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The 365 Days of AstronomyAstronomy Cast Ep. 759: The Commercial Space Programhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clLLqzWyT-Q Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay Streamed live on Jun 9, 2025. Humanity has turned its focus back to the Moon, sending a fleet of spacecraft to the lunar surface. Some are run by the government, but there’s a whole new group of commercial landers bearing instruments to the lunar surface. Is this the future of lunar exploration? Space used to be a place occupied by government-funded and military missions, but today, we're seeing the rise... and fall (somersault, crash, and explosion) of missions wi...
2025-06-1635 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyTravelers in the Night Eps. 313E & 314E: Greg’s Destination & WhoppersDr. 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 winter storm hit Mt. Lemmon, Arizona closing access to the observatory by blowing over trees and producing large snow drifts. After the Mountain Operations Crew cleared the road, my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Greg Leonard was able to make his way to the top and discover an asteroid which could be visited by human astronauts. Greg's new 120 foot diameter space rock, named 2017...
2025-03-3006 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyEVSN - Star Formation Occurs in Competitive EnvironmentFrom April 21, 2021. A survey of the stellar nursery in the Orion Nebula Cluster provides evidence that stars compete for material and their size depends on what they gather rather than their initial core size. Plus, NASA mission updates, fast radio bursts, neutron stars, visible novae, and mountain building in the Andes. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends an...
2025-03-2822 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyH’Ad Astra Historia Ep. 203: Interstellar Part 1Today’s guest: Dr. Jamie Rankin, Voyager Deputy Project Scientist, talks with us today about all things Interstellar. She is also an Associate Research Scholar and Lecturer in Space Physics at Princeton University. NASA-JPL continues to communicate with both Voyagers 1 and 2 as they explore interstellar space. Closer to home, IBEX and three soon-to-be-launched new spacecraft study the protective bubble of our star system from the inside, while also investigating our star’s ever-changing effect on Earth. H’ad astra historia is the official podcast for the Historical Astronomy Division of the American Astronomical Society. We’re here to...
2025-03-2736 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyGuide to Space - Should We Fly to Another Star Soon? Or Wait for Better Technology to Come Along?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 between stars. The fastest spacecraft ever launched into an interstellar trajectory right now is Voyager 1. If it was directed at the nearest star, it would take tens of thousands of years to make the journey across the interstellar gulf. Even so, groups like Breakthrough Starshot and Icarus Interstellar are working on plans right now to try and send spacecraft to other stars, ideally wit...
2025-03-2611 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyCheap Astronomy - Implausible Engineering, Ep. 3: We All Need Some SpaceHosted by Steve Nerlich. A. Interstellar Travel. There is so much imagined interstellar flitting about in star trek, wars etc, that it seems almost inevitable it will all really happen one day. That is, that we might set off from Earth in the morning and arrive at Alpha Centauri system in time for tea. It’s only 4.3 light years away after all. B. Space Colony. A standard theme of science fiction and science forecasting is that we’ll establish space colonies one day. This is certainly possible, if not likely, but ther...
2025-03-2516 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAstronomy Cast Ep. 748: Fast Radio Burstshttps://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, some dead stars can flash brighter than their entire galaxy (in Radio light) and then live to do it again and again. It’s time for an update on fast radio bursts, a phenomenon we’ve only known about for a few decades. In this time astronomers have learned a tremendous amount them. They’re not solved, but we’re getting closer! SUPPORTED...
2025-03-2428 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAsk A Spaceman - Ep. 240: Does the Great Filter Explain Why We’re Alone?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? Where is everybody? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/pmsutter All episodes: http://www.AskASpaceman.com Follow on X: https://x.com/PaulMattSutter Read a book: http://www.pmsutter/book Keep those questions about space, science, astronomy, astrophysics, physics, and cosmolo...
2025-03-2328 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyTravelers in the Night Eps. 311E & 312E: Comet Johnson & Space SalsaDr. 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: - Comet C2/2015 V2 Johnson was discovered by my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Jess Johnson on November 3, 2015. It travels on a hyperbolic path around the Sun which is highly inclined to the plane where the planets and most of the asteroids travel. Jess's comet's path takes it from deep space into the inner solar system slightly further from the Sun than the planet Mars...
2025-03-2306 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyCosmic Savannah Ep. 67: A Stroll to the Edge of the UniverseHosted by Dr. Jacinta Delhaize & Dr. Tshiamiso Makwela. In this “unplugged” episode, we hear from our own! New host Dr. Tshiamiso Makwela tells us about her research and we introduce you to our new podcast manager, Francois Campher. Tshiamiso (Tshia) discusses her work in the field of Astronomy Education Research. She asks us “how big is big” and “how far is far”? Tshia explains why these concepts so difficult, yet so important, to comprehend. Tshia is a post-doc researcher at the University of Cape Town (UCT). She is part of the...
2025-03-221h 01
The 365 Days of AstronomyEVSN - Overlooked Exoplanet Found by Citizen ScientistsFrom December 10, 2021. Using data provided by the Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 citizen science project, volunteers found a possible large planet or brown dwarf orbiting its star at a distance of more than 1,600 astronomical units. Plus, NASA launches the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer, and we review Ghostbusters: Afterlife. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to...
2025-03-2121 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyActual Astronomy - A History of Planetary MotionHosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. actualastronomy@gmail.com The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents A History of Planetary Motion. In this episode we are joined again by Dave Chapman. Dave will review the history of our understanding of planetary motion, from prehistoric times and antiquity to the present day. He covers the contributions of Mesopotamians, The Greeks, Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, Galileo, Newton, Halley, Lagrange, Laplace, Gauss, Le Verrier, Galle, Einstein, and Bretagnon. He concludes that our knowledge has progressed immensely, but in a way, we have come full circle!
2025-03-201h 03
The 365 Days of AstronomyBig Impact Astronomy - Olayinka FagbemiroHosted by Mike Simmons. In this episode of #BigImpactAstronomy, Mike Simmons talks with Olayinka Fagbemiro about her inspiring work bringing STEM education to underserved communities in Nigeria. From IDP camps to classrooms, she’s empowering young minds—especially girls—to see a future in science. (From the Karman Project) Olayinka Fagbemiro has dedicated over 17 years to advancing space science and technology as the Chief Scientific Officer at the Nigerian Space Agency. She currently leads the Space Education Outreach Unit and is a vital member of the Planning, Policy, and Research team.
