The 365 Days of Astronomy
Episodes
Big Impact Astronomy - TRIBU Guadalajara
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TRIBU Cultura Astronómica is an organization dedicated to the dissemination of astronomy and scientific culture. It is an organization dedicated to b...
Exoplanet Radio - The Importance Of Gliese 581g
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6_HooIJLNc From Oct 12, 2010. The fact that we've found a habitable planet candidate so soon after starting our searc...
Astronomy Cast Ep. 107: Nucleosynthesis - Elements from Stars
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From September 22, 2008. Look around you. Breathe in some air. Everything you can see and feel was formed in a star. Today we'll examine that long jou...
Travelers in the Night Eps. 317E & 318E: Psyche Water & Caves of Mars
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Ar...
Deep Astronomy - Planetary Environments & Health Risks
07 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cil0v7dIkgc Hosted by Tony Darnell. From July 6, 2017. If we send humans to Mars, will they be able to survive? How ho...
EVSN - Happy Space News!
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From May 21, 2025. This week, we take a closer look at the weirdly twisty search for a possible planet in our outer solar system. We'll also take in t...
Actual Astronomy - June Observer's Calendar
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. [email protected] The Observer's Calendar for June 2025 on Ep...
Awesome Astronomy - We've Discovered At Least 5,000 Planets!
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByfigQW-6Mk Ralph Wilkins and Dr. Jenifer "Dr. Dust" Millard host. Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff ...
Ask A Spaceman Ep. 249: Where Do the Constants of Nature Come From? Part 1
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1 of 2! How do fundamental constants appear in physics? Why are they so important? Why do we care where they come from? I discuss these quest...
Astronomy Cast Ep. 758: Non-Roving Rovers
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6p03D1iaMw Streamed live on May 26, 2025. Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay Some of our favorite robots ar...
Travelers in the Night Eps. 315 & 316: See Comets & Weird Centaur
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Ar...
UNAWE Space Scoop - Could This Be One of the Strangest Planets Ever Found?
31 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
https://spacescoop.org/en/scoops/2507/could-this-be-one-of-the-strangest-planets-ever-found/ Recently, a team of astronomers found a new exoplanet, c...
EVSN - A Failing Look at Earth, a First Look at Other Worlds, & More
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From May 19, 2025. In this week's closer look we are going to look at the earth-facing missions that are getting dragged down by our atmosphere and wi...
Cheap Astronomy - Dear CA Ep. 118: Reflections
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Self-consciousness. Dear Cheap Astronomy – Selfies in space. Buzz Aldrin claims to have taken the first selfie in space in 1966, where he fixed a Ha...
Big Impact Astronomy - Atiyah Alhasadi Interview
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Atiyah Alhasadi of Derna, Lybia, is the STEM Projects Trainer and Chairman of Roaya for the Astronomy and Space Applications Foundation. He is an expe...
Exoplanet Radio - Biosignatures: The Search for Life Beyond Earth
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From September 20, 2023. Hosted by Tony Darnell. Episode 39. In recent years, scientists have made great strides in the search for extraterrestrial li...
Astronomy Cast Ep. 757: CubeSats
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhkGB7FsMeA Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay Streamed live on May 19, 2025. Computers are getting smaller,...
Travelers in the Night Eps. 795 & 796: Spiral Comet & Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchoś)
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Ar...
Cosmic Savannah Ep. 70: Season 5 in Review
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Dr. Jacinta Delhaize, Dr. Tshiamiso Makwela & Dr. Daniel Cunnama. The band is back together! In this episode Jacinta, Tshia and Dan sit toge...
EVSN - Cosmic Mystery Solved & Stellar Missing Link Discovered
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From November 19, 2020. Today's top story focuses on the Blue Ring Nebula, which researchers say is the phase of a star merger never seen before, prov...
Guide to Space - What Has The Curiosity Rover Discovered? A Collaboration With Joe Scott
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxIPNXF6Kxc From Feb 20, 2018. All Hail Curiosity! Consider the fact that right now, there's an SUV-sized rover crawli...
