Twitter: @skyatnightmag (followed by 101 accounts on physicist, mathematician, and astronomer lists)
Site: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts
199 episodes
2016 to present
Average episode: 31 minutes
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Categories: Astronomy
Podcaster's summary: The weekly astronomy podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
| Episodes |
| 2023-Mar-19 • 12 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 20 to 26 March Ceres reaches opposition, while the New Moon offers a great time for deep-sky observing. Transcript https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-20-march-2023/ Learn... more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2023-Mar-17 • 35 minutes Black holes and bending spacetime Astrophysicist Luciano Rezzolla discusses the mind-blowing properties of gravity and his quest to understand black holes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2023-Mar-13 • 54 minutes Humans Of Space: Nicole Stott Former NASA astronaut Nicole Stott reveals what made her choose a career in spaceflight, what it’s like living in zero gravity and how her experiences made her realise just how precious planet Earth really is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2023-Mar-12 • 11 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 13 to 19 March, 2023 Ceres reaches opposition in the asteroid belt, while the planet Venus continues to dominate the sky in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcript https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-13-march-2023 Learn... more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2023-Mar-05 • 11 minutes Star Diary: What's in the night sky, 6th March to 12th March 2023 This week’s full Moon offers a great opportunity for some lunar observing in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-6-march-2023 Learn... more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2023-Feb-27 • 67 minutes Humans Of Space: Jeff Hoffman Humans Of Space is a podcast all about the people who have changed the way we view the cosmos, and how they got to be where they are today. In this episode we got the chance to speak to former NASA Space Shuttle astronaut Jeff Hoffman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2023-Feb-26 • 14 minutes Star Diary: What's in the night sky, 27 February to 5 March 2023 Jupiter and Venus shine brightly together, while the Moon meets up with Mars in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcript [link: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-27-feb-2023/] How... to photograph lunar ray craters [link: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/moon-ray-ejecta-systems/] Learn... more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2023-Feb-24 • 51 minutes Observing the 850-year-old aftermath of colliding stars Astronomer Robert Fesen discusses his observations and images of a beautiful nebula that is likely the result of two collided what dwarf stars, tallying with observations made by Chinese and Japanese astronomers in 1181. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2023-Feb-19 • 15 minutes Star Diary: What's in the night sky, 20 to 26 February 2023 It’s the last chance to see the Green Comet E3 as it moves through Orion, while the Moon and Mars point the way to Uranus in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-20-feb-2023/ Learn... more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2023-Feb-13 • 57 minutes Humans Of Space: James L. Green The first episode of a new podcast series talking to the people who change the way we look at the Universe, and how they got to be where they are today. In this episode, former NASA chief scientist Jim Green reveals what inspired him to pursue a career in spaceflight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2023-Feb-12 • 15 minutes Star Diary: What's in the night sky, 13 to 19 February 2023 The Green Comet E3 is still visible, while Venus and Neptune put on a great show in this week's stargazing highlights.TranscriptFind out how to observe the Green Comet E3 throughout February Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2023-Feb-05 • 11 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 6 to 12 February 2023 The Green Comet E3 continues its journey across the sky, while Mare Orientale is on show in this weeks stargazing guide.TranscriptObserve the Green Comet E3 throughout the month Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2023-Jan-29 • 16 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 30 January to 5 February 2023 The Green Comet passes closest to Earth, Mercury reaches greatest elongation and there's a Minimoon in this week's stargazing guide.TranscriptAstrophotography during the Full MoonObserve the Green Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2023-Jan-23 • 41 minutes Interview: Is interstellar travel possible? NASA physicist Les Johnson discusses the science of interstellar travel, whether it's currently possible, and the challenges facing humanity as we seek to explore beyond our own Solar System. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2023-Jan-22 • 18 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 23 to 29 January 2023 Venus meets Saturn next to the crescent Moon, while Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF continues to shine in this week's star gazing guide.TranscriptObserve Venus throughout the winterKeep track of Comet C/2022 E3 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2023-Jan-15 • 15 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 16 to 22 January 2023 Venus and Saturn line up this week, while Jupiter's makes its closest approach to the Sun as it passes through perihelion in this week's stargazing guide.