2025-03-1957 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAsk A Spaceman Ep. 244: What’s the Most Important Wavelength in All Astronomy?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 in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/pmsutter All episodes: http://www.AskASpaceman.com Follow on X: https://x.com/PaulMattSutter Read a book: http://www.pmsutter/book Keep those questions about space, science, astronomy, astrophysics, physics, and cosmology coming to #AskASpaceman for COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE OF TIME AND SPACE! Big...
2025-03-1829 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAstronomy Cast Ep. 747: Rogue Planetshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evnwMG85VeY Streamed live on Mar 10, 2025. Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay Most planets orbit stars. That’s the rule, right? Well, maybe not. In fact the vast majority of planets could be floating freely through the Milky Way. Today we’re gonna talk about rogue planets. Sometimes planets just go rogue. Let's learn about planets living free from stars. Show Notes: Earth's Dust Storms Mars' Global Dust Storms Dust Storms on Titan Pote...
2025-03-1729 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyTravelers in the Night Eps. 309E & 310E: The Heat Is On & Near NeighborDr. 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: - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has published an extensive data based review, analysis, and summary of the Earth's Climate. 2016 was hotter than 2015 which was hotter than 2014. 2016 is the warmest year the Earth has been in the more than 180 years of record keeping. Overall in 2016 the whole Earth was 1.8 F above the 1951-1980 average. The Arctic in 2016 was 7.2F higher than it was...
2025-03-1606 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAstroman: The Dark Sky Guardian - Observing the Beauty of the Night Sky With Stargazing Manner“ASTROMAN: the Dark Sky Guardian” is a podcast channel that aims to explore popular science in multiple disciplines and research on interdisciplinary approaches, such as sustainability, dark-sky protection, astrophotography, space exploration, astronomy innovation, inclusive science communication, and STEAM Education by integrating science and arts. Exodus CL Sit, also known as the ASTROMAN, is a transmedia astronomy educator, popular science author, STEAM educator, and science communicator in Hong Kong. He is recently the National Astronomy Education Coordinator (Chair of Hong Kong, China) of the International Astronomical Union and President of Starrix. He was also an International Commi...
2025-03-1509 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyEVSN - Aquatic Planets Like Earth’s Could Abound in Milky WayFrom March 10, 2021. A new study examines the formation of rocky worlds from dust particles containing ice and carbon, increasing the possibility that our own Milky Way galaxy could be filled with aquatic planets similar to Earth. Plus, a simulation of the Milky Way-Andromeda collision and an overview of asteroid Apophis. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and se...
2025-03-1422 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyCosmic Perspective - Vatican Astronomer, Brother Guy ConsolmagnoHosted by Andy Poniros. From Wikipedia: “Brother Guy J. Consolmagno, SJ (born September 19, 1952), is an American research astronomer, physicist, religious brother, director of the Vatican Observatory, and President of the Vatican Observatory Foundation. His research is centered on the connections between meteorites and asteroids, and the origin and evolution of small bodies in the Solar System. In addition to over 40 refereed scientific papers, he has co-authored several books on astronomy for the popular market, which have been translated into multiple languages. During 1996, he took part in the Antar...
2025-03-1356 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAwesome Astronomy - March Part 1: Paranal Problems: Light Pollution at the VLTPaul Hill and Dr. Jenifer “Dr. Dust” Millard host. Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce. It looks as though the European Southern Observatory is caught in an American light pollution pincer…starlink above and now the threat of an American industrial complex as a neighbour. Is this the end? We have eclipse news, launch round up and the usual inane chatter from Jeni & Paul. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: htt...
2025-03-121h 08
The 365 Days of AstronomyExoplanet Radio - Life in Terminator ZonesFrom September 12, 2023. Hosted by Tony Darnell. Based on our experience here on Earth, we know life here to be tenacious and ubiquitous. Even in the harshest climates, if we look hard enough, we can usually find some sort of life there. We are hoping the same is true on worlds around other stars, and recent research has begun looking into the question of whether life on other worlds could exist in the most inhospitable environs: the terminator zone of tidally locked planets. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days o...
2025-03-1106 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAstronomy Cast Ep. 18: Black Holes Big & Smallhttps://www.astronomycast.com/archive/ From January 8, 2007. We’re finally ready to deal with the topic you’ve all been waiting for: Schwarzschild swirlers, Chandrasekhar crushers, ol’ matter manglers, sucking singularities… You might know them as black holes. Join us as we examine how black holes form, what they consume, and just how massive they can get. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Shar...
2025-03-1027 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyTravelers in the Night Eps. 307E & 308E: Asteroids 2016 & Suddenly BrightDr. 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: From October 2024. - 2016 was another record year for asteroid hunters during which we discovered 1,894 new Earth approaching objects. My team, the NASA funded, Catalina Sky Survey, led the pack with 931 Near Earth Asteroid discoveries. - An example that a relatively large space rock can approach the Earth suddenly started with what appeared as a bright star moving across the images...
2025-03-0906 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyNOIR Lab - The Largest Radio Jet In the Early UniverseMaking use of the Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, astronomers have characterized the largest-ever early-Universe radio jet. Historically, such large radio jets have remained elusive in the distant Universe. In this podcast, Dr. Anniek Gloudemans discusses how this object was discovered, the follow up observations and what we have learned about radio jets in the early Universe. Bios: - Rob Sparks is in the Communications, Education and Engagement group at NSF’s NOIRLab in Tucson, Arizona. - Anniek Gloudemans is a postdoctoral fellow at NOIRLab working on u...
2025-03-0812 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyEVSN - Temperatures That KillFrom February 19, 2025. Let's take a fast-paced journey thru all that's new in space and astronomy, including a potentially killer asteroid, a new look at the history of Earth's water, and a mini-quasi-moon, along with a deep dive into climate change, 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://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to...
