We sat down with Jim Wild, Professor of Space Physics at Lancaster University, to find out about space weather and the Sun's far-reaching influence on the planets of the Solar System.
How will solar activity will affect missions to the Moon and Mars?
Did the Apollo astronauts have a lucky escape?
And does Hollywood ever get it right?
This podcast was recorded at the Bluedot Festival 2022, Jodrell Bank Observatory, UK.
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