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2023-Jan-08 • 15 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 9 to 15 January 2023 Mars reaches it stationary point, while the new Moon allows for some deep-sky observing in this week's astronomy guide.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2023-Jan-01 • 17 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 2 to 8 January, 2023 The Quadrantids meteor shower in this week's stargazing guide PLUS we take a look at 2023's stargazing highlights.TranscriptGuide to observing meteor showers through out the year Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Dec-25 • 18 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 26 Dec '22 to 1 Jan '23 Mars passes the Pleiades and Saturn approaches the Moon in this week's stargazing guide.TranscriptHow many stars in the Pleiades can you count? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Dec-18 • 18 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 19 to 25 September 2022 A Christmas Comet/C 2022 E3 ZTF and the meeting of Mercury and Venus are highlights in this festive edition of our weekly stargazing guide.TranscriptRead up on Christmas night astronomy if you're looking to do some stargazing with the family.Learn to how to see the Ursids meteor shower.Stay up to date with how to find Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Dec-17 • 41 minutes What would happen if we made contact with extra-terrestrial intelligence? What would happen if we made contact with an extra-terrestrial civilisation? Do organisations like NASA and the United Nations have protocol in place? What would it mean, and are we prepared? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2022-Dec-11 • 15 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 12 to 18 December 2022 The Geminids meteor shower is the highlight of this week's stargazing guide, which also sees the Moon pass several bright stars.TranscriptHow to see the Geminids meteor shower Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Dec-07 • 46 minutes Interview: Apollo 17 student ambassador Dermot Gethings Apollo 17 was the final human moon landing mission from NASA. Student ambassador Dermot Gethings was on of 80 students who got a behind the scenes look at the mission.Transcript.Find out more about Apollo 17 in the December issue of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.You can see the UK piece of the Goodwill Moonrock at the Natural History Museum in London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Dec-04 • 20 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 5 to 11 December 2022 Mars will be occulted by the Moon while at opposition this week - a truly historic occasion. Find out out more in our weekly stargazing guide.TranscriptFind all the details about the occultation of Mars.Learn how to observe Mars at opposition.Subscribe to BBC Sky at Night Magazine for all the latest space news and stargazing tips. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Nov-27 • 15 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 28 November to 4 December 2022 Mars' closest approach to Earth as Saturn and Jupiter approach the crescent Moon in this week's stargazing guide.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Nov-20 • 13 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 21 to 27 November 2022 In this week's stargazing guide, we take advantage of the new Moon for some deep-sky astronomy.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Nov-13 • 16 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 14 to 20 November 2022 The Leonid meteor shower returns and the moon Callisto brushes past Jupiter in this week's stargazing guide.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Nov-07 • 15 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 7 to 13 November 2022 The Moon glides past Uranus, the Pleiades and Castor & Pollux in this week's stargazing guide.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Nov-04 • 45 minutes Amazing cosmic facts Astrophysicist Dr Jillian Scudder reveals some of the most mind-blowing facts about the universe, including why the Milky Way smells of raspberries, how the Moon has a whiff of gunpowder, what happens when galaxies collide and why our own galaxy is flatter than a credit card. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2022-Oct-30 • 15 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 31 October to 6 November2022 In this week's stargazing guide: catch Saturn, Vesta and the Moon together, watch out for Jupiter on Bonfire Night.