2025-03-0736 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyActual Astronomy - Observer’s Calendar for MarchHosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. actualastronomy@gmail.com The Observer’s Calendar for March 2025 on Episode 472 of the Actual Astronomy podcast. I’m Chris and joining me is Shane. We are amateur astronomers who love looking up at the night sky and this podcast is for everyone who enjoys going out under the stars. March 4th is Pancake Tuesday March 5 - Moon 0.6-degrees N of Pleiades but 6-7 degrees E of M45 for us March 6 - Lunar X & V visible March 7 - Lun...
2025-03-0652 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyBig Impact Astronomy - John GoldsmithHosted by Mike Simmons. John Goldsmith is a prolific astrophotographer from WA, Western Australia. He has 35 years experience and was mentored by the late Akira Fujii. Mike Simmons is the founder of Astronomy for Equity ( https://bmsis.org/astro4equity/ ). Others on the team, including people around the world in astronomy and space exploration, authors and philosophers, designers and artists and more will be added as the website is developed. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. J...
2025-03-051h 02
The 365 Days of AstronomyAsk A Spaceman Ep. 243: So Is the Warp Drive Legit or Not?What is an Alcubierre warp drive? What would it take to make it work? Could it propel spacecraft even below the speed of light? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/pmsutter All episodes: http://www.AskASpaceman.com Follow on X: https://x.com/PaulMattSutter Read a book: http://www.pmsutter/book Keep those questions about space, science, astronomy, astrophysics, physics, and cosmology coming to #AskASpaceman for COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE OF TIME AND SPACE!
2025-03-0432 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAstronomy Cast Ep. 746: Dust Stormshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTaLgpL5NFI Streamed live Feb 24, 2025. We have dust storms on Earth and of course the famous dust storms on Mars. There are even dust storms on Titan. What causes these storms and how do they work differently on the worlds in the solar system. But what about the exoplanets? The bane of solar panels, humans, and robots, dust storms have a way of picking up steam (or at least dust) all over the solar system. Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. G...
2025-03-0329 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyTravelers in the Night Eps. 305E & 306E: Newborn Planets & MarrakechDr. 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: From October 2024. - The ALMA radio telescope located in the Atacama desert of northern Chile is able to see the faint millimeter wave length glow emitted by gas molecules and dust particles in the disk of material surrounding the very young star named HD 163296. This solar system in formation is located about 400 light years away in the constellation of Sagittarius. HD 162396's...
2025-03-0206 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyLast Minute Astronomer - March EpisodeMarch 2025 says goodbye to Saturn, welcomes a total lunar eclipse, and continues hanging out with the rest of the planets. Hi everybody, I’m Rob Webb, your Last Minute Astronomer, bringing astronomy to normies and nerds, with little time to spare. We’ll start by talking about this month’s big events, then highlight the naked eye planets, and finish up with the lunar phases, so you can plan ahead better than me. 14th - Total Lunar Eclipse 1:09am EST – Partial Eclipse Begins – Just look South to find the Full Moon, and watch as the Earth...
2025-03-0118 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyEVSN - Black Holes Can Clear Way For Star FormationFrom June 15, 2021. Contrary to the destructive role supermassive black holes are thought to play in the lives of stars, it turns out that certain types of galaxies benefit from black holes clearing the way and keeping star formation going. Plus, lightning at the edge of space, a landslide in the Himalayas, and an interview with Dr. Darby Dyar and Dr. David Grinspoon about the recent selection of three different Venus missions. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: ht...
2025-02-2826 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyH'ad Astra Historia Ep. 202: Say CheeseWe’re celebrating the 35th anniversary of the first and only Portrait of the Solar System, a series of images taken by Voyager 1 on 14 Feb 1990. Dr. Candice Hansen-Koharcheck tells the story behind this portrait. She and Dr. Linda Spilker also talk about their career-long friendship. Loretta Cannon (an AAS affiliate via Rose City Astronomers) is a science-and-word-nerd who really likes the stars. She quite enjoys working as HAD’s podcaster, bringing astronomy stories to you. Dr. Candice Hansen-Koharcheck: https://science.nasa.gov/people/candice-hansen/ and https://www.psi.edu/staff/prof...
2025-02-2740 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyCheap Astronomy - Dear CA #116: The UniverseOur very big home. Dear Cheap Astronomy – Just why? Asking why the Universe is doesn’t have to be a spiritual inquiry into purpose. We can look across the Universe and observe that things happen in very predictable patterns, following determinable and repeatable pathways of cause and effect which are always in the general direction of increasing entropy. Dear Cheap Astronomy – Will we ever make contact with aliens in another star system? Here at Cheap Astronomy, we don’t think astronauts, taikonauts or any nauts will ever be exploring other worlds in perso...
2025-02-2614 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAwesome Astronomy - February Part 1Paul Hill and Dr. Jenifer “Dr. Dust” Millard host. Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce. The world veers towards madness, asteroids threaten destruction and Gaia is no more. But the planets are putting on a show and Pluto is 95, so that’s alright… We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to the...
2025-02-251h 00
The 365 Days of AstronomyAstronomy Cast Ep. 745: How We Know If Asteroids Will Attackhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD47H6ZKbxo Streamed live Feb 20, 2025. I’m sure you’ve heard the news, asteroid 2024 YR4 has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032. How do astronomers discover these dangerous asteroids, measure their future impact risk and track the changes over time? When should we panic? New asteroids are found every day, and every day we learn that those asteroids don't have any murderous intentions. But how do we learn that? In this episode we dig into asteroid orbital determination. Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. G...
2025-02-2430 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyTravelers in the Night Eps. 303E & 304E: Dust Stories & Big SplashDr. 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 From September & October 2024. Today's 2 topics: - Collect your own beautiful micro-meteorite sample. It is estimated that several hundred thousand pounds of left over particles from the formation of our solar system enters the Earth's atmosphere every day with perhaps 10% of the of the total reaching the surface of our home planet. The individual grains of cosmic dust or micro-meteorites as they are a...
2025-02-2306 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyThe Cosmic Savannah - Ep. 66: Meertime Mysteries – Pulsars & PrizesHosted by Dr. Jacinta Delhaize, Dr. Tshiamiso Makwela & Dr. Daniel Cunnama. From October 19, 2023. Professor Matthew Bailes returns to discuss his recent work on Pulsars as well as his thoughts and feelings on winning the 2023 Shaw Prize for the discovery of Fast Radio Bursts. Professor Matthew Bailes is an astrophysicist from the Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing at Swinburne University of Technology and the Director of OzGrav. His work primarily focuses on millisecond pulsars and detecting Fast Radio Bursts. Professor Bailes was awarded the 2023 Shaw Prize in Astronomy along with D...
