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Physics, Math, and Astronomy Podcast Collection

A curated collection of podcasts focused on physics, math, and/or astronomy. For general science, see the Science Podcast Collection.

Updated: 2026-Jun-16 17:13 UTC. Podcasts listed: 157. Ordered by date of most recent episode (newest to oldest). AI-generated content is based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions.


Collection summary covering past 30 days of combined episodes (AI-generated):

Across these podcasts, the dominant focus is space science and astronomy, blending current research, mission updates, and practical skywatching. Many episodes explain what’s visible in the night sky—planetary conjunctions, lunar phases, meteor activity, constellations, and seasonal observing guides—often with tips for binoculars and small telescopes and suggestions for deep-sky targets. Alongside this “what to look for tonight” orientation, there is frequent discussion of new findings about black holes, gravitational waves, galaxy evolution, star formation, exoplanets and habitability, and puzzling transient signals in radio and optical astronomy, with occasional attention to the tools behind these discoveries such as spectroscopy, sky surveys, and the James Webb Space Telescope.

Human spaceflight and lunar exploration recur as a second major thread. These podcasts track Artemis-era planning and hardware realities, including landers, rovers, lunar base concepts, and the policy and budgeting context shaping timelines. Robotic exploration is covered too, especially Mars rovers and sample science, asteroid and comet studies, and planetary defense strategies for hazardous near-Earth objects.

A smaller but consistent set of episodes turns to foundational physics and computation: quantum mechanics and fault tolerance, quantum computing roadmaps and commercialization, and debates about where “advantage” might appear (including chemistry and drug discovery). Artificial intelligence appears both as a tool for scientific discovery (e.g., classification and automation) and as a subject of broader societal concern, with episodes on AI’s impact on mathematics, work, and safety.

Interviews and Q&A formats are common, mixing technical explanation with history and philosophy of science, science communication, and the institutions that fund, regulate, and operationalize modern research.


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Travelers In The Night Image The 365 Days of Astronomy Image Curiosity Theory Image The Quanta Podcast Image The Rambling Astronomer Image StarTalk Radio Image Astronomy Astrophiz Podcast Image Astronomy Cast Image Backyard Astronomer - Delta College Public Radio Image Into the Impossible With Brian Keating Image The New Quantum Era - innovation in quantum computing, science and technology Image Astrum Space Image Observers Notebook Image The Actual Astronomy Podcast Image Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas Image The Space Madness Podcast Image Pale Blue Pod Image SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Image Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries Image StarDate Image Cheap Astronomy Podcasts Image SkyCaramba Image The LIUniverse with Dr. Charles Liu Image Starry Time Image This Week in Space (Audio) Image Universe Today Podcast Image NASA's Curious Universe Image The Supermassive Podcast Image Star Diary Image Physics World Weekly Podcast Image The Joy of Why Image Breaking Math Podcast Image Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science Image The Mathematicians Podcast Image The Origins Podcast with Lawrence Krauss Image Math Ed Podcast Image Entangled Things Image My Nuclear Life Image Kielder Observatory Podcast Image Ask a Spaceman! Image The Cosmic Savannah Image StarXiv: a podcast discussing the latest astronomy papers Image Star Trails: From Backyard Astronomy to Cosmic Wonder Image Starts With A Bang podcast Image Looking Up Image People doing Physics Image Walkabout the Galaxy Image The AstroGuy Podcast Image The Jodcast Image ESOcast HD Image Quantitude Image The Backyard Astronomer Podcast Image Practical Significance Image AWESOME ASTRONOMY Image Sky Tour Astronomy Podcast Image The Astrophysics Podcast Image Interplanetary Podcast Image Cosmic Coffee Time with Andrew Prestage Image Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists Image Look Up! Image Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures Image The Art of Mathematics Image astro[sound]bites Image Physics World Stories Podcast Image New Books in Mathematics Image The Math Club Image Astronomy (Audio) Image Living Proof: the Isaac Newton Institute podcast Image FQxI Podcast Image Quantum Foundations Podcast Image The Galactic Window Space Podcast Image Our Universe - Delta College Public Radio Image exocast Image Sky-Watcher What’s Up? Podcast Image Star Stuff Image The Numberphile Podcast Image Math-Life Balance Image Physics of the Human Body Image Mathematical Objects Image The Bomb Image syzygy Image Found in Space: A Science Podcast for Kids and Teens Image Why This Universe? Image The Beyond Podcast Image

Last updated in 2025:

The Space Between Image The Beautiful Universe: Chandra in HD Image Maths on the Move Image Beyond the Physics Image The Vatican Observatory Podcast Image Physics Frontiers Image Mathematics Simplified Image Opinionated History of Mathematics Image The Function Room Image Clear as Quantum Image My Favorite Theorem Image Physics (Audio) Image Theoretical Physics - From Outer Space to Plasma Image This Is Physics Image Relatively Prime: Stories from the Mathematical Domain Image AAA SKY Image Star.FM ✦ Astronomy and Space Image Easy Physics Image

Last updated in 2024:

The Cartesian Cafe Image COMPLEXITY Image The Cosmic Companion - Astronomy, Space, Technology Advancing Humanity Image Math & Physics Podcast Image Fusion Focused Image Crash Course Pods: The Universe Image Uncharted with Hannah Fry Image Pythagorean Astronomy Image The Cousin Paradox Image Infinitely Irrational: A Math Podcast Image Physicists in the Wild Image Conversations at the Perimeter Image The Magnificence of Mathematics Image

Last updated in 2023:

Oxford Physics Public Lectures Image For the love of Astrophysics Image Count Me In Image The Galileo Interviews with Caspar Gleave Image Astronomy Minute Image Through the Telescope Image Exploring Astrophysics Image Great Mysteries of Physics Image On a Mission Image

Last updated in 2022:

Initial Conditions: A Physics History Podcast Image The Field Guide to Particle Physics Image Lux & Flux: The History and Philosophy of Physics Podcast Image The Hyperfine Physics Podcast Image ASTROPHYSICAST Image The Qubit Guy's Podcast Image Gravity Assist Image Meet Star Gazers Image Physical Attraction Image The Ramsey Theory Podcast: No Strangers At This Party Image Quantized Ramblings Image Mathematically Speaking Podcast Image

Last updated in 2021:

Cosmic Vertigo Image The 3b1b podcast Image The Astrophysics Academy: Just A Minute Image The State of The Universe Image The Joy of x Image Tensor Voices Image The Atomic Bomb Image Women in Math: The Limit Does Not Exist Image

Last updated in 2020:

The Titanium Physicists Podcast Image The Star Spot Image The GEMMA Podcast Image The Universe Speaks in Numbers Image Sum of All Parts Image

Last updated in 2018:

Hostile Worlds: Exploring Space Image

Last updated in 2017:

The Secrets of Mathematics Image Stargazing Image

Last updated in 2014:

Oxford Physics Short Talks and Introductions Image

Last updated in 2010:

A Brief History of Mathematics Image

Last updated in 2009:

Astronomy 162 - Stars, Galaxies, & the Universe Image Astronomy 161 - Introduction to Solar System Astronomy Image Astronomy 141 - Life in the Universe - Autumn Quarter 2009 Image