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Oct-27 • 12 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 24 to 30 October 2022 A partial solar eclipse and a Mars going into retrograde in this weekly stargazing guide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Oct-23 • 28 minutes Piecing together the history of the Universe How much do astronomers know about the evolution of the cosmos? Prof Nial Tanvir from the University of Leicester talks about the early Universe, the formation of the first stars and galaxies, redshift and gamma-ray bursts. This podcast was recorded at the International Astronomy Show 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2022-Oct-20 • 26 minutes Webb Telescope and the secrets of the Solar System We spoke to University of Leicester planetary scientist Prof Leigh Fletcher about the James Webb Space Telescope, why it observes in infrared, what it has revealed about the planets of the Solar System so far, and what's yet to come. This podcast was recorded at the International Astronomy Show 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2022-Oct-16 • 13 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 17 to 23 October 2022 The Orionids meteor shower peaks this week, and Mercury passes by the binary star Porrima in our weekly stargazing guide.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Oct-09 • 12 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 10 to 16 October 2022 Watch out for Mars and the Pleiades as the Moon passes by as we run down this week's stargazing highlights.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Oct-02 • 16 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 3 to 9 October 2022 In this week's stargazing guide, we take a look at the Moon's southern pole and catch asteroid Pallas as it glides past Sirius. Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Sep-28 • 36 minutes Interview: A Brief History of Black Holes What is a black hole? Are they really black? Are they really holes? How much do we actually know about them? Astrophysicist and YouTuber Dr Becky Smethurst reveals how black holes went from theoretical mysteries to objects we can photograph. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2022-Sep-25 • 15 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 26 September to 2 October 2022 Jupiter makes its closest approach to Earth of the year this week as we take a look at Jupiter's opposition and more in this episode of Star Diary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Sep-23 • 27 minutes Interview: NASA's plan to crash a spacecraft into an asteroid Could humanity deflect the path of a civilisation-destroying asteroid? That's what NASA's DART mission hopes to find out by crashing into an asteroid. Ahead of the impact on 26th September at 11:14pm UTC, we spoke with the mission's co-ordination team lead Nancy Chabot about the mission. Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2022-Sep-18 • 12 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 19 to 25 September 2022 As the autumn equinox arrives, the crescent Moon gives a great opportunity to see Earthshine.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Sep-11 • 14 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 12 to 18 September 2022 The occultation of Uranus by the Moon making the planet vanish is just one of this week's stargazing highlights.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Sep-04 • 16 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 5 to 11 September, 2022 Jupiter and Neptune meet up with minor world 3 Juno, which is in opposition as we run through this week's stargazing highlights.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Aug-28 • 18 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 29 August to 4 September Mars makes its way past the Pleiades and the Hyades, while Mercury hugs the horizon as we take a look at what's in the sky this week.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Aug-26 • 34 minutes Interview: How JWST observes the Universe Instrument scientist Dr Pamela Klaassen reveals the science behind how JWST studies the cosmos, what its images show us, and the secrets it might uncover. We also discuss the Square Kilometre Array Organisation and how this brand new ground-based observatory will work in tandem with the Webb Telescope to unlock the secrets of the Universe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2022-Aug-22 • 50 minutes Interview: How JWST will observe exoplanets Astrophysicist Dr Hannah Wakeford from the University of Bristol reveals how JWST will unlock the secrets of planets orbiting stars beyond our Solar System. Watch the full video via the BBC Sky at Night Magazine YouTube channel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2022-Aug-21 • 14 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 22 to 28 August 2022 This week is a great opportunity to take a look at Orion, or hunt out the asteroids Pallas and Vesta.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Aug-14 • 12 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 15 to 21 August 2022 Mars meets the Pleiades, Venus approaches the Beehive in this week's stargazing diary.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Aug-10 • 39 minutes Interview: Observing the Solar System in x-ray Astrophysicist William Dunn reveals how x-rays can reveal the secrets of the outer planets and their moons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2022-Aug-07 • 14 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 8 to 14 August The Perseid meteor shower and Saturn at opposition are both stargazing highlight this week.Transcript. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Jul-31 • 14 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 1st to 7th August Comet Wilson-Harrington is still on show for stargazers this week, while Venus brushes up against the stars in this week's night sky.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Jul-29 • 26 minutes Bluedot 2022 | Why study asteroids? This episode we spoke to planetary scientist and spacerocks expert Dr Sarah Crowther about the science of asteroids. What can asteroids tell us about the early Solar System? Why do we send spacecraft to return asteroid samples to Earth? What do scientists like her do when they get their hands on a sample from the asteroid belt? This podcast was recorded at the Bluedot Festival 2022, Jodrell Bank Observatory, UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choic... |