Awesome Astronomy - JWST & Square Kilometre Array with Chris North
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeOVh7ck3D821 Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Dr. Jenifer "Dr. Dust" Millard host. Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and ...
Ask A Spaceman Ep. 248: What's Going On Inside Neutron Stars?
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What's inside a neutron star? What strange states of matter do we encounter? And what mysteries will we find deep in the core? I discuss these quest...
Astronomy Cast Ep. 756: SphereX
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72JAZYgqchs Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay Streamed live on May 12, 2025. NASA's newly launched SphereX ...
Travelers in the Night Eps. 793 & 794: Close Space Rock & An Apollo Space Rock to Follow
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Ar...
ASTROMAN: The Dark Sky Guardian - Aurora Hunting in the Polar Regions During the Solar Maximum
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"ASTROMAN: the Dark Sky Guardian" is a podcast channel that aims to explore popular science in multiple disciplines and research on interdisciplinary ...
EVSN - Iceland Has a New Volcanic Fissure Erupting in Fagradalsfjall
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From March 30, 2021. After much "will it / won't it" over the last few weeks in the wake of increased (and then decreased) seismic activity, an erupti...
Actual Astronomy - Affordable Wide Field with Brian Ventrudo
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. [email protected] Episode 483! Today we have a returning Spec...
Guide to Space - What If We Do Find Aliens? How Prepared Is Earth For Meeting Extraterrestrials?
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtz1wQT1wO8 From Nov 24, 2016. We've been so busy wondering how we'll find aliens that we never stopped to consider ...
Exoplanet Radio Ep. 36: A Glimpse into the Early Stages of Planetary Evolution
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From September 14, 2023. Hosted by Tony Darnell. Deep in the cosmos, NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered four new world...
Astronomy Cast Ep. 755: Intermediate Mass Black Holes
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaMNrTyBIWk Streamed live on May 5, 2025. Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay. There are stellar-mass and sup...
Travelers in the Night Eps. 791 & 792: A Fireball and Its Gifts & Closest Approaching Comet
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Ar...
Cheap Astronomy - Dear Cheap Astro #117: The Dark Side
10 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Steve Nerlich. Stumbling around in the dark again. What is the latest on dark matter? Well, there's not much new to report here. The nature ...
EVSN - Astronomers Discover 63 Galaxies in Protocluster
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From October 29, 2021. (Halloween) Astronomers researching the G237 protocluster find 63 galaxies within, all producing stars and more galaxies at a h...
Awesome Astronomy - AstroCamp Spring 2025!
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Hill and Dr. Jenifer "Dr. Dust" Millard host. Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce. We come at you with all the fun of Astr...
Big Impact Astronomy - Kevin Govender
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Kevin Govender is the director of the Office of Astronomy for Development and the joint recipient of the Edinburgh Medal together with the Interna...
Ask A Spaceman Ep. 247: Is There Any Other Way to Make Black Holes?
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do we explain the giant black holes appearing in the young Universe? Is it possible to directly collapse a black hole, skipping the formation of s...
Astronomy Cast Ep. 754: K2-18b
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z34YkwKA6N0 Streamed live on Apr 28, 2025. Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay You've heard the news! Astrono...
Travelers in the Night Eps. 789 & 790: Asteroid With A Tail & Vivian's Debut
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Ar...
Last Minute Astronomer - May Episode
03 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I'm Rob, your Last Minute Astronomer, bringing astronomy to normies and nerds, with little time to spare. We'll start by talking about this month's bi...
EVSN - Federal Budget Cuts: An Extinction-level Event
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From April 24, 2025. This week we look at how the elimination of science programs, projects, datasets, and funding may be shaping into an extinction-l...
Actual Astronomy - The Observer's Calendar for May
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. [email protected] Episode 480: May 2 - Vesta at Opposition Ma...
Guide to Space - What Does It Take To Be An Astronaut?
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bak4yy3OwyY Hosted by Fraser Cain. From November 30, 2015. What does it take to have the "Right Stuff" to become an ...
H'ad Astra Historia - Ep. 204: Interstellar Part 2
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're continuing our talk with Voyager Deputy Project Scientist Dr. Jamie Rankin and learning about all things interstellar, from not only the t...
