Science Friday

Science Friday and WNYC Studios

Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.

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Science Friday

Episodes (1000)

Yesterday 3D Images Of Galaxies Will Rock You (Ft. Queen)
Wednesday Slow Release Of Federal Science Funds Holds Up Research
Tuesday The Evolution Of An Enzyme Engineer Who Changed Chemistry

Science Friday

Mar 5, 2026
23½ minutes
21 MB

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality. Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see. There’s something about space that captures the imagination of scientists and artists alike. Just ask astrophysicist Derek Ward-Thompson and astronomer Brian May (yes, THAT Brian May, guitarist of Queen). In their new book Islands in Infinity: Galaxies 3-D, they turn flat images of the galaxies to three dimensional spacescapes that leap off the page. Host Flora Lichtman talks with Ward-Thompson and May about the enchanting nature of spa...

Science Friday

3D Images Of Galaxies Will Rock You (Ft. Queen)

Science Friday and WNYC Studios

00:00 -22:30