| 2022-Jul-28 • 29 minutes Bluedot 2022 | A new era for human spaceflight? We spoke the the UK Space Agency's Libby Jackson about what the future holds for crewed space exploration. Are we overdue a UK astronaut? Can we expect future collaborations between space agencies? What's it really like working in Mission Control? And what can we expect from upcoming missions to the Moon and Mars? This podcast was recorded at the Bluedot Festival 2022, Jodrell Bank Observatory, UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod... |
| 2022-Jul-27 • 35 minutes Bluedot 2022 | What is space weather? We sat down with Jim Wild, Professor of Space Physics at Lancaster University, to find out about space weather and the Sun's far-reaching influence on the planets of the Solar System. How will solar activity will affect missions to the Moon and Mars? Did the Apollo astronauts have a lucky escape? And does Hollywood ever get it right? This podcast was recorded at the Bluedot Festival 2022, Jodrell Bank Observatory, UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad... |
| 2022-Jul-24 • 13 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 25 to 31 July Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune continue their planetary parade, while a comet, 107P Wilson Harrington, also makes an appearance as we tell you all the best things for stargazers to see this week.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Jul-17 • 14 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 18 to 24 July Neptune, the Pleiades and asteroid that used to be a comet are all visible in this week's night sky.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Jul-10 • 13 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 11 to 17 July 2022 The full moon offers a great 'stargazing' opportunity this week, with asteroid Vesta also making an appearance.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Jul-03 • 10 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 4 to 10 July This week, we take a look at the full Moon – which is a supermoon this month – as it tracks its way across the night sky.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Jun-26 • 14 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 27 June to 3 July A parade of planets, Earthshine and a stellar occultation, as we run down what you can see in the night sky this week.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Jun-24 • 42 minutes The search for extraterrestrial intelligence Could there be life beyond Earth? Microbial life existing elsewhere in the Universe seems likely, but what about an intelligent civilisation? How are scientists searching for them, and what would it mean for planet Earth if we made contact with an alien species? In this episode, the SETI Institute’s Franck Marchis talks astrobiology, exoplanets and what he really thinks about UFOs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic... |
| 2022-Jun-19 • 14 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 20 to 26 June A handful of planets, Earthshine and a comet are all in this weeks episode, where we list the best things to see in this week's night sky. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Jun-15 • 22 minutes Space Women: Maggie Aderin-Pocock Presenter of The Sky at Night, Maggie Aderin Pocock, talks us through her career and her lifelong obsession with the MoonTranscript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Jun-12 • 20 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 13 to 19 June Supermoons, stargazing with Antares and a planetary parade in this week's episode, where we tell you the best things in the night sky this week.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Jun-05 • 13 minutes Star Diary: What's in the night sky from 6 to 12 June The craters of the Moon; double stars and the Moon's progress across the stars – We run down the best things to see in the sky this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-May-27 • 16 minutes Star Diary: What's in the night sky from 30 May to 5 June The Planets; the twins of Gemini - Castor and Pollux; the Moon. We run down the best things to see in the sky this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-May-27 • 40 minutes What is dark energy? Cosmologist Dr Eva-Maria Mueller reveals how we know the expansion of the Universe is accelerating, what this 'dark energy' might be, and how we can hope to solve the mystery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2022-May-22 • 14 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 23 to 29 May 2022 A run down of all the best things to see in the northern hemisphere's sky from the 23 to 29 May 2022.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-May-15 • 11 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 16 to 22 May 2022 A run down of all the best things to see in the northern hemisphere's sky from the 16 to 22 May 2022.