Take a fact-based journey through the cosmos. Tune in to hear weekly discussions on astronomical topics ranging from planets to cosmology. Hosted by Fraser Cain (Universe Today) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay (Planetary Science Institute), this show brings the questions of an avid astronomy lover direct to an astronomer. Together Fraser and Pamela explore what is known and being discovered about the universe around us. Astronomy Cast is supported thru patreon.com/AstronomyCast.
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The weekly astronomy podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
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The surprising connections in science and technology that give you the Big Picture. Astronomer Seth Shostak and science journalist Molly Bentley are joined each week by leading researchers, techies, and journalists to provide a smart and humorous take on science. Our regular "Skeptic Check" episodes cast a critical eye on pseudoscience.
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The 365 Days of Astronomy podcast launched in 2009 as part of the International Year of Astronomy. This community podcast continues to bring you day after day of content across the years. Everyday, a new voice, helping you see the universe we share in a new way. This show is managed by Avivah Yamani, edited by Richard Drumm. This podcast is funded through Patreon.com/CosmoQuestX and produced out of the Planetary Science Institute.
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This is the full live stream audio of the Astronomy Cast episodes. The first half hour is the regular episode, and the second half hour is a Q&A session with questions submitted by live viewers and email.
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We believe that George R. R. Martin has put a lot of effort and thought into creating a deeper dimension of archetype and symbol in his writing. He’s created connections between past and future, between sky and ground. He’s built on classic figures from world mythology and twisted them around in new and incredible ways to fashion his own archetypal characters whose divine roles are played out by the characters in the story. He’s done all of this not only to be artistic and clever, but becaus ...
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Bite-sized clips with TED level top thinkers, founders and scientists on how advances in biotech & genomics, space travel, IoT, AI and other exponential tech converge to create our collective future and what we can do, from a research and policy perspective to shape the trends, technologies and societal norms for a better world. Main Podcast: https://disruptors.fm/itunes If in-depth, unscripted conversations with the researchers, startups and future thinkers transforming the future of all of ...
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Transmission is a distributed mixed reality podcast and performance series premiering in Edinburgh in 2017. This companion Podcast speculates on the possibility of life on Proxima b - the closest planet outside of our solar system that has the potential to support life - and whether civilizations like our own could live there. What if we received their television and radio broadcasts? How would we listen in? Could we translate them? How could we communicate back? Hosted by Cecilia Lynn Jacob ...
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Books and Ideas is hosted by Dr. Ginger Campbell, an emergency physician who is best known for the highly regarded Brain Science Podcast. On Books and Ideas Dr. Campbell explores a wide range of topics ranging from science fiction to the philosophy of science. The show is no longer in regular production, but occasional special episodes may be published.
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Ep. 173: Herschel Space Observatory - REMASTER
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Astronomy Cast Ep. 173: Herschel Space Observatory - REMASTER By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay From January 18, 2009. Last week we talked about Herschel the people – William Herschel, his sister Caroline, and his son John. This week we look at the Herschel Space Observatory, a mission launched in 2009 to reveal the coldest and dustiest regions in th…
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Astronomy Cast Ep. 95: Humans to Mars Part 2: Colonists
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http://www.astronomycast.com/archive/ After astronauts make the first tentative steps onto the surface of Mars, a big goal will be colonization of the Red Planet. The first trailblazers who try to live on Mars will have their work cut out for them, being in an environment totally hostile to life. What challenges will they face, and how might they o…
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EVSN - NASA Money Mayhem May Murder Missions