2025-02-2253 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyEVSN - Moons May Be Beneficial to Life Beyond EarthFrom February 4, 2022. New simulations find that to form a moon with a similar size ratio to our own system, certain types of planets are needed. And that type of moon-planet system could then be beneficial to the rise of life on the planet. Plus, a Starlink launch, puffy planets, and training astronauts underwater for spacewalks. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the po...
2025-02-2119 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyActual Astronomy - Naked Eye AstronomyHosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. actualastronomy@gmail.com - About 6,000 stars are visible to the unaided eye and some even in the day - Eric Saw eta Cassiopeia in the Calgary Centre 14-inch they retrofitted - Milky Way - Walter Scott Houston - Shadows - What’s the faintest thing you can see? - Moon - TWS - Copernicus? Libration 15:32 Young Moon Record - Planets - Jupiter's Satellites. - Belt of Venus - Crepuscular Rays / Heat Lighting / Noc...
2025-02-201h 02
The 365 Days of AstronomyBig Impact Astronomy - Dr. Joyful MdhluliDr. Joyful Elma Mdhluli is a Fellow at The Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD). The OAD is a joint project of the International Astronomical Union and the NRF, with the support of the Department of Science and Innovation, and is operated by NRF-SAAO. Dr. Mdhluli also received funding from the NRF for her Master’s and PhD studies. Mike Simmons is the founder of Astronomy for Equity ( https://bmsis.org/astro4equity/ ). Others on the team, including people around the world in astronomy and space exploration, authors and philosophers, designers and artists and more wil...
2025-02-1936 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAsk A Spaceman - Ep. 242: Are There Invisible Stars in the Universe?What is an axion? How could axions make a star, and what does that have to do with dark matter? What would these stars look like? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/pmsutter All episodes: http://www.AskASpaceman.com Follow on X: https://x.com/PaulMattSutter Read a book: http://www.pmsutter/book Keep those questions about space, science, astronomy, astrophysics, physics, and cosmology coming to #AskASpaceman for COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE OF TIME AND...
2025-02-1835 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAstronomy Cast Ep. 744: Lunar Timehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1otvUdIYe8 Streamed live on Feb 10, 2025. What time is it? OK, fine, what time is it on the Moon? The Moon orbits the Earth, so it doesn’t fall into a specific time zone. Also, there’s lower gravity on the surface of the Moon, which changes the rate that clocks tick. Well… It’s time to introduce Lunar Time. When are you when you are on the Moon? Researchers are putting together definitions! Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay SUPP...
2025-02-1732 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyTravelers in the Night Eps. 301E & 302E: WOW! What a Ride & Dangerous CometDr. 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: From September 2024. - It's a good thing this one will miss Earth. Riding the surface of the asteroid that my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Richard Kowalski recently discovered would be an incredible experience. - Protection against a comet strike is worth considering. Every year, if we are lucky, several comets can come close enough for the Sun to w...
2025-02-1606 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyASTROMAN: The Dark Sky Guardian - Preserving Our Night Sky Through Dark Sky Initiatives“ASTROMAN: the Dark Sky Guardian” is a podcast channel that aims to explore popular science in multiple disciplines and research on interdisciplinary approaches, such as sustainability, dark-sky protection, astrophotography, space exploration, astronomy innovation, inclusive science communication, and STEAM Education by integrating science and arts. Exodus CL Sit, also known as the ASTROMAN, is a transmedia astronomy educator, popular science author, STEAM educator, and science communicator in Hong Kong. He is recently the National Astronomy Education Coordinator (Chair of Hong Kong, China) of the International Astronomical Union and President of Starrix. He was also an International Commi...
2025-02-1509 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyEVSN - Craters in Northern Canada Offer Clues to TitanFrom June 17, 2021. New research presented at the Workshop on Terrestrial Analogs for Planetary Exploration used the Haughton impact crater in Arctic Canada as a potential analog for impact craters on Titan, one of the targets of the upcoming Dragonfly mission. Plus, giant spinning structures, the slowing of the Milky Way, a blinking star, and volcanoes here on Earth. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! ...
2025-02-1420 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyCheap Astronomy - Dear CA #115: The Next StepsTwo steps (at least). Hosted by Steve Nerlich. From June 25, 2024. Dear Cheap Astronomy – So what can you do with lunar regolith? Lunar regolith is readily available for use by space explorers, but just being available doesn’t mean it’s going to be useful. Nonetheless, there have been some interesting suggestions about what to do with it over the years since Apollo and now that we are in the Artemis era, this seems a good time to blow the moon-dust off some of those suggestions. Dear Cheap Astrono...
2025-02-1215 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyExoplanet Radio - Ep. 33: What is the Habitable Worlds Observatory?Hosted by Tony Darnell. From September 8, 2023. There’s no question that humanity is making fast progress in understanding, cataloging and classifying planets around other stars. So far we’ve found over five thousand five hundred of them. But let’s face it, we really want to know, maybe more than anything else, whether these planets have any life on them and whether they are habitable for us to, maybe, live on. Finding habitable worlds has been a driving passion since we first learned there were other planets out there, and to find th...
2025-02-1106 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAstronomy Cast Ep. 743: What Else Can We Learn From Gravitational Waves?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fwPjPZXAuc Streamed live on Feb 3, 2025. Just a few years ago LIGO detected the first direct evidence of gravitational waves coming from colliding black holes. And there you have it. Boom! Black holes collide! But that wasn’t all we learned from gravitational waves, nor will we learn. Sure, the masses of merging black holes are nice to know, but what else can we learn from gravitational black holes? Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay SUPPORTED BY YOU! Th...
2025-02-1032 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyTravelers in the Night Eps. 299 & 300: Caves of Mars & Lost and FoundDr. 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: - Aug 27, 2024. Presently the surface of Mars is very dry and any liquid water that reaches it quickly boils away since the martian atmospheric pressure is what you could experience in your space suit 30 to 50 miles above the Earth's surface. However, since the martian gravity is about 1/3 that of the Earth, its crust is less dense and more porous than what we...
