Growing Worlds

A podcast shining a light on the early-career researchers leading the search for worlds beyond our solar system.Each episode dives into cutting-edge science, personal journeys, and the human stories behind astronomical discovery, revealing how today’s researchers are shaping our understanding of exoplanets and the Universe we call home.

Growing Worlds is a science podcast hosted by Lorenzo Mugnai, with 15 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Lorenzo Mugnai hosts Growing Worlds, a science show with 15 episodes published.

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  Welcome back to Growing Worlds: Season 2 begins

  Sep 28, 20266 minS2

  Growing Worlds is back for Season 2! In this short bonus episode, hosts Jeni and Lorenzo look back at where Season 1 took us and share what is changing as we begin a new year of the podcast. We welcome Robyn to the Growing Worlds team alongside assistant producer Carys , and reveal our plans to make the podcast more student-driven, bringing new people, ideas and voices into the show throughout the year. The heart of Growing Worlds is not changing: we will still be exploring exoplanet science with early-career researchers from around the world, discovering the people behind the research and, of course, asking the all-important Celestial Self question. Welcome back. Season 2 starts here.

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  Season 1 finale: the stories behind Growing Worlds

  Jul 6, 202618 minS1

  After 13 episodes exploring exoplanets and the people behind the science, we close our first season by stepping behind the scenes with our assistant producer Carys joining us at the mic. We look back at our favourite moments, share our own journeys into science, and finally answer the Celestial Self question ourselves.

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  Episode #13

  Inside JWST with Dr Achrène Dyrek

  Jun 1, 202640 minS1

  <p>Explore the fascinating details of JWST as hosts Jeni and Lorenzo chat with Dr Achrène Dyrek. From her engineering degree to her found love for astronomy during her studies, listen as Achrène takes you on the journey to her inspiring role at the Space Telescope Science Institute. Discover the engineering marvels behind the making and maintenance of the space telescope, along with the challenges and surprises of the extraordinary JWST.</p>

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  Episode #12

  Building a Space Telescope for Exoplanets with Dr Andrea Bocchieri

  May 18, 202633 minS1

  <p>Join hosts Jeni and Lorenzo as they chat with Dr Andrea Bocchieri, telescope scientist for ESA’s Ariel mission and future ESA system engineer. Andrea shares his journey into exoplanet science and takes us behind the scenes of preparing a space telescope to study the atmospheres of distant worlds.</p><p>From spectroscopy and telescope stability to Lagrange points and exoplanet populations, this episode explores how Ariel will help transform our understanding of planets beyond the Solar System.</p>

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  Episode #11

  Truth in the Data: a chat with Angèle Syty

  May 4, 202625 minS1

  <p>Join hosts Jeni and Lorenzo as they chat with Angèle Syty, a PhD student at the Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris working on data processing for the Ariel mission. Angèle takes us behind the scenes of exoplanet atmosphere observations, focusing on the importance of understanding systematics. Angèle shares how her work models the real-life behaviour of Ariel’s detectors, ensuring that panoramic spectra truly reflect distant worlds and not instrumental artefacts.</p><p>Listen to Angèle’s story in the field, from admiring the night sky as a child to her current passion for the Ariel miss...

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