Best Astronomy Podcasts (2020)
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Science, pop culture and comedy collide on StarTalk Radio! Astrophysicist and Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities and scientists discuss astronomy, physics, and everything else about life in the universe. Keep Looking Up! New episodes premiere Friday nights at 7pm ET.
 
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 (SIUE), 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 through individual donations and the sponsorship of Swinburne Astronomy Online.
 
Planetary Radio brings you the human adventure across our solar system and beyond. We visit each week with the scientists, engineers, leaders, advocates and astronauts who are taking us across the final frontier. Regular features raise your space IQ while they put a smile on your face. Join host Mat Kaplan and Planetary Society colleagues including Bill Nye the Science Guy, Bruce Betts, and Emily Lakdawalla as they dive deep into the latest space news. The monthly Space Policy Edition takes ...
 
Awesome Astronomy explores the frontiers of science, space and our evolving understanding of the universe. Join Ralph, Paul & Jeni for informative and fun astronomy programmes dedicated to space and astronomy news and monthly podcast extras covering hot topics and special interviews in the world of science and astronomy.
 
Liftoff is a fortnightly podcast about space, the universe, and everything. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to understand the latest developments as explained by enthusiastic space fans Stephen Hackett and Jason Snell. Hosted by Jason Snell and Stephen Hackett.
 
Space Junk is a weekly podcast dedicated to the amazing hobby of amateur astronomy. Each week we’ll answer your questions and bring you the latest information and advice on the tools, gadgets, software and techniques for maximizing your enjoyment of the night sky. Your hosts are Tony Darnell from DeepAstronomy.space and Dustin Gibson from OPT Telescopes, a world leader in telescopes and accessories.
 
All things Space – astronomy, news, travel, discoveries, the mysteries and more…with world renown and respected Astronomer At Large Professor Fred Watson and Broadcaster/Journalist/Sci-Fi Writer Andrew Dunkley. You can become a crew member, support the podcast and help us reach our goals via ether Supercast or Patreon Join our Facebook group to interact with like minded listeners: Click Here Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/space-nuts.
 
A fun-filled discussion of the big, mind-blowing, unanswered questions about the Universe. In each episode, Daniel Whiteson (a Physicist who works at CERN) and Jorge Cham (a popular online cartoonist) discuss some of the simple but profound questions that people have been wondering about for thousands of years, explaining the science in a fun, shorts-wearing and jargon-free way.
 
Space Radio is your weekly guide to the universe, featuring the latest news in astronomy, physics, space travel, and discussions on the nature of science and the relationship between science and society. The best part: answers to your questions about space and time! Hosted by astrophysicist and "Agent to the Stars" Paul M. Sutter.
 
The Nature Podcast brings you the best stories from the world of science each week. We cover everything from astronomy to zoology, highlighting the most exciting research from each issue of Nature journal. We meet the scientists behind the results and providing in-depth analysis from Nature's journalists and editors.
 
19 years on Australian Public Radio (as StarStuff), 4 years of podcasting and counting. We have a lot of content to share with you. Recognized worldwide by our listeners and industry experts as one of the best and most thoroughly researched programs on Astronomy, Technology, Space, and Science News. Keep up-to-date and learn something new with every episode. 3 new episodes per week. Show your support for SpaceTime, help us reach our goals with access to commercial free episodes and bonuses v ...
 
What would happen if you fell into a black hole? How big is the universe? Just what the heck is a quasar, anyway? You've got questions, and astrophysicist Paul M. Sutter has the answers! Submit questions on social media using #AskASpaceman. Every episode you will come closer to COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE OF TIME AND SPACE!
 
The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is a project that is publishing one podcast per day, 5 to 10 minutes in duration, for all 365 days of the year. The podcast episodes are written, recorded and produced by people around the world. We are looking for individuals, schools, companies and clubs to provide 5 - 10 minutes of audio for the daily podcast. You can do as few as 1 episode or up to 12 episodes (one per month, subject to our editorial discretion). Our goal is to encourage people to sign u ...
 
The Space Show focuses on timely and important issues influencing the development of outer-space commerce, space tourism,space exploration and space development. The Space Show is committed to facilitating our becoming a space-faring nation and society with a growing and self-sustaining space-faring economy. The Space Show also focuses on other related subjects of interest to us all.
 