2025-02-0906 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyNOIR Lab - 25 Years of the Gemini International ObservatoryThe Gemini International Observatory consists of two 8.1 meter telescopes located in Hawai’i and Chile. These telescopes have been at the cutting edge of astronomy research since their inception. Gemini Observatory is currently celebrating its 25th anniversary. This podcast takes a look at the first 25 years of Gemini Observatory and looks ahead to the future. Rob Sparks is in the Communications, Education and Engagement group at NSF’s NOIRLab in Tucson, Arizona. Links: Gemini Observatory: https://www.gemini.edu/ NOIRLab social media channels can be found at: h...
2025-02-0811 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyEVSN - Cool Worlds, Exploding Stars, & An Asteroid That Missed EarthFrom August 20, 2020. Join us today as we look at how citizen science helped discover 100 cool worlds nearby. Then we examine evidence that exploding stars may have contributed to a mass extinction on Earth. Speaking of mass extinctions, an asteroid narrowly missed our planet last weekend. Because 2020. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to...
2025-02-0712 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyActual Astronomy - The Observer’s Calendar for FebruaryHosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. actualastronomy@gmail.com The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents The Observer’s Calendar for February 2025. In this episode we talk about what you can see in the February 2025 night sky. This month we focus on all the planets you can see, rays and craters on the Moon as well as a few deep sky objects you might see on a winter vacation. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just...
2025-02-0640 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyBig Impact Astronomy - Cosmic Webs and Hands-On Learning with Mark NeyrickHosted by Mike Simmons. - Mark Neyrick, cosmologist and research scientist at Blue Marble Space Institute, explains the cosmic web of galaxies and matter, and how this large-scale structure mirrors branching structures in nature, like trees and rivers. He discusses the artistic and educational method of using origami and tactile models to teach complex cosmological concepts, making science more accessible and memorable. - Origami models make cosmic webs tangible! By folding paper and fabric, Mark illustrates how dark matter forms cosmic filaments, offering a hands-on approach to understanding the universe’s structure. ...
2025-02-0539 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAsk A Spaceman - Could We Travel to Parallel Universes?Where do parallel universes exist? Could we use wormholes to travel to them? What does time travel have to do with all this? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/pmsutter All episodes: http://www.AskASpaceman.com Follow on X: https://x.com/PaulMattSutter Read a book: http://www.pmsutter/book Keep those questions about space, science, astronomy, astrophysics, physics, and cosmology coming to #AskASpaceman for COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE OF TIME AND SPACE!
2025-02-0434 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAstronomy Cast Ep. 742: Atmospheric Gravity Waveshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voStvJmLZis Streamed live on Jan 27, 2025. Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay Gravity Waves ... not gravitational waves ... move atmospheres and make pretty clouds. Have you ever looked up into the sky and seen bizarre cloud formations that look like waves on the ocean? These are gravity waves. Not to be confused with gravitational waves, and they’re caused by a balance of buoyancy and gravity. And of course these have been seen across the solar system. SUPPORTED BY YOU This...
2025-02-0329 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyTravelers in the Night Eps. 297E & 298E: Weird Centaur & Psyche WaterDr. 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 From August 2024. Today's 2 topics: - Richard Kowalski discovered 2016 WM48, a Centaur. Centaurs are named after the mythical beasts which were half human and half horse perhaps because they have characteristics of both asteroids and comets. 2016 WM48, is about a mile in diameter. We don't know if it has rings, tiny moons, or a gas cloud surrounding it as some other Centaurs do. 2016 WM48 must h...
2025-02-0206 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyLast Minute Astronomer - February EpisodeHosted by Rob Webb. Full text available at the Cosmos Safari Blog. February 2025 is a phenomenal continuation of January’s planetary-ness! You’ll get chances to see all the planets before going to bed and a conjunction of Mercury & Saturn. Hi everybody, 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 big events, then highlight the naked eye planets, and finish up with the lunar phases, so you can plan ahead better than...
2025-02-0112 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyEVSN - Space Stories of JoyFrom January 24, 2025. It's the kind of week where we feel the need to put joy into the world, and we've made the decision to just find stories to bring a smile and share them with you. And also rockets, we're bringing you all the rocket news. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to...
2025-01-3134 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyCosmic Perspective - The Springfield Telescope Makers, 100 Years YoungSponsored and hosted by Andy Poniros. From the Annual Springfield Telescope Makers Stellafane Convention Tara Roberts Zabriskie discusses the filming of her Springfield Telescope Makers Documentary & several STM members (Tom Spirock, Phil Rounseville, Katie Shusdock, Dave Groski and Dave Kelly) discuss their personal experiences as STM, the history of the club & the Stellafane convention, & how this passionate group of individuals has been bringing telescope making to the public for 100 years. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://ww...
2025-01-3059 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyBig Impact Astronomy - Diversity, Equity, & Science Fiction with Jörg Matthias DetermannHosted by Mike Simmons. - Dr. Jörg Matthias Determann discusses his role as a historian of science, with a focus on biology, astronomy, and astrobiology, emphasizing diversity, equity, and inclusion within astronomy. - He highlights the universal appeal of astronomy and how it connects all cultures under the same sky, while acknowledging barriers in elite academic circles. - **Highlight:** *Science fiction as a tool for inclusivity:* Jörg explores how science fiction inspires broad audiences, bridging gaps between elite sciences and marginalized groups. Mike Simmons is the founder of...
2025-01-2953 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAwesome Astronomy - Venus. Twinned with Milton KeynesPaul Hill and Dr. Jenifer “Dr. Dust” Millard host. Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce. Episode 151! Happy New Year! This month we talk about an new climate history for Venus, a new origin story for Mars’ moons and we chat about the new potential head of NASA… We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friend...
2025-01-2840 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAstronomy Cast Ep. 741: Technosignatureshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYSMx0Fm9CU Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay Streamed live on Jan 20, 2025. Pollution will ultimately give away a society. SUPPORTED BY YOU This Episode is made possible thanks to our Patrons on Patreon. Join at the Galaxy Group level or higher to be listed in our YouTube videos. Thanks to: Andrew Poelstra, BogieNet, Brian Cagle, David, David Truog, Ed, Gerhard, Schwarzer, Jeanette Wink, Siggi Kemmler, Stephen Veit We've added a new way...