Astronomy Cast Ep. 753: Why is the Moon's South Pole So Interesting?
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1wdW0-lNtc Streamed live on Apr 21, 2025. I'm sure you've heard that all eyes are on the Moon's southern pole. This i...
Travelers in the Night Eps. 787 & 788: Far Out & 100 Years of Wilderness
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Ar...
The Cosmic Savannah - Ep. 68: Untangling the Origins of Polar Ring Galaxies
26 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Dr. Jacinta Delhaize & Dr. Tshiamiso Makwela. From November 23, 2023. This week Dr. Nathan Deg returns to The Cosmic Savannah to discuss pol...
EVSN - Magnetar Exhibits Bizarre Behavior, Identity Crisis
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From February 3, 2021. A radio-loud magnetar first observed in March 2020 suffered an apparent identity crisis, behaving like a pulsar until gradually...
Awesome Astronomy - NASA's Going Nuclear!
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCqg3NIwbHE Hosted by Ralph Wilkins. From Feb 3, 2023. Nuclear powered rockets are about to become a reality opening u...
Big Impact Astronomy - Jamal Mimouni
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jamal Mimouni takes us on an astronomy journey through Africa starting with his long-standing, active group in Algeria. Dr. Mimouni is an Alger...
Ask A Spaceman Ep. 246: What is Stephen Hawking's Legacy?
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you measure the impact of a scientist? Does Stephen Hawking compare to Newton or Einstein? What were his contributions to black holes, the big ...
Astronomy Cast Ep. 752: Should We Go to the Moon or Mars Next?
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTCFrv-2O0A Streamed live on Apr 16, 2025. Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay There is an ongoing debate on ...
Travelers in the Night Eps. 785 & 786: Secret Asteroid Mission & Comet 31
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Ar...
ASTROMAN: The Dark Sky Guardian - Astrrophotography Tips for Astronomy Beginners
19 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"ASTROMAN: the Dark Sky Guardian" is a podcast channel that aims to explore popular science in multiple disciplines and research on interdisciplinary ...
EVSN - From the Beginning of the Universe to the Beginning of Spring, it's All Science
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From April 9, 2025. Let's take a fast-paced journey through all that's new in space and astronomy, including dark energy news, the death of supersymme...
Actual Astronomy - The Skies Over the Southern Ocean
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. [email protected] The Actual Astronomy Podcast episode 474 pr...
Deep Astronomy - Jobs In Astronomy: Do You Really Need a Degree?
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Dru_x0SeYs Streamed live on Feb 2, 2023. Hosted by Tony Darnell. It's not surprising that there's a lot of interest i...
Guide To Space - Venus Could Have Supported Life For Billions Of Years
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB4XzrEv9dU From Sep 24, 2019. First Habitable Planet In The Solar System? After decades of research, including mult...
Astronomy Cast Ep. 751: Vacuum Energy
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBJ4LBFxqb8 Streamed live on Apr 7, 2025. Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay. Even empty space isn't empty. ...
Travelers in the Night Eps. 783 & 784: Kacper's Centaur & Josh's Two PHAs
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Ar...
NOIR Lab - DESI's Year 3 Results
12 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Rob Sparks. Description: The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) at Kitt Peak National Observatory has been collecting spectra of mi...
EVSN - Space is Hard: IM2 Failure, Starship 8 Explosion, Mars Sample Return Delays & More
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Published on April 9, 2025. Let's take a fast-paced journey through all that's new in space and astronomy, including new results from Perseverance Rov...
Cheap Astronomy - Implausible Engineering Episode 4: Asteroids & Time Machines. Again.
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Something Stupid. Episode 4a: Space mining Most of the contents of the periodic table are available in atomic or molecular form across the solar syste...
Awesome Astronomy - April Part 1
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Hill and Dr. Jenifer "Dr. Dust" Millard host. Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce. Episode 154. Has NASA been Trumped? We ...
Ask A Spaceman Ep. 245: What Made the Moon?
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why is the moon so special? Why do we think a giant impact created it? Why didn't the same thing happen to other planets? I discuss these questions an...
