Your friendly neighbourhood astrophysicist, Dr Becky Smethurst, is an astrophysicist at the University of Oxford. She makes videos about science with an unnatural level of enthusiasm and focuses on how we know things, not just what we know, and especially, the things we still don’t know.
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From Dr. Becky. AD – Go to https://ground.news/drbecky to stay fully informed with the latest Space and Science news. Save 40% off the Vantage plan through my link for unlimited access | Hello and welcome to this episode of Night Sky News for July 2025, with me astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst. This is the show…
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From Dr. Becky. AD – Go to https://ground.news/drbecky to stay fully informed with the latest Space and Science news. Save 40% off the Vantage plan through my link for unlimited access | Hello and welcome to this episode of Night Sky News for June 2025 with me, astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst. This is the show…
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