2025-01-2734 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyTravelers in the Night Eps. 779 & 780: What If An Asteroid is About To Impact Earth? & Scary Space RockDr. 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 From January 2024. Today's 2 topics: - A research project whoes goal is to explore if it would be possible, on short notice, to pulverize a small asteroid so that it would not enter the Earth’s atmosphere as a single object perhaps saving humanity from an very expensive sonic boom. - My Catalina Sky Survey teammate David Rankin was being filmed and interviewed by...
2025-01-2606 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyThe Cosmic Savannah - Ep. 65: Zombies of the CosmosHosted by Dr. Jacinta Delhaize, Dr. Tshiamiso Makwela & Dr. Daniel Cunnama. This is a re-run of episode 29 of The Cosmic Savannah in anticipation of an upcoming interview with Prof Matthew Bailes so all our listeners can get up to speed about everything to do with Neutron Stars! We are firstly joined by Prof. Matthew Bailes from the Centre for Astrophysics and Super computing at Australia’s Swinburne University of Technology. Matthew is a world expert on pulsars and the Director of the “OzGrav” ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery. Ma...
2025-01-2552 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyEVSN - New Pieces Placed in Milky Way Formation & Evolution PuzzleFrom November 17, 2020. Two new papers examine how the Milky Way galaxy was formed and how it evolved. Plus, we take a look at stories on the prospects for life elsewhere in the cosmos and on fast radio bursts and supernovae. Finally, just what was the zero gravity indicator aboard the Crew-1 Dragon? We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your fr...
2025-01-2430 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyH’ad Astra Historia Ep. 201 – The 2025 HAD Osterbrock Book PrizeToday’s guest is Dr. Seb Falk is the recipient of HAD’s 2025 Osterbrock Prize for his book “The Light Ages: the Surprising Story of Medieval Science”. His exceptionally well-written book takes the reader on a learning journey with the 14th century Benedictine monk John Westwyk who, at the end of his career in 1392, wrote an instructional manuscript in Middle English for an equatorie to compute a planet’s location. Originally discovered in 1951 and attributed to Chaucer, 30 years later the manuscript’s author was identified as Westwyk. Based on years of meticulous scholarly research, Falk teaches the reader detailed, and progressi...
2025-01-2347 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyBig Impact Astronomy - Inclusive Astronomy Outreach With Cesare Pagano & Andra StoicaInclusive astronomy outreach is possible with simple tools: Tactile sheets, 3D models, and balloons with star stickers are powerful resources for teaching astronomy to the blind, making the Universe accessible to all. - Cesare Pagano and Andra Stoica discuss their roles in the Inclusive Outreach sub-working group of the International Astronomical Union, focusing on making astronomy accessible to people with disabilities. - Andra Stoica explains how tools such as tactile sheets and 3D models allow visually impaired individuals to experience and understand astronomical concepts. Mike Simmons is the...
2025-01-2236 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAstronomy Cast Ep. 740: Sneaky Stars!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5H24hCeBsNI Streamed live on Jan 13, 2025. Why stars can’t be trusted! If you’re an astronomer you depend on accurate observations of stars, but there’s a problem. Stars are sneaky! Changing in size, brightness, color, they hide their chemistry, their age and even their companions from all but the cleverest observers. Stars explode precisely when they intend to. Betelgeuse took a brightness plunge, T CrB refused to go nova, and other failures to be predictable irk observers for good reasons. Let's talk about it.
2025-01-2030 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyTravelers in the Night Eps. 777 & 778: Psyche Bound & Two CometsDr. 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 From Dec ’23 & Jan ’24. Today's 2 topics: - The NASA Psyche Spacecraft will use a multispectral imager, gamma and neutron spectrometers, and other instruments to map, measure, and characterize an unknown weird world. - Matching his wife’s discovery of two comets on the same observing run seven years previously my Catalina Sky Survey team caption Carson Fuls discovered two comets on consecutive nights. They h...
2025-01-1906 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyASTROMAN: The Dark Sky Guardian - Light Pollution in Urban Cities“ASTROMAN: the Dark Sky Guardian” is a podcast channel that aims to explore popular science in multiple disciplines and research on interdisciplinary approaches, such as sustainability, dark-sky protection, astrophotography, space exploration, astronomy innovation, inclusive science communication, and STEAM Education by integrating science and arts. Exodus CL Sit, also known as the ASTROMAN, is a transmedia astronomy educator, popular science author, STEAM educator, and science communicator in Hong Kong. He is recently the National Astronomy Education Coordinator (Chair of Hong Kong, China) of the International Astronomical Union and President of Starrix. He was also an International Commi...
2025-01-1809 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyEVSN - Free-flowing Water On Ancient Mars? Not So Fast!From August 4, 2020. Join us today as we talk about newly released research that suggests the waters on ancient Mars were subglacial and not free-flowing. Also, a black hole goes dormant and star formation goes wild. Meanwhile, computer models show that unequal neutron stars colliding may cause a big “bang” that can be detected on Earth. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcas...
2025-01-1714 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyActual Astronomy - Listener Emails & Christmas PresentsHosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. actualastronomy@gmail.com Listener emails and Christmas Presents on Episode 466! The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents Listener Emails and Christmas Presents. We talk about several items listeners received as well as what other people are doing under the stars. We get emails from Alejandro, Adam, Stan, Chris K., another Chris and Tim. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com...
2025-01-1647 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyBig Impact Astronomy - Jean Pierre Grootaerd: Stars Shine for EveryoneHosted by Mike Simmons. **Jean Pierre Grootaerd (Belgium and the World) Stars Shine for Everyone: Global Telescope Outreach** - Jean-Pierre builds mounts for donated telescopes for education in developing countries. He partners with the International Astronomical Union to gift telescopes that inspire students worldwide. Follow the journey of telescopes from Belgium to classrooms around the world, sparking curiosity and wonder. Mike Simmons is the founder of Astronomy for Equity ( https://bmsis.org/astro4equity/ ). Others on the team, including people around the world in astronomy and space exploration, authors an...
