Radio and PodcastRadio and PodcastLive Radio & Podcasts
Did Gravity Wipe Out The Dinosaurs? artwork
Science & Medicine

Did Gravity Wipe Out The Dinosaurs?

The Supermassive Podcast by Izzie Clarke

May 13, 202619:24Science & Medicine

How do we calculate a black hole's event horizon? Does Mercury's tail impact Earth? Can we name a planet Rupert? And did gravity wipe out the dinosaurs? Izzie Clarke & Dr Becky Smethurst dive into the rather whimsical Su...

About This Episode

Did Gravity Wipe Out The Dinosaurs? is an episode from The Supermassive Podcast by Izzie Clarke. How do we calculate a black hole's event horizon? Does Mercury's tail impact Earth? Can we name a planet Rupert? And did gravity wipe out the d...

Podcast

This episode belongs to The Supermassive Podcast.

Listen Online

Use the player on this page to stream the episode online.

Episode Details

Published May 13, 2026, 19:24 long, audio available.

Related Episodes

Continue listening to more episodes from The Supermassive Podcast.

How Do Space Telescope Work?

May 28, 2026 - 1:03:49

Nancy Grace Roman. Ariel. The next generation of space telescopes are here. Astrophysicist Dr Becky Smeth...

Into the Space Debris Swamp

Apr 30, 2026 - 49:01

Izzie & Dr Becky think that space needs a spring clean, so this episode is all about space debris. What i...

Our Artemis II Debrief

Apr 15, 2026 - 33:07

What. A. Mission. The Supermassive Team are in AWE of the Artemis II Crew and the people that helped them...

When Space Goes Rogue....

Apr 1, 2026 - 47:20

The Supermassive Team are going rogue (more so that usual!) This time, it’s all about the non-conforming...

What is the Hubble Tension?

Feb 26, 2026 - 1:05:11

There's a crisis in cosmology when it comes to understanding a little thing like the acceleration of our...