Astronomy Cast Ep. 750: Supernova Early Warning System
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEugVwlTunc Streamed live on Mar 31, 2025. Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay When enormous stars detonate a...
Travelers in the Night Eps. 781 & 782: Comet C.2023 V5 (Leonard) & Probing The Cosmic Web
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Ar...
Last Minute Astronomy - April 2025 Edition
05 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I'm Rob Webb, your Last Minute Astronomer, bringing astronomy to normies and nerds, with little time to spare. April of 2025 brings us the annual L...
EVSN - The Book of Mars, Star Formation, & More
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From March 13, 2025. Let's take a fast-paced journey thru all that's new in space and astronomy, including DESI takes a census of central black holes,...
Actual Astronomy - The Observer's Calendar for April
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. [email protected] The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents The O...
Big Impact Astronomy - Ron Rosano Interview
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ron Rosano flew into space on a suborbital flight with Virgin Galactic on October 6, 2023, and has pursued a passion of space travel and astronomy out...
Exoplanet Radio - TRAPPIST-1e: The Most Habitable Exoplanet
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From September 13, 2023. TRAPPIST-1e is a rocky, close-to-Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone around the ultra-cool dwarf star TR...
Astronomy Cast Ep. 749: Dark Energy Changing Over Time
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MimmxUqg05Q Streamed live on Mar 24, 2025. Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay The Hubble Tension is a vexing...
Travelers in the Night Eps. 313E & 314E: Greg's Destination & Whoppers
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Ar...
UNAWE Space Scoop - Teenage Galaxy Found Hiding in a Cosmic Nursery
29 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Telescopes are, in a way, time-travel machines to the distant past & faraway galaxies. The speed of light is the Universe's speed limit. Forget that 5...
EVSN - Star Formation Occurs in Competitive Environment
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From April 21, 2021. A survey of the stellar nursery in the Orion Nebula Cluster provides evidence that stars compete for material and their size depe...
H'Ad Astra Historia Ep. 203: Interstellar Part 1
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's guest: Dr. Jamie Rankin, Voyager Deputy Project Scientist, talks with us today about all things Interstellar. She is also an Associate Resea...
Guide to Space - Should We Fly to Another Star Soon? Or Wait for Better Technology to Come Along?
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXtYUawd4AY From Feb 14, 2020. Hosted by Fraser Cain. It's hard to really wrap your mind around the vast distances bet...
Cheap Astronomy - Implausible Engineering, Ep. 3: We All Need Some Space
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Steve Nerlich. A. Interstellar Travel. There is so much imagined interstellar flitting about in star trek, wars etc, that it seems almost in...
Astronomy Cast Ep. 748: Fast Radio Bursts
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFC408k3RmE Streamed live on Mar 17, 2025. Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay. For the briefest of moments, ...
Ask A Spaceman - Ep. 240: Does the Great Filter Explain Why We're Alone?
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is the Fermi Paradox? How rare is non-intelligent vs intelligent life? What are the challenges a species must overcome to colonize the galaxy? Wh...
Travelers in the Night Eps. 311E & 312E: Comet Johnson & Space Salsa
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Ar...
Cosmic Savannah Ep. 67: A Stroll to the Edge of the Universe
22 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Dr. Jacinta Delhaize & Dr. Tshiamiso Makwela. In this "unplugged" episode, we hear from our own! New host Dr. Tshiamiso Makwela tells us ...
EVSN - Overlooked Exoplanet Found by Citizen Scientists
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From December 10, 2021. Using data provided by the Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 citizen science project, volunteers found a possible large planet or brow...
Actual Astronomy - A History of Planetary Motion
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. [email protected] The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents A His...
Big Impact Astronomy - Olayinka Fagbemiro
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Mike Simmons. In this episode of #BigImpactAstronomy, Mike Simmons talks with Olayinka Fagbemiro about her inspiring work bringing STEM educ...
Ask A Spaceman Ep. 244: What's the Most Important Wavelength in All Astronomy?
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is 21-cm radiation? What (and who) produces it? What causes it, and what does it tell us about the universe? I discuss these questions and more i...