2025-01-1551 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyExoplanet Radio - TESS's Breakthrough Discovery of Long-Period Exoplanets TOI 4600 b and cFron September 7, 2023. Hosted by Tony Darnell. Human beings have discovered over five thousand five hundred exoplanets. Over 80 percent of them have orbits shorter than 50 days which would place them at over twice as close to their star as Mercury is to the Sun. Some are even closer. Recent observations from TESS however have found one with an orbit of 82 days and another measured in hundreds of days. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patre...
2025-01-1406 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAstronomy Cast Ep. 739: Drones!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Dx59ue1pZo Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay Streamed live January 9, 2025. From little Ingenuity to the future Firefly and all our Earth Science fliers, let's look at the buzzy scientists. NASA’s Mars Ingenuity helicopter showed us how wonderful a flying science platform can be on another world. Soon there’ll be a helicopter flying on Titan, but there are many other flying robots that’ll be helping us with all our science needs. SUPPORTED BY YOU This Epi...
2025-01-1332 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyTravelers in the Night Eps. 775 & 776: 3 Close Approaches & Naming Asteroids and CometsDr. 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 From December 2023. Today's 2 topics: - During a six hour period three small space rocks passed through the Earth-Moon system. At discovery 2023 TO4 was in Pegasus, 2023 TD7 was in Aries , and 2023 TQ3 was in Eradanus. - Every year a significant number of comets and asteroids are discovered by amateur astronomers with modest equipment.Their reward is satisfaction and the right to name their d...
2025-01-1206 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyEVSN - End-Permian Extinction Lasted 10X Longer on Land Than in WaterFrom April 27, 2021. The biggest mass extinction event on Earth occurred at the end of the Permian period, resulting in the extinction of 95% of marine life and 80% of terrestrial life. Now, scientists have found that the terrestrial portion of the event lasted nearly ten times as long as the ocean version. Plus, a spaghettified star, the search for Moon Trees, all about Mars, and new works on dark matter and dark energy. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: ht...
2025-01-1024 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyApril Jubett - Listen to the Universehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxWwlwvcQDg&t=0s https://plus.nasa.gov/video/listen-to-the-universe/ From Jun 5, 2024. NASA is famous for beautiful space images, but did you know you can listen to them? Go behind the scenes with the team that creates “sonifications,” translations of data into sound, and learn how meaningful they are to people who are blind or low-vision. "Listen to the Universe" - Audio-described version for better accessibility Organization: NASA/ Marshall Space Flight Center/Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory/Chandra X-ray Center & NASA's Universe of Lea...
2025-01-0928 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAwesome Astronomy - Christmas Panto!Paul Hill and Dr. Jenifer “Dr. Dust” Millard host. Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce. It’s that time of year again where the team get silly. The Martians have a bit of a lark mucking about in this year’s pantomime. This year Butch and Suni hijack the ISS… They do also touch on the space news from 2024 and what to expect in 2025. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.c...
2025-01-0845 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAsk A Spaceman Ep. 239: What Are the Weirdest Hypothetical Particles?Are dark photons as sinister as they sound? What did the curvaton do in the early Universe? And is everything really made of preons? 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 get 10% off your first month! Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/pmsutter All episodes: http://www.AskASpaceman.com Follow on Twitter: http://www...
2025-01-0743 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAstronomy Cast Ep. 30: The Sun, Spots & Allhttp://www.astronomycast.com/archive/ From April 2, 2007. It’s Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and that means the Sun is back. But it’s more than just a free heat lamp for your garden, it’s an incredible, dynamic nuclear reaction complete with flares, coronal mass ejections, twisting magnetic fields and the solar wind. Put in your headphones, head outside and enjoy the sunshine while you listen to this week’s podcast. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visi...
2025-01-0626 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyTravelers in the Night Eps. 773 & 774: Discovery and Recovery & Loss and GainDr. 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: - New observations linked with discovery observations 10 years earlier provide a significant improvement in the precision of our knowledge of 2013 TG6’s orbital elements and thus its position on the sky well into the future.It is important for asteroid hunters to keep track of small asteroids like this one to make sure sure that their path doesn’t change to make them a thre...
2025-01-0506 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyThe Last Minute Astronomer - January 2025Hi everybody, I’m Rob Webb, your Last Minute Astronomer, bringing astronomy to normies and nerds, with little time to spare. We’ll start by talking about January’s big events, then highlight the naked eye planets, and finish up with the lunar phases, so you can plan ahead better than me. January 2025 is a PLANETARY month! Mars gets big, Mars gets occulted, Mars gets outshined by Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter, then Venus and Saturn pass right by each other, and a brief but intense meteor shower shows up. 13th - Occultatio...
2025-01-0412 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyEVSN - Science Here & Far: The Moon, Asteroids, Dark Comets... & Dark EnergyFrom December 25, 2024. Let's take a fast-paced journey thru new discoveries planetary science and Cosmology. We look at Dark Comets, Io's gooey mantle, the colonization of a Ryugu sample by Earth bacteria, galaxies growing too fast too early, and more. As always, we'll also bring you 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://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and se...
2025-01-0330 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyActual Astronomy - The Observer’s CalendarHosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. actualastronomy@gmail.com This month is our Observer’s Calendar for January 2025 but I’ve had Marie Newnham working with me on the RASC Observer’s Colander and she came up with a. Variety of new targets I’ll start adding but have never seen for myself. Jan 5- Neptune 1.1 S of Moon - Occultation for Central and North EU Jan 6 - First Quarter Moon and Walthier Sunrise Ray visible on Moon Jan 7 - Lunar Straight Wall visible and “Eyes...
2025-01-0238 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyCheap Astronomy - Dear CA #114: Making Sense of ComplexityHosted by Steve Nerlich. Dear Cheap Astronomy – Why do further way galaxies moving faster mean the Universe is expanding? It is all a lot to take in – not only is farther away stuff moving faster, also the Universe is expanding faster now than it was in the past and there’s standard candles and red-shift and much room for confusion. Dear Cheap Astronomy – Is there such a thing as a dead planet? To start with it’s probably unreasonably biocentric to define spherical objects that orbit the Sun and have cleare...
