It’s a Dark Matter Thing

A Timeline of Earth

Over our 2 seasons we’ve spoken a lot about different things that happen in space, from black holes to the formation of our universe! But what about the place we call hom

Moons, Moons and More Moons!

This weeks episode is all about moons! If you didn't already know, moons are one of our favourite things to talk about because they come in so many different shapes and s

Earth-like exo planets???

Welcome back to It's a Dark Matter Thing! We're so excited to be back with season 2 to share more awesome space science content with everyone!! In this weeks episode we d

Astronomy vs Astrology

In this weeks episode, we tackle the age old question... what's the difference between astronomy and astrology? We also discuss the different methods used to calculate di

All About Black Holes!

This week we talk a bit more in-depth about the mysterious things in our universe... black holes! We look into some of the key parts of a black hole, as well as, how they

It's The Circle Of Life!

On this weeks episode, we talk a bit more about the life cycle of stars and how these can be plotted onto a very important graph - known as a H-R diagram! We also introdu

We Are Star Dust!

In this weeks episode, we discuss how everything comes from star dust (literally)! All normal matter that exists in our universe comes from the remnants of a dying star,

Rambling about Space - JWST, Jobs and STEM

On this weeks episode we spoke about a lot of different topics. We had a few questions sent through about the James Webb Space Telescope so we decided to dive in and expl

It's a Dark Matter Kind of Day

This week we are discussing all things dark matter! So, what is dark matter? To give a short answer, scientist still aren't sure what exactly dark matter is. But we do kn

Introduction - The twist is us

Hello and welcome to It’s a Dark Matter Thing! This episode is a bit of an introduction to the hosts, Taylor and Caitlin, our plans for the podcast, as well as answering