Travel Wed, 01 Mar 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 01 March 23 There is a pretty conjunction of Venus and Jupiter 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 4:24 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1283225 https://iono.fm/e/1283225 The Very Large Telescope and the European Space Agency's space telescopes have combined strengths and produced images of an exoplanet orbiting around a star in the constellation of Lepus. You can see this for yourself either on space.com or on the European Southern Observatory's website eso.org. ]]> Places & Travel Wed, 22 Feb 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 22 Feb 23 A reminder that the observatory has open nights on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 4:50 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1280123 https://iono.fm/e/1280123 Places & Travel Wed, 15 Feb 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 15 Feb 23 There is a pretty chain of planets to be seen after sunset at this time 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 3:55 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1276879 https://iono.fm/e/1276879 Places & Travel Wed, 08 Feb 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 08 Feb 23 Last Sunday the US shot down a Chinese balloon 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 3:54 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1274778 https://iono.fm/e/1274778 Places & Travel Wed, 01 Feb 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 01 Feb 23 Kechil unpacks the Skittles image from the James Webb Space Telescope 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 4:36 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1271759 https://iono.fm/e/1271759 Places & Travel Wed, 25 Jan 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 25 Jan 23 Pamela Kassen, an astronomer from Edinburgh, is here in Cape Town 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:37 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1270285 https://iono.fm/e/1270285 Places & Travel Wed, 18 Jan 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 18 Jan 23 A satellite launch recently failed from the UK on 9th January 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 4:38 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1267212 https://iono.fm/e/1267212 Places & Travel Wed, 11 Jan 2023 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 LOOKING UP - 11 JAN 23 There is a comet arriving in our neighbourhood 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 4:37 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1265704 https://iono.fm/e/1265704 Places & Travel Wed, 28 Dec 2022 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 28 Dec 22 How is it that the Earth is not the center of the solar system? 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 4:57 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1262635 https://iono.fm/e/1262635 Places & Travel Wed, 14 Dec 2022 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 14 Dec 22 The Orion capsule splashed down last Sunday 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 4:36 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1260167 https://iono.fm/e/1260167 Places & Travel Wed, 07 Dec 2022 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 07 Dec 22 Sumari Barocci-Faul, a Masters student at the University of Cape Town 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:17 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1258103 https://iono.fm/e/1258103 Places & Travel Wed, 30 Nov 2022 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 30 Nov 22 Great balls of fire! 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:15 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1254500 https://iono.fm/e/1254500 Places & Travel Wed, 23 Nov 2022 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 23 Nov 22 Chris Forder has spent a lifetime building telescopes 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 4:53 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1251808 https://iono.fm/e/1251808 Places & Travel Wed, 16 Nov 2022 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 16 Nov 22 South Africa is to host a ground station for NASA 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 4:35 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1250185 https://iono.fm/e/1250185 Places & Travel Wed, 09 Nov 2022 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 09 Nov 22 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:31 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1246159 https://iono.fm/e/1246159 Places & Travel Wed, 02 Nov 2022 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 02 Nov 22 Kechil mentions a couple of new space engineering endeavours 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:14 Looking Up https://iono.fm/e/1243928 https://iono.fm/e/1243928 Places & Travel Wed, 26 Oct 2022 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Looking Up - 26 Oct 22 An ancient text has been found and accurately dated 0 0 Kechil Kirkham full 5:33 Looking Up