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Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 231 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley The Australian CSIRO Million Galaxies Survey from ASKAP (The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder) has spectacular results - Fred has the details. China’s Changi 5 mission details Wattle seeds in Space? What? And our listeners clock in w…
 
The 900-ton instrument platform suspended high above the giant Arecibo dish crashed downward in the early morning hours of December 1st. Host Mat Kaplan had recorded a conversation with the leader of the observatory just hours before the disaster. You’ll hear it here, along with a reflection on the magnificent radio telescope by Bill Nye, and furth…
 
Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Jenifer Millard host. Damien Phillips and John Wildridge produce. The Discussion: We discuss National Geographic’s The Right Stuff series on Disney+, get a little bit rantiferous about the use of jokey, timey-wimey titles in research papers and read out a few of your emails. The News: Rounding up the astronomy news this…
 
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 129 *Fossil galaxy hidden in the Milky Way Astronomers have discovered a fossil galaxy hidden in the depths of our own Milky Way galaxy. *New study claims Venus hasn’t lost its water to space A new study suggests that despite being the hottest pla…
 
As scientists continue to explore the Earth, they’re discovering life surviving and even thriving in extreme environments. What hints can this give us about what we might find as we search for life on other worlds? Download MP3 | Show Notes | Transcript Show Notes Universe Today Phosphine gas in the cloud decks of Venus (Nature) The Pompeii Worm, A…
 
The Discussion: We discuss National Geographic’s The Right Stuff series on Disney+, get a little bit ranty about the use of jokey titles in research papers and read out a few of your emails. The News: Rounding up the astronomy news this month we have: An update to the Geysers on Jupiter’s moon Europa Another asteroid flies scarily close to Earth Th…
 
Astronomy Cast Ep. 586: Life As We Know It: Habitable Exoplanets & Extremophiles by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay As scientists continue to explore the Earth, they're discovering life, surviving and even thriving in extreme environments. What hints can this give us about what we might find as we search for live on other worlds.…
 
A show of two halves, this month, starting with watery moons. One isn't so surprising - Jupiter's icy Europa. Known to have an ocean under the thick ice shell, models suggest that the plumes that have been observed may not be from the global reservoir, but from smaller briny pools within the icy crust. The second moon is perhaps more surprising, be…
 
This month on Naked Astronomy, we're taking a closer look at the largest telescope ever to be built, the Square Kilometre Array. The SKA spans continents, with some of it in South Africa, and some of it in Australia, but how does that work? And also, what is the SKA going to show us about our universe. To find out, Ben McAllister and Adam Murphy sp…
 
There is no free lunch. Indeed this is the hidden mind set of those who created the systems we exist in that provide modern convenience and nice “things”. Is it possible to participate in commerce and systems, and still hold your position as a divine living man or women? This may be one of the biggest questions of our era, now ending. It appears th…
 
In this week's live questions show, I explain how amateurs can contribute to space and astronomy research, will I sign up for Starlink, and what would happen if the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way turned into a quasar? 00:00:00 Start 00:03:13 How can amateurs can contribute to science? 00:05:50 What if Sgr* turned into a quasa…
 
A trio of genes may be key to making cells young again, and ultra precise measurement of a fundamental physics constant. In this episode: 00:47 Reversing ageing Researchers claim to have identified a method to revert cells in mice eyes back to a younger state. Research article: Lu et al. News and Views: Sight restored by turning back the epigenetic…
 
Spaceflight news — Rocket Lab recovery (twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) — A list of direct quotes from the press conference (twitter.com/Erdayastronaut) Short & Sweet — Phobos rover begins landing tests. (space.com) — The first H3 launches face delays. (spacenews.com) — Starship prepares to hop (twitter.com/elonmusk) — Carbice and Relativity raise millions…
 
A 305-meter radio telescope in Puerto Rico collapsed after sustaining damage earlier this year — sending 900 tons of radio equipment crashing into the dish. The National Science Foundation announced last week a planned decommissioning of Arecibo Observatory after engineers said repairing the damage safely was impossible. For nearly 60 years, Arecib…
 
The world is mourning the uncontrolled collapse of the Arecibo observatory, even as China's Chang’e-5 mission is underway to return lunar samples to Earth, which would be a first since the final Apollo mission. Also: an update on the SLS and Orion and a look at what's going on at Roscosmos. This episode of Liftoff is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make…
 
It’s time for school! The Astro101 series will cover some of the most important questions in astronomy. In today’s lesson, we’ll have: What are the different kinds of stars? Why does classification in astronomy make no sense? How the heck do we define a “star”, anyway? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: …
 
