{"podcast":{"title":"Bedtime Astronomy","slug":"bedtime-astronomy-6846704","podcast_index_feed_id":6846704,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6097902/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bedtime-astronomy--6097902","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2430c737ca34b0c45f223ff600df2e1f.jpg","author":"Synthetic Universe","episode_count":439,"summary":"Welcome Bedtime Astronomy Podcast. We invite you to unwind and explore the wonders of the universe before drifting off into a peaceful slumber. Join us as we take you on a soothing journey through the cosmos, sharing captivating stories about stars, planets, galaxies, and celestial phenomena. AI-narrated, human-researched. We use synthetic voices to deliver deeply researched scientific content without compromise. The tech just lets us focus on what matters: bringing you mind-expanding content. Let's go through the mysteries of the night sky, whether you're a seasoned stargazer or simply curious about the cosmos, our bedtime astronomy podcast promises to inspire wonder, spark imagination.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T20:18:39.650430+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bedtime-astronomy-6846704"},"episode":{"title":"Astronomers Just Watched Space Distort Light in Real Time","slug":"astronomers-just-watched-space-distort-light-in-real-time","published_at":"2026-06-07T09:00:18+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bedtime-astronomy-6846704/astronomers-just-watched-space-distort-light-in-real-time","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bedtime-astronomy-6846704","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/astronomers-just-watched-space-distort-light-in-real-time--72017959","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72017959/distort.mp3","summary":"Astronomers have directly observed how turbulent clouds of gas and electrons distort light traveling across the galaxy. Using years of data from powerful radio telescopes, researchers discovered that light from a distant Quasar forms complex patchy patterns as it passes through the interstellar medium rather than creating a simple blur. The breakthrough reveals the hidden structure of space at scales comparable to the solar system and could help scientists sharpen future images of supermassive black holes while improving our understanding of how gas and energy move through galaxies before new stars are born. Thank you for listening to Bedtime Astronomy — your guide to the cosmos. New episodes on space exploration, NASA missions & the latest astronomy breakthroughs. This episode includes AI-generated content.","meta_description":"Astronomers have directly observed how turbulent clouds of gas and electrons distort light traveling across the galaxy. Using years of data from powerful…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1792,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bedtime-astronomy-6846704/episodes/astronomers-just-watched-space-distort-light-in-real-time/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bedtime-astronomy-6846704/astronomers-just-watched-space-distort-light-in-real-time.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}