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Let's take a fast-paced journey thru all that's new in space and astronomy, including Hubble, Chandra, and VIPER face cuts/cancellations, weird exoplanet orbits, Roman gains an instrument, and tales from the launch pad. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://ww…
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Cheap Astronomy - Dear CA #108: Infrastructure
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Building the future! Dear Cheap Astronomy – How will we build a lunar base? The main issue with building on Earth is gravity – that is, if you’d don’t build them properly they will fall over. With the Moon having one sixth of earth’s gravity, stopping things from falling over is still important but it’s a much easier thing to accomplish. The main c…
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Awesome Astronomy - August Part 2: The Planetary Science Conference
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Paul Hill and Dr. Jenifer “Dr. Dust” Millard host. Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce. Today we bring you two of the plenary sessions from the British Planetary Science Conference, 2024, hosted by Space Park Leicester and the National Space Centre on June 18-21, 2024. - Dr. Aprajita Verma of the UK ELT Programme. - Dr. Steven …
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Exoplanet Radio Ep. 24: How Common Are Habitable Exoplanets?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5roxIq5g8U From Aug 22, 2023. One of the big questions we are trying to answer in exoplanet astronomy is: Just how common are habitable planets? We already know that exoplanets themselves are extremely common: Astronomers tell us there are on average 1.6 planets for every star in our galaxy, so there are more planet…
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Spewing lava and belching noxious fumes, volcanoes seem hostile to biology. But the search for life off-Earth includes the hunt for these hotheads on other moons and planets, and we tour some of the most imposing volcanoes in the Solar System. Plus, a look at how tectonic forces reshape bodies from the moon to Venus to Earth. And a journey to the c…
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Travelers in the Night Eps. 285E & 286E: Sporadic Geysers & Visitors From Afar
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Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. travelersinthenight.org Today's 2 topics: - Using a small telescope or a set of binoculars you can see Europa for yourself as a small moving point of light circling the …
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Star Diary: Mars, Jupiter and the Moon partner up in the night sky (26 August to 1 September 2024)
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The crescent Moon joins Mars and Jupiter to form a striking celestial trio before the Moon dips out of the way to allow stargazers a stunning view of the Milky Way. Catch all these and more astronomy highlights in this week’s episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine. Transcript: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podc…
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The Cosmic Savannah - Ep. 60: Pre Season Special - What’s Been Happening!
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Hosted by Dr. Jacinta Delhaize & Dr. Daniel Cunnama. The Cosmic Savannah Podcast returns for its 5th season, taking listeners on another captivating cosmic journey. Explore distant galaxies, enigmatic black holes, and groundbreaking research in Africa. Engaging interviews, discussions, and unravelling the universe's complexities await. Stay tuned f…
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EVSN - Found: 1 Intermediate Mass Black Hole
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From August 14, 2024. Let's take a fast-paced journey thru all that's new in space and astronomy, including how Jupiter's Great Red Spot went missing, Io's Lava Lake, Titan's coastal erosion, and this week's tales from the launch pad. We also take a close look at the discovery of the first intermediate-mass black hole in the Omega Centauri globular…
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Avivah Yamani continues her interview of Dr. Russo. He talks about the UNAWE program and issues in science communication in general. BTW, “Astro Wicara” is "Astro Talk" in Indonesian. Bio: Dr. Pedro M. Rodrigues Dos Santos Russo is assistant professor of astronomy & society at Leiden Observatory and the department of Science Communication & Society…
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Guide To Space - One of the Sun's Sibling Stars Has Been Found. And It's Actually Pretty Close
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqzDdy26Oqw From Nov 29, 2018. Thanks to the hardworking Gaia spacecraft, astronomers think they’ve located a star that formed from the same solar nebula as the Sun. In fact, this star is a virtual twin of the Sun and it’s actually pretty close. Well, astronomical speaking. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days…
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Ask A Spaceman Ep. 230: Is the Universe Making Any New Galaxies?