2025-01-0114 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyUNAWE Space Scoop - Tune in to the Exoplanetary RadioAstronomers think that studying the effects of spaceweather and radiation in space will shed more light on exoplanetary atmospheres. You see, spaceweather is what we call the variations in the space environment. Here in our solar system we experience spaceweather as solar wind, solar flares, solar storms, coronal mass ejections from the Sun and even cosmic rays from the rest of the Universe. Did you see the aurora borealis this year? That’s spaceweather! Want to know more? You can visit https://www.spacewe...
2024-12-3107 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAstronomy Cast Ep. 17: Where Does the Moon Come From?http://www.astronomycast.com/archive/ From January 1, 2007. We take the Moon for granted, but its effect on the Earth is very important; possibly even critical for the formation of life. But where did it come from? Did the Earth and Moon form together? Or did the Earth capture a wayward Moon? Or was there a more catastrophic cause to this lunar mystery? We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as...
2024-12-3024 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyTravelers in the Night Eps. 771 & 772: Nice PHA & M31, Our Neighbor’s SurpriseDr. 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 classifies 2023 SZ1 as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid since it is larger than 140m in diameter and on its current path can come to about 6 times the Moon’s distance from us.Fortunately on its current path 2023 SZ1 will not come any closer than 42 times the Moon’s distance from us until after 2171. - Marcel Drechsler, Xavier Strottner, and Yann Sainty’s imag...
2024-12-2905 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyThe Cosmic Savannah - Ep. 64: Bursts From SpaceIn this episode, Tshiamiso and Dan have a discussion with Alexander Andersson from Oxford University about Zooniverse, citizen science projects and how citizens can contribute to the work that astronomers do. During the episode Alex discusses how important and useful the work done by participants in the Bursts from Space project is for helping scientists train AI in the search for radio transients – or as Alex puts it: “Things that go bump in the night”. Join us for another exciting episode and learn how you can contribute to the fascinating research going on in Astr...
2024-12-2835 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyEVSN - Impact Gardening Churns Surface of Saturn’s Moon EuropaFrom July 17, 2021. Over tens of millions of years, the surface of Europa has been churned by impacts down to an average depth of 30 centimeters. This churning means that the search for chemical biosignatures must look below that zone. Plus, methane and icequakes at Enceladus, predicting underwater eruptions, Virgin Galactic's flight, and a Chinese spacewalk. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast wi...
2024-12-2720 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyH’ad Astra Historia - Ep. 108: Put a Ring On ItHosted by Loretta Cannon for the AAS-HAD. Historical Astronomy Division of AAS https://had.aas.org/ Today’s guest: Dr. Linda Spilker (JPL Fellow and Senior Research Scientist) discusses the Cassini mission to Saturn (1997-2017) that she worked with for 30 years, the last 10 as Project Scientist. H’ad astra historia is the official podcast for the Historical Astronomy Division of the American Astronomical Society. We’re here to share stories from and about the people who study the stars, planets, and the cosmos. We’ll be hearing from individ...
2024-12-2629 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyPamela Gay - ’Twas The Observer’s Day Before ChristmasHosted by Dr. Pamela Gay. Description: Pamela tells a Christmas tale for astronomers one and all. With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore. Bio: Dr. Pamela L. Gay is co-host of the popular AstronomyCast podcast. Additionally, she created Astrosphere New Media Association, a nonprofit organization that promotes science through internet based technologies, in order to keep many of the IYA projects alive. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as mu...
2024-12-2506 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyExoplanet Radio - Ep. 31: Astronomers Confirm Proxima Centauri b is Not A Transit ExoplanetFrom September 6, 2023. Hosted by Tony Darnell. Astronomers have recently concluded an observation study of the closest exoplanet to Earth, Proxima Centauri b and found that the planet does not transit its star. These observations settle a question that astronomers have been asking since the exoplanet's discovery in 2016 using the radial velocity method. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast wit...
2024-12-2406 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyAstronomy Cast Ep. 738: Looking Ahead to 2025https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot1o31zqF8s Streamed live on Dec 16, 2024. What can we hope (or dread) to see in 2025? Last week we talked about the 2024 strangeness. Now we’re gonna talk about the upcoming space stories for 2025 that we’re looking forward to. It’s a nice mix of new rockets, new missions and new fly-bys. Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay SUPPORTED BY YOU! This Episode is made possible thanks to our Patrons on Patreon. Join at the Gal...
2024-12-2328 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyTravelers in the Night Eps. 769 & 770: Green Comet & Hycean WorldDr. 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: - Given the effects of climate change today who can predict what planet Earth will be like when C/2023 P1(Nishimura) comes back near our home planet in approximately 2455 AD. - Hycean Worlds, with masses between Earth and Neptune which have thin hydrogen rich atmospheres above a liquid water ocean may be very common in our neighborhood of the Milky Way. They...
2024-12-2205 min
The 365 Days of AstronomyCheap Astronomy - Dear CA # 113: The PlanetsWe’ve plundered Earth, what’s next? Dear Cheap Astronomy – If we did colonize the Solar System, what would we do with the different planets? It remains to be seen if we will spread out across the solar system. While we starting to feel more confident about avoiding a mass extinction asteroid strike, a super-volcano eruption could just as easily end civilization as we know it. There’s also the more mundane scenario of where our population keeps growing, we run low on resources and then fight a bunch of wars over what’s left, pretty-muc...
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The 365 Days of AstronomyEVSN - Searching for Dark Energy in Black HolesFrom December 11, 2024. From baby planets to ancient black holes, let's look at the week's space news, including the discovery of a planet around a still-forming star, our Sun's massive outbursts as measured by tree rings, a new catalog of white dwarfs in binary systems, and a deep dive into the possibility that black holes create dark energy. As always, we'll also bring you 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://www.patreon.co...
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The 365 Days of AstronomyActual Astronomy - Observing Lists & Eyepiece CleaningHosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. actualastronomy@gmail.com The Actual Astronomy Podcast Episode 464 presents Observing Lists and Eyepiece Cleaning. In this episode we talk about a few observing lists Chris is working on for the RASC Observer's Handbook and Calendar plus some Wide Field Wonders. Shane details his cleaning process for eyepieces. My little counterweight arrived! Bought a semi-truck snow brush to clear snow from the rails Sadly where the roll off rails enter the observatory freezing rain and snow accumulate behind the wh...
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