It’s time for school! The Astro101 series will cover some of the most important questions in astronomy. In today’s lesson, we’ll have: What are the different kinds of stars? Why does classification in astronomy make no sense? How the heck do we define a “star”, anyway? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: …
 
NASA is building a new outpost at the Moon called the Lunar Gateway. It’s a place for science but also a place to stage lunar activities like landings on the surface. Michael Staab from Northrop Grumman joins us to talk about the core module of Gateway, HALO, and what we can expect from it when it gets there. We talk HALO and Lunar Gateway NASA Awa…
 
Jupiter and Saturn have flirted with each other for months. For almost all of 2020, they’ve been separated by no more than 10 degrees — the width of your fist held at arm’s length. This month, though, the giant planets will outdo themselves. On the 21st, they’ll pass less than half a degree apart. The last time they appeared closer was in 1623. Jup…
 
How does COVID-19 impact children? Neil deGrasse Tyson, co-host Paul Mecurio, and Dr. Irwin Redlener, MD, co-founder of the Children’s Health Fund and Director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, investigate the impact of the pandemic on our youth. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Tha…
 
https://youtu.be/MkrxGG32Ac4 As scientists continue to explore the Earth, they're discovering life, surviving and even thriving in extreme environments. What hints can this give us about what we might find as we search for live on other worlds. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production cost…
 
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 128 *A new look at the evolution of the Milky Way Galaxy Some hypotheses on how the Milky Way formed are set to be rewritten following discoveries about the behaviour of some of its oldest stars. *Earth mini moon CD3 is a natural body and not spac…
 
Reviewing our trip into northeastern Arizona and southeastern Utah, as RC shares his images and scrolls around maps. We visited Sedona, Meteor Crater, Rock Art Ranch, Monument Valley, the Great Goosenecks, Mexican Hat, Valley of the Gods, Montezuma’s “Castle”, Montezuma’s Well, and Tuzigoot. Ideal weather and an awesome group of people made for a m…
 
Venus is headed toward a nasty target: a claw of the scorpion. It’ll pass quite close to it in just a few days. Venus is the brilliant “morning star.” And the scorpion’s claw is the star Zubenelgenubi. It’s directly below Venus at first light tomorrow, but they’ll stand side by side on Friday morning. Zubenelgenubi is the second-brightest star of L…
 
The World’s Fairs & Expositions of the mid-1800s – early 1900s started at the end of one supposed war that remade America and ended right before the first so-called, World War. They serve as a bleak reminder of the fall of society, culture & knowledge since the 1800s and stand as reminders of what could have been. Nearly all of the amazing building…
 
This Week Chris joins Matt to talk about Cosmic Webs and the mind, Italian Astronomers and Neutrino Detectors, Moon landings, and Elon's Shenanigans. Space Song playlist on Spotify bit.ly/spacesongsIf you enjoy the show please go over to www.Patreon.com/Interplanetary and become a Patron or even a producer of the show.If you enjoy why not join the …
 
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: - NASA NEO Observations Program Executive Lindley Johnson stated "We now know that Earth's atmosphere does a great job of prote…
 
The full Moon will fade a bit in the wee hours of tomorrow morning. The effect isn’t especially obvious, but it should be noticeable. The reason is an eclipse. But it’s a penumbral eclipse, which means the Moon will pass through the faint outer ring of Earth’s shadow. None of the Moon will go completely dark, as it does during a partial or total ec…
 
Hosted by Dr. Jacinta Delhaize & Dr. Daniel Cunnama. This week we are joined by Dr. Fernando Camilo who is the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) Chief Scientist, where he directs the scientific program of MeerKAT to ensure the maximum scientific productivity of the telescope. We chat with Fernando about MeerKAT and the incredible sc…
 
https://youtu.be/RpRKnjL197I Host: Fraser Cain ( @fcain )Special Guest: This week we are airing Fraser's pre-recorded interview with Dr. Olivier Witasse, Project Scientist on the JUICE mission. Olivier studied fundamental physics and astrophysics at the universities of Paris XI (Orsay) and Lyon between 1990 and 1996. He obtained a PhD at the Univer…
 
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 127 *New mission to study the rock comet Phaethon Germany and Japan are developing a new mission to study the strange asteroid 3200 Phaethon. *Europa’s water plumes could originate in its crust A new study suggests water plumes erupting from Jupit…
 
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