
About this podcast
It's cosmology in a cup! - Cosmic Coffee Time is bite sized podcasts making sense of space, astronomy, life, and the universe, best enjoyed with a coffee. A down to earth look at what's up there, and it's just for you spacefans. Grab a coffee and see where in the universe we go this time. Follow on Twitter @CosmicCoffTime
96 episodes · science
Cosmic Coffee Time with Andrew Prestage
About this podcast
It's cosmology in a cup! - Cosmic Coffee Time is bite sized podcasts making sense of space, astronomy, life, and the universe, best enjoyed with a coffee. A down to earth look at what's up there, and it's just for you spacefans. Grab a coffee and see where in the universe we go this time. Follow on Twitter @CosmicCoffTime
Latest episode#96 The James Webb Space Telescope: The world’s most powerful space telescope, with a 6.5-metre mirror and infrared instruments in a distant orbit. Discover how this remarkable observatory could transform our view of the universe.
Recent episodes
- #95 Of the enormous number of things that happen in the universe, a few of them throw up some really interesting coincidences. Let’s take a look at some of these.31 Jul · 9 min
- #94 The Artemis III crew has been selected. Who are they, what are their skills, and what will they do on the next Artemis flight?30 Jun · 8 min
- #93 What can we do to stop another dinosaur extinction asteroid smashing into Earth?31 May · 10 min
- #92 Particle physicist and author Dr. Sarah Alam Malik joins us to explore the history of astronomy and the universe. Her new book A Brief History of the Universe takes us from ancient astronomers to modern physics, and the future of the cosmos.19 May · 29 min
- #91 What’s next for the Artemis program? Artemis 2 was incredible, but let’s take a look at what Artemis 3 & 4 will achieve in the next couple of years. (It’s amazing!)30 Apr · 7 min
- #90 An Australian backyard astronomer helped NASA find 100 planets! Astronomy award winner Chris Stockdale used his home observatory in Churchill, Victoria to track distant stars and find the planets in their orbit. What a chat.21 Apr · 24 min
- #89 Rogue planets! It's possible that most planets in our galaxy don't orbit a star, like we do with our sun. Rogue planets float through interstellar space in the cold darkness. How do they form? And how do we find a planet at interstellar distances?31 Mar · 11 min
- #88 Is the Universe Infinite? It’s almost an instinctive question, but maybe it’s unknowable.28 Feb · 12 min
- #87 The next crewed Moon mission is ready for launch. Let’s preview the historic Artemis II flight, sending humans to the Moon for the first time in over 50 years.31 Jan · 8 min
- #86 We all love the Moon, but it hasn’t always been there. Where did it come from, and when did that happen?31 Dec 2025 · 10 min