4 episodes

Welcome to Astro Files! Hosted by Mickey Negus and Kymberly Peper, Astro Files is a podcast devoted to making all topics related to space, physics, astrophysics, and galactic curiosities accessible to everyone. We end each episode with five weird but true space facts. Please like and subscribe, follow us on your favorite podcast streaming platform and on Instagram @astrofiles_podcast, and leave us a comment or request for a topic. Thanks for listening, and don’t let gravity get you down!

Astro Files Mickey Negus and Kymberly Peper

    • Science

Welcome to Astro Files! Hosted by Mickey Negus and Kymberly Peper, Astro Files is a podcast devoted to making all topics related to space, physics, astrophysics, and galactic curiosities accessible to everyone. We end each episode with five weird but true space facts. Please like and subscribe, follow us on your favorite podcast streaming platform and on Instagram @astrofiles_podcast, and leave us a comment or request for a topic. Thanks for listening, and don’t let gravity get you down!

    Dark Energy & Matter

    Dark Energy & Matter

    In this episode, hosts Mickey and Kymberly talk about what scientists currently know about dark energy and matter...which isn't much! Listen to what we've learned about theories behind dark energy, understanding what dark matter is (and isn't), and how this relates to the expanding universe. We end each episode with five “weird but true” science facts. Please like and subscribe, follow us on Instagram (@astrofiles_podcast), and leave us a comment or request a topic. Thanks for listening, and don’t let gravity get you down!

    • 35 min
    S1E3: Andromeda Galaxy

    S1E3: Andromeda Galaxy

    In this episode, hosts Mickey and Kymberly chat about the Andromeda Galaxy's supermassive black holes, habitable zones and potential for life, and its collision course with the Milky Way. We end each episode with five “weird but true” science facts. Please like and subscribe, follow us on Instagram (@astrofiles_podcast), and leave us a comment or request a topic. Thanks for listening, and don’t let gravity get you down!

    • 42 min
    S1E2: Large Hadron Collider (LHC)

    S1E2: Large Hadron Collider (LHC)

    In this episode, hosts Mickey and Kymberly discuss CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC), giant magnets, particle physics, and banana pizza! Listen in to learn more about how the LHC works and whether we should be afraid of micro black holes. We end each episode with five “weird but true” science facts. Please like and subscribe, follow us on Instagram (@astrofiles_podcast), and leave us a comment or request a topic. Thanks for listening, and don’t let gravity get you down!

    • 1 hr 1 min
    S1E1: James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

    S1E1: James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

    In this inaugural episode, Astro Files hosts Mickey Negus and Kymberly Peper discuss the James Webb Space Telescope, incredible feats of engineering, and how photos of early galaxies will help us better understand the Big Bang. We end each episode with five “weird but true” science facts. Please like and subscribe, follow us on Instagram (@astrofiles_podcast), and leave us a comment or request a topic. Thanks for listening, and don’t let gravity get you down!

    • 26 min

Top Podcasts In Science

The Infinite Monkey Cage
BBC Radio 4
Ologies with Alie Ward
Alie Ward
Hidden Brain
Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
Sean Carroll | Wondery
Science Weekly
The Guardian
Making Sense with Sam Harris
Sam Harris