24 episodes

Welcome to the Astrum Sleep Space podcast; the perfect place to come and wind down for the evening while you learn more about the grandeur of the universe. I’m Alex McColgan, the founder of the Astrum brand, and your host on this podcast. Come and listen as I tell you about incredible missions, fascinating discoveries, and everything I’ve come to love about space.If you like what you're listening to, be sure to check out my YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/@astrumspace for more great space content.

Sleep Space from Astrum Alex McColgan

    • Science
    • 5.0 • 61 Ratings

Welcome to the Astrum Sleep Space podcast; the perfect place to come and wind down for the evening while you learn more about the grandeur of the universe. I’m Alex McColgan, the founder of the Astrum brand, and your host on this podcast. Come and listen as I tell you about incredible missions, fascinating discoveries, and everything I’ve come to love about space.If you like what you're listening to, be sure to check out my YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/@astrumspace for more great space content.

    #024 We Will Be the Last Civilization on Earth

    #024 We Will Be the Last Civilization on Earth

    Join with me today as we will explore the rise of our technologically advanced society, and learn what materials you need to build what we now have. And then we will discover how much of those vital ingredients are left.
    What did it do over the course of its nearly 26-day journey? The answer to that gains us a fascinating insight into how close we are to having a human on the moon once more.
    Welcome to the Astrum Sleep Space podcast; the perfect place to come and wind down for the evening while you learn more about the grandeur of the universe.
     
    I’m Alex McColgan, the founder of the Astrum brand, and your host on this podcast. Come and listen as I tell you about incredible missions, fascinating discoveries, and everything I’ve come to love about space.

    If you like what you’re listening to, be sure to check out my YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/@astrumspace for more great space content.

    • 24 min
    #023 Artemis 1's Attempt to Reclaim The Moon Blew Us Away

    #023 Artemis 1's Attempt to Reclaim The Moon Blew Us Away

    Join with me today as we look at the recent successful splashdown of the first crew-able spacecraft to travel to the Moon and back in nearly 50 years. This mission will open the doorway to distant planets. 

    What did it do over the course of its nearly 26-day journey? The answer to that gains us a fascinating insight into how close we are to having a human on the moon once more.
    Welcome to the Astrum Sleep Space podcast; the perfect place to come and wind down for the evening while you learn more about the grandeur of the universe.
     
    I’m Alex McColgan, the founder of the Astrum brand, and your host on this podcast. Come and listen as I tell you about incredible missions, fascinating discoveries, and everything I’ve come to love about space.

    If you like what you’re listening to, be sure to check out my YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/@astrumspace for more great space content.

    • 24 min
    #022 The Sun Sounds Even Worse Than You Would Expect | Parker Solar Probe

    #022 The Sun Sounds Even Worse Than You Would Expect | Parker Solar Probe

    Join with me today as we listen to several different sounds made by the Sun, recreated through clever science. Because it turns out that these sounds may allow scientists to solve two of the Sun’s greatest mysteries.
    Welcome to the Astrum Sleep Space podcast; the perfect place to come and wind down for the evening while you learn more about the grandeur of the universe.
     
    I’m Alex McColgan, the founder of the Astrum brand, and your host on this podcast. Come and listen as I tell you about incredible missions, fascinating discoveries, and everything I’ve come to love about space.

    If you like what you're listening to, be sure to check out my YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/@astrumspace for more great space content.

    • 20 min
    #021 Why Black Hole Environments Are a Lot More Complicated Than We Thought

    #021 Why Black Hole Environments Are a Lot More Complicated Than We Thought

    Join with me today as we explore one of the strangest, most terrifying objects in our entire universe, Black Holes. What are black holes? What do we know about them? And what do they teach us about our existence? You're about to find out.
    Welcome to the Astrum Sleep Space podcast; the perfect place to come and wind down for the evening while you learn more about the grandeur of the universe.
     
    I’m Alex McColgan, the founder of the Astrum brand, and your host on this podcast. Come and listen as I tell you about incredible missions, fascinating discoveries, and everything I’ve come to love about space.

    If you like what you're listening to, be sure to check out my YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/@astrumspace for more great space content.

    • 1 hr 5 min
    #020 What the Upcoming Geomagnetic Reversal Will Do to Earth

    #020 What the Upcoming Geomagnetic Reversal Will Do to Earth

    Join with me today as we explore the science behind geomagnetic reversals, and find out whether the next one will be an apocalyptic scenario, or whether it’ll lead to nothing more than a few lost birds. What truly happens when things go South?
    Welcome to the Astrum Sleep Space podcast; the perfect place to come and wind down for the evening while you learn more about the grandeur of the universe.
     
    I’m Alex McColgan, the founder of the Astrum brand, and your host on this podcast. Come and listen as I tell you about incredible missions, fascinating discoveries, and everything I’ve come to love about space.

    If you like what you're listening to, be sure to check out my YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/@astrumspace for more great space content.

    • 15 min
    #019 The Largest Observatory Ever Made Just Detected Something, And It Blew Our Minds

    #019 The Largest Observatory Ever Made Just Detected Something, And It Blew Our Minds

    Join with me today as we learn about the secrets of gargantuan gravitational waves, and the ingenious new method astronomers have used to detect them.
    Welcome to the Astrum Sleep Space podcast; the perfect place to come and wind down for the evening while you learn more about the grandeur of the universe.
     
    I’m Alex McColgan, the founder of the Astrum brand, and your host on this podcast. Come and listen as I tell you about incredible missions, fascinating discoveries, and everything I’ve come to love about space.

    If you like what you're listening to, be sure to check out my YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/@astrumspace for more great space content.

    • 14 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
61 Ratings

61 Ratings

JB East Bay ,

Great start

Love these, really well done! Would love to see more and longer.

mai09090 ,

This is the podcast you’ve been looking for

This is the perfect level of interesting enough to keep my thoughts from wandering, and soothing enough to lull me to sleep. Love the longer episodes.

donpedrowilson ,

One complaint/request

The podcast is great .. however the episodes are way too short… please consider making them a little bit longer … preferably like 30 min to an hour each episode would be perfect.. the last episode was only 7 minutes :/… I can’t fall asleep in 7 minutes

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