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Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are gazing at award-winning cosmic photography, following an autonomous robot sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, and uncovering what would happen if North America's supervolcano finally blew its top!


📸 Stargazing Photo Champions: The Royal Observatory Greenwich has crowned the Astronomy Photographer of the Year! Discover the stunning, high-tech camera tricks used to capture glowing auroras, vibrant nebulae, and deep space galaxies.


⛵ The Robotic Ocean Voyager: Crossing the Atlantic without a single human on board! A high-tech robotic sailboat has completed an epic ocean trek powered entirely by wind and solar energy. Learn how smart AI sensors navigate giant ocean waves and rogue storms.


🌋 Yellowstone Supervolcano Countdown:Ilan Kelman from UCL joins Dan to break down the mind-bending science of supervolcanoes. What would actually happen if the gigantic magma chamber hiding under Yellowstone National Park erupted?


🌍 The Tilted Earth: Mike asks a fantastic planetary question: why does Earth spin on a wonky, tilted axis? We journey back billions of years to a colossal protoplanet collision that knocked Earth sideways and gave us our seasons!


🌊 Waves vs. Tides:Helen Czerski from UCL tackles Beau's ocean question: what causes sea waves and ocean tides, and are they the same thing? Learn how wind whips up surface waves while the Moon’s gravity pulls the entire ocean back and forth!


🐍 Dangerous Dan: Watch out for the Twig Snake! Camouflaged perfectly as a dry wooden stick hanging in the trees, this sneaky African reptile hides keyhole-shaped pupils and a deadly hemotoxic venom that stops blood from clotting!


🧠 Brain Box: Professor of Cardiovascular Physiology James Clark steps into the Brain Box to reveal how the human heart pumps blood every second of your life and how scientists design bionic heart upgrades.

Professor Hallux's Map of Medicine: Hearts & Hospital Consultants 🩺🫀

Jump into the medical lab with Professor Hallux and Nurse Nanobot!

Ever wondered what hospital consultants actually do behind the scenes? We take a tour of the hospital to meet top medical specialists and learn how doctors repair tiny heart conditions like atrial septal defects to keep your ticker running strong!

Subscribe to Science Quest to snap deep space photos, survive supervolcanoes, and master the physics of ocean tides! 🎙️✨

Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are gazing at award-winning cosmic photography, following an autonomous robot sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, and uncovering what would happen if North America's supervolcano finally blew its top!
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📸 Stargazing Photo Champions: The Royal Observatory Greenwich has crowned the Astronomy Photographer of the Year! Discover the stunning, high-tech camera tricks used to capture glowing auroras, vibrant nebulae, and deep space galaxies.
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⛵ The Robotic Ocean Voyager: Crossing the Atlantic without a single human on board! A high-tech robotic sailboat has completed an epic ocean trek powered entirely by wind and solar energy. Learn how smart AI sensors navigate giant ocean waves and rogue storms.
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🌋 Yellowstone Supervolcano Countdown: Ilan Kelman from UCL joins Dan to break down the mind-bending science of supervolcanoes. What would actually happen if the gigantic magma chamber hiding under Yellowstone National Park erupted?
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🌍 The Tilted Earth: Mike asks a fantastic planetary question: why does Earth spin on a wonky, tilted axis? We journey back billions of years to a colossal protoplanet collision that knocked Earth sideways and gave us our seasons!
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🌊 Waves vs. Tides: Helen Czerski from UCL tackles Beau's ocean question: what causes sea waves and ocean tides, and are they the same thing? Learn how wind whips up surface waves while the Moon&rsquo;s gravity pulls the entire ocean back and forth!
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🐍 Dangerous Dan: Watch out for the Twig Snake! Camouflaged perfectly as a dry wooden stick hanging in the trees, this sneaky African reptile hides keyhole-shaped pupils and a deadly hemotoxic venom that stops blood from clotting!
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🧠 Brain Box: Professor of Cardiovascular Physiology James Clark steps into the Brain Box to reveal how the human heart pumps blood every second of your life and how scientists design bionic heart upgrades.
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Professor Hallux's Map of Medicine: Hearts &amp; Hospital Consultants 🩺🫀
Jump into the medical lab with Professor Hallux and Nurse Nanobot!
Ever wondered what hospital consultants actually do behind the scenes? We take a tour of the hospital to meet top medical specialists and learn how doctors repair tiny heart conditions like atrial septal defects to keep your ticker running strong!
Subscribe to Science Quest to snap deep space photos, survive supervolcanoes, and master the physics of ocean tides! 🎙️✨

Exploring the coolest and most incredible stuff in science, from way back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth to a future where humans live in space!

Fun Kids Science Quest is hosted by Dan and is the perfect science podcast for kids and families everywhere. Each week, you'll find episodes from series like Deep Space High, Age of the Dinosaurs and Professor Hallux.

There's also a special guest, top experts answering all your science questions and Dangerous Dan - something scientific that’s also a little bit deadly!

You can listen to Dan on Fun Kids (weekdays from 1pm) on DAB Digital Radio across the UK, on the free Fun Kids app and online at funkidslive.com

Plus, when you become a Fun Kids Podcasts Plus subscriber, you get access to hundreds of episodes of the Fun Kids Science Weekly, but able to listen ad-free and get new episodes early! It's out of this world! Not only that you'll get similar benefits on over 30 Fun Kids podcasts plus you'll be safe in the knowledge that you're supporting Fun Kids in bringing high-quality, entertaining, and safe content for your family.

Find out more at FunKidsLive.com/plus

Exploring the coolest and most incredible stuff in science, from way back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth to a future where humans live in space!
Fun Kids Science Quest is hosted by Dan and is the perfect science podcast for kids and families everywhere. Each week, you'll find episodes from series like Deep Space High, Age of the Dinosaurs and Professor Hallux.
There's also a special guest, top experts answering all your science questions and Dangerous Dan - something scientific that&rsquo;s also a little bit deadly!
You can listen to Dan on Fun Kids (weekdays from 1pm) on DAB Digital Radio across the UK, on the free Fun Kids app and online at funkidslive.com
Plus, when you become a Fun Kids Podcasts Plus subscriber, you get access to hundreds of episodes of the Fun Kids Science Weekly, but able to listen ad-free and get new episodes early! It's out of this world! Not only that you'll get similar benefits on over 30 Fun Kids podcasts plus you'll be safe in the knowledge that you're supporting Fun Kids in bringing high-quality, entertaining, and safe content for your family.
Find out more at&nbsp;<a href="https://FunKidsLive.com/plus">FunKidsLive.com/plus</a>