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How do galaxies form and evolve? Is the universe still making new ones? What will happen to the current galaxies in the Universe? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/spaceman and get on your way to being your best self. Visit BetterHelp to…
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Astronomy Cast Ep. 172: William Herschel - REMASTER By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay From January 11, 2010. Ancient astronomers knew of 5 planets, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn – 6 if you count Earth. And then in 1781, William Herschel discovered an entirely new planet, Uranus, boosting the number of planets to 7. Let’s learn about Hersch…
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Astronomy Cast Ep. 33: Choosing & Using a Telescope
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From April 23, 2007. Buying your first telescope can be a nerve-wracking experience filled with buyer’s remorse. This week we discuss the basics of purchasing your first binoculars and telescope. What to look for, how to clean older equipment, and how to use it for the first time. Let’s make sure your first investment in this wonderful hobby is mon…
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We have too much “bad fire.” Not only destructive wildfires, but the combustion that powers our automobiles and provides our electricity has generated a worrying rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide. And that is driving climate change which is adding to the frequency of megafires. Now we’re seeing those effects in “fire-clouds,” pyrocumulonimbus even…
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Travelers in the Night Eps. 745 & 746: 100 Moons & Followups
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Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. travelersinthenight.org Today's 2 topics: - A comparatively small telescope (compared to the giant 200” Palomar instrument) makes a substantial contribution to our knowl…
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Star Diary: The Super Blue Moon rises (19 to 25 August 2024)
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This week sees a rare blue Moon rising into our sky, but our close cosmic companion won’t actually look any different to normal. So why is it called blue? Find out for yourself, as well as catching all the latest stargazing highlights, in this week’s episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine. Transcript: www.sk…
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Avivah Yamani interviews Dr. Russo at the IAU General Assembly. He talks about how he got started in astronomy communication by working at a planetarium, and by working on the UNAWE program. Bio: Dr. Pedro M. Rodrigues Dos Santos Russo is assistant professor of astronomy & society at Leiden Observatory and the department of Science Communication & …
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EVSN - NASA Identifies Possible Lunar Mantle Rocks on Lunar Surface
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From August 5, 2021. Two new studies have possibly identified regions on the Moon’s surface that could contain pieces of the lunar mantle, which would be possible sample targets for the Artemis mission. Plus, Venus gets a double flyby next week, and it’s all about asteroids and meteor showers in this week’s What’s Up. We've added a new way to donat…
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Awesome Astronomy - Watch NASA Go to the Moon
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBm9bh7-Mio From Aug 26, 2022. As this podcast is from 2 years ago, all the information is somewhat dated… OK, OK, a lot dated. - Rich NASA TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg Your guide to the inaugural Artemis moon launch! On 29th August, 2022, NASA is launching Artemis 1 to the Moon in a test run befor…
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Cheap Astronomy - Dear CA #107 - Asteroid Mining On The Cheap
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A mining proposal. - Dear Cheap Astronomy – What’s the best way to redirect an asteroid’s path for mining purposes? Let’s start by saying CA's plan to somewhat indiscriminately crash $#!+ on the Moon is not actually that indiscriminate. It’s not realistic to think you can shift an object several kilometres in diameter out of the asteroid belt and o…
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Exoplanet Radio Ep. 23: KELT-9b: The Hottest Known Exoplanet
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2SEbzZRwI8 Hosted by Tony Darnell. From Aug 21, 2023. Kelt-9b is a gas giant planet that orbits a star 670 light-years from Earth. It is so close to its star that its dayside temperature is 7,800 degrees Fahrenheit (4,300 degrees Celsius), hotter than some stars. This heat is so intense that it rips apart the molecu…
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Ep. 88 - The Hubble Space Telescope - REMASTER
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Astronomy Cast Ep. 88 - The Hubble Space Telescope - REMASTER By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay From May 12, 2008. Our understanding of the cosmos has been revolutionized by the Hubble Space Telescope. The breathtaking familiar photos, like the Pillars of Creation, pale in comparison to the astounding amount of science data returned to Earth. Hubble’…
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Astronomy Cast Ep. 11: A Universe of Dark Energy
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http://www.astronomycast.com/archive/ From November 20, 2006. The discovery of dark energy was one of the biggest surprises in astronomy. Instead of a nice, predictable expanding Universe, acted on only by gravity, astronomers turned up a mysterious repulsive force accelerating the expansion of the Universe. Fraser and Pamela explain the evidence f…
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We’re hurtling towards a post-antibiotic world, as the overuse of antibiotics has given rise to dangerous drug-resistant bacteria. Can we fight back using viruses as weapons? An obscure medical therapy uses certain viruses called bacteriophages to treat infection. For a century attempts to turn phage-therapy into a life-saving treatment have falter…
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Travelers in the Night Eps. 743 & 744: Alex’s Catch & Teddy’s Debut
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Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. travelersinthenight.org Today's 2 topics: - On a cold windy night, with clouds frustrating his search, my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Alex Gibbs discovered 8 new celest…
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Star Diary: The Perseids meteor shower peaks (12 to 18 August 2024)
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The Perseids meteor shower reaches its peak activity this week. Find out how to see the sight for yourself by listening to this week’s episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine. Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-12-aug-2024 Subscribe to BBC Sky at Night Magazine and submit your …
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