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-May-08 • 14 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 9 to 15 May 2022 A run down of all the best things to see in the northern hemisphere's sky from the 9 to 15 May 2022.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-May-01 • 13 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 2 to 8 May 2022 A run down of all the best things to see in the northern hemisphere's sky from 2 to 8 May 2022.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Apr-29 • 42 minutes Hubble, James Webb and life beyond Earth NASA’s Dr Richard Barry discusses the science of space telescopes, the hunt for distant worlds and why finding life beyond Earth is an inevitability. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2022-Apr-24 • 16 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 25 April to 1 May 2022 A run down of all the best things to see in the northern hemisphere's sky from the 25 April to 1 May 2022.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Apr-18 • 14 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 18 to 24 April 2022 A run down of all the best things to see in the northern hemisphere's sky from the 18 to 24 April 2022.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Apr-11 • 17 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 11 to 17 April 2022 A run down of all the best things to see in the northern hemisphere's sky from the 11 to 17 April 2022.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Apr-04 • 16 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 4 to 10 April 2022 A run down of all the best things to see in the northern hemisphere's sky from the 4 to 10 April 2022.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Apr-01 • 37 minutes What happens if someone dies in space? Who upholds the law in space? Are astronauts governed by the same laws as those of us on Earth? Do we need a new cosmic constitution to cover future missions to the Moon or Mars? This episode, space law expert Prof Chris Newman talks post-launch legislation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2022-Mar-28 • 15 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 28 March to 3 April 2022 A run down of all the best things to see in the northern hemisphere's sky from the 28 March to 3 April 2022.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Feb-28 • 25 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, March 2022 What's coming up in the night sky in the month of March 2022.Transcript. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Feb-22 • 42 minutes Interview: The science of exploding stars Astronomer Or Graur reveals how studying exploding stars - known as supernovae - can reveal the secrets of the Universe, past present and future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2022-Jan-29 • 32 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, February 2022 What's coming up in the night sky in the month of February 2022.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2022-Jan-19 • 34 minutes Astronomy events of the 21st Century January 2022 marks the 200th issue of BBC Sky at Night Magazine. To celebrate, astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel look back on their favourite memories of observing the night sky since issue #1 launched in 2005. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Dec-30 • 43 minutes Interview: Astrobiologist Nicol Caplin European Space Agency astrobiologist and Deep Space Exploration Scientist Dr Nicol Caplin discusses the search for life beyond Earth, and how our planet's microorganisms are helping humans push further into space. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Dec-23 • 25 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, January 2022 What's coming up in the night sky in the month of January 2022.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Dec-20 • 41 minutes Launch of the James Webb Space Telescope As the James Webb Space Telescope prepares to launch on 22 December, we take a look at what the telescope has to offer.Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |
| 2021-Dec-02 • 44 minutes Interview: Astronaut Nicole Stott The former NASA astronaut ponders the fragile beauty of our home planet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Nov-25 • 31 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, December 2021 BBC Sky at Night Magazine's guide to the best things to see in the northern hemisphere's night sky in December 2021. Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Nov-18 • 24 minutes Deflecting asteroids with NASA's DART mission Can we stop an asteroid from hitting Earth? That's what NASA's DART mission is about to investigate Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Nov-08 • 39 minutes Interview: How to see the Northern Lights Aurora-hunter Tom Kerss reveals how to see the phenomena for yourself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Oct-31 • 35 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, November 2021 BBC Sky at Night Magazine's guide to the best things to see in the northern hemisphere's night sky in November 2021. Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Oct-24 • 22 minutes Interview: Astronaut Nora Al Matrooshi We speak to the UAE’s first female astronaut. Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Oct-21 • 30 minutes Remembering Rosetta We take a look back at what ESA's Rosetta mission taught us about comets as the comet it spent two years exploring - 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko - returns into the inner Solar System. Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Oct-07 • 40 minutes Interview: Natalie Starkey talks space volcanoes Cosmochemist Natalie Starkey discusses the volcanoes of the Solar System. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Sep-29 • 37 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, October 2021 What to see in the northern hemisphere night sky throughout October 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Sep-24 • 41 minutes Interview: UK astronaut Tim Peake The British astronaut discusses life on the International Space Station and getting human feet on Mars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Sep-17 • 44 minutes Perseverance: 200 sols on Mars NASA's Perseverance rover and the Ingenuity helicopter scout have been on Mars for 200 sols. We find out what they've been up to. Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Aug-26 • 28 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, September 2021 A guide to September 2021’s night sky in the northern hemisphere. Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Aug-19 • 41 minutes Interview: The largest radio telescope in the world Astrophysicist Carole Mundell reveals how the Square Kilometre Array will explore the secrets of the cosmos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Aug-12 • 49 minutes Telescopes that changed astronomy From Galileo's refractor, to the Hubble Space Telescope, to the JWST - there have been some telescopes that have changed how we look at the night sky. Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/podcast-telescopes-that-changed-astr... on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Jul-29 • 35 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, August 2021 A guide to August 2021’s night sky in the northern hemisphere. This month Jupiter and Saturn reach opposition, and the Perseid meteor shower appears. Transcript:https://www.skyatnightmagazin... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Jul-23 • 36 minutes Interview: How to make a Universe from scratch Particle physicist Dr Harry Cliff traces the building blocks of the cosmos back to the Big Bang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Jul-19 • 32 minutes Jupiter Special: a celebration of the gas giant August sees Jupiter reach opposition and the extension of NASA's Juno mission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Jul-01 • 38 minutes Interview: Cosmic Collisions Planetary scientist Simone Marchi reveals the vital role collisions have played in the history of the Solar System. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Jun-26 • 31 minutes Star Diary: What's in the night sky, July 2021 A guide to July's night sky in the northern hemisphere. This month a parade of planets will be visible, even during the light summer nights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Jun-21 • 31 minutes Apollo 15's 50th anniversary Revisiting Apollo 15 and the moon buggy on the 50th anniversary of the fourth Moon landing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Jun-14 • 25 minutes Interview: solar weather expert, Mathew Owens As the Sun's activity increases, we take a look at whether space weather could be hazardous to the Artemis moon-landing mission, and to satellites in orbit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Jun-04 • 39 minutes Interview: Emily Lakdawalla talks Mars exploration Planetary scientist Emily Lakdawalla discusses the importance of putting rovers on the Red Planet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-May-26 • 41 minutes Star Diary: What's in the night sky, June 2021 A guide to June's planets, stars, conjunctions and how to see the partial solar eclipse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-May-20 • 35 minutes 20 years of NASA's WMAP mission How the WMAP satellite detected residual heat from the birth of the Universe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-May-15 • 38 minutes Interview: How to photograph a black hole Astronomer Heino Falcke reveals how an international science team photographed a black hole for the first time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-May-06 • 42 minutes Interview: Andy Weir, author of The Martian The Martian author, Andy Weir, talks to us about his new novel Project Hail Mary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Apr-30 • 34 minutes Star Diary: What's in the night sky, May 2021 Discover the stars, planets, conjunctions and other observing highlights in the night sky this month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Apr-28 • 34 minutes Interview: Genetic engineering for spaceflight Geneticist Dr Christopher Mason reveals how we could reengineer human genetics to survive on another planet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Apr-25 • 42 minutes The Disordered Cosmos Astrophysicist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein explores some of the Universe's greatest unsolved mysteries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Apr-23 • 32 minutes How the Great Debate changed astronomy forever 101 years since astronomy's Great Debate challenged our understanding of the Universe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Apr-19 • 31 minutes Interview: Light pollution from satellites We talk with John Barentine from the International Dark Sky Association about an emerging source of light pollution – satellites. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Mar-31 • 37 minutes Star Diary: What's in the night sky, April 2021 Discover the stars, planets, conjunctions and other observing highlights in the night sky this month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Mar-25 • 48 minutes Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space We look back on cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's historic spaceflight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Mar-22 • 29 minutes Interview: How to photograph an exoplanet Astronomer Beth Biller reveals the new instrument that can directly image planets orbiting distant stars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Mar-13 • 33 minutes How Uranus's rings were discovered We speak to astronomer Jessica Mink about her discovery of rings around Uranus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Feb-27 • 32 minutes Star Diary: What's in the night sky, March 2021 Find out what to see in the night sky this month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Feb-23 • 34 minutes Interview: How SPHEREx will track the history of the Universe NASA scientist Jamie Bock discusses a new mission to track the evolution of the cosmos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Feb-18 • 26 minutes OSIRIS-Rex and the Asteroid belt We take a look at the asteroid belt and NASA's space-rock-investigating spacecraft OSIRIS-Rex as it prepares to return to Earth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Feb-08 • 16 minutes Interview: The Emirates Mars Mission with Hessa Al Matroushi What will the UAE's first space mission reveal about the Red Planet? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Jan-30 • 30 minutes Star Diary: What's in the night sky, February 2021 Discover the best things to see in the night sky this month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Jan-22 • 71 minutes 2021: A new year for astronomy and spaceflight A guide to stargazing and space missions over the coming year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2021-Jan-19 • 36 minutes Interview: Kellie Gerardi on the future of spaceflight Suborbital scientist Kellie Gerardi reveals the secrets of the space industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Dec-17 • 73 minutes 2020's spaceflight and astronomy highlights 2020 has been quite a year, but for many of us the ever-present cosmos has been a source of inspiration and comfort. This episode we look back on the biggest astronomical discoveries of 2020 and reveal our stargazing highlights from the past 12 months. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Dec-12 • 44 minutes Interview: NASA astronaut Terry Virts Former NASA astronaut Terry Virts discusses life in zero gravity and the future of human spacelflight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Dec-09 • 35 minutes A history of Palomar Observatory Astronomer Linda Schweizer discusses the history of California's Palomar Observatory, the subject of her new book Cosmic Odyssey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Nov-20 • 45 minutes What next for New Horizons? NASA's New Horizons spacecraft heads deeper into the Kuiper Belt at the edge of the Solar System. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Nov-17 • 42 minutes Is there life beyond Earth? Biologist Wallace Arthur reveals why he believes the Universe could be teaming with life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Nov-06 • 42 minutes What's a black hole? Interview with astrophysicist Janna Levin US astrophysicist Janna Levin reveals the secrets of black holes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Oct-30 • 31 minutes Interview: NASA astronaut Jeff Williams November 2020 marks 20 years of continuous occupation of the International Space Station. We speak to former NASA astronaut Jeff Williams about the space station's construction, what it's like working in the Earth-orbiting laboratory, and the future of human spaceflight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Oct-22 • 42 minutes 20 years of the International Space Station We're marking 20 years of continuous occupation of the ISS with a look at its past, present and future, its many achievements, and what it's like to live on the floating laboratory. Plus, astronomer and cosmologist Dr Emma Chapman discusses the history of the Universe and the moment the first stars began to shine throughout the cosmos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Oct-09 • 26 minutes Interview: Getting The Right Stuff right Robert Yowell served as a technical consultant on Dinsey+ new series, The Right Stuff. The series chronicles the story of the US’s first astronaut class, the Mercury 7 and Yowell helped ensure that the missions depicted were as accurate as possible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Oct-02 • 43 minutes Interview: Stuart Clark on the history of astronomy Have you ever wondered what early humans thought as they looked up at the night sky? How did our ancestors interpret the motion of the stars, constellations and planets? How did it develop into the science of astronomy as we know it today? This episode Stuart Clark discusses his new book Beneath The Night, and how stargazing has shaped the development of our species. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Sep-25 • 32 minutes ASTHROS: the stratospheric balloon observatory NASA’s Jose Siles discusses ASTHROS, a new mission that will see a 2.5m telescope attached to a helium balloon and sent into the stratosphere, in order to give astronomers a closer look at galactic star formation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Sep-19 • 49 minutes Galaxies What are the different types of galaxies, and how have astronomers studied them over the years? Also this episode, we speak to Andrew Griffith MP, co-chair of an all-party parliamentary group seeking to protect the UK's dark skies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Sep-18 • 23 minutes Interview: Life on Venus? Could life exist elsewhere in the Solar System? Astronomers have announced the presence of phosphine in the clouds of Venus, which could be evidence of microbial life around the hellish planet. This episode Dr Emily Drabek-Maunder, one of the astronomers behind the discovery, reveals how they did it, and why we need a new mission to explore Venus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Sep-03 • 30 minutes Interview: Libby Jackson on the history of human spaceflight We talk to Libby Jackson – one of the UK's leading experts in human spaceflight and author of Space Explorers: 25 stories of space exploration and adventure – about the history and future of human spaceflight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Aug-13 • 34 minutes The life and death of stars We reveal how stars are born, evolve and die, and discover that a star's mass determines its ultimate fate. Plus, we speak to astronomer Emily Cannon about her research into the dimming of Betelgeuse, a red giant star that forms part of the Orion constellation. Could it be about to go supernova? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Aug-10 • 30 minutes Trident: a new mission to explore Neptune's moon Triton Neptune's icy moon Triton may host an ocean of liquid water beneath its icy surface. We spoke to planetary scientist Louise Prockter to find out about Trident, a proposed mission she's leading to send a spacecraft to explore the frozen satellite. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Jul-25 • 42 minutes The End of Everything: interview with US cosmologist Katie Mack Have you ever wondered how the Universe will end? We spoke to Dr Katie Mack to find out what it means to contemplate the final days of the cosmos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Jul-16 • 38 minutes The edge of the Solar System How far away is the edge of the Solar System? What even is 'the edge'? How do we know it's there? In this month's episode we take a look at the outer limits of our planetary neighbourhood. Plus: we talk to Keith Hayward of the Royal Aeronautical Society about the Chinese space programme and reveal how to make the most of August's Perseid meteor shower. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Jul-14 • 28 minutes Cluster Special: marking 20 years of the European solar mission 16th July 2020 marks 20 years since the launch of the European Space Agency's Cluster mission. For two decades, Cluster has been examining how the solar wind interacts with Earth's magnetosphere and its effect on life on our planet. This episode we spoke to space weather expert and Cluster mission scientist Dr Mike Hapgood. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Jun-19 • 48 minutes Deflecting asteroids with DART and Hera Ahead of Asteroid Day on 30 June, we take a look at NASA's DART and ESA's Hera mission. Starting in 2022, these two missions will work together to test how we might one day deflect a potential deadly asteroid. Later on, we interview Andrea Riley, the DART's programme executive and give you our stargazing tip of the month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Jun-10 • 31 minutes CHEOPS: Interview with exoplanet scientist Kate Isaak The European Space Agency's CHEOPS mission is currently studying planets orbiting distant stars, known as exoplanets. We spoke to CHEOPS Project Scientist Kate Isaak to find out how the spacecraft operates and what it might discover. The links Kate refers to in the interview can be found here: https://esa.int/cheops https://sc... on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-May-21 • 40 minutes Venus special: farewell to the evening star We bid Venus farewell as the planet begins to disappear from our evening sky, and take a look at the planetary geometry that has made it such a glorious sight over the past few months. Plus, we explore the science of Venus and take a look at the history and future of the planet's exploration. Also this month, The Sky at Night's Chris Lintott talks satellite megaconstellations, and how they may prove a threat to our view of the night sky. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn m... |
| 2020-May-16 • 24 minutes WFIRST: a new era for exoplanet hunting We speak to Dr Savannah Jacklin about the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope, a new mission to discover planets orbiting distant stars using a technique predicted by Einstein over 100 years ago. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Apr-23 • 58 minutes Hubble at 30: how the space telescope changed astronomy forever Over the past three decades, the Hubble Space Telescope has revolutionised our view of the cosmos. It has given us unprecedented views of galaxies, nebulae, new-born stars and planets, revealing clues about the nature of dark energy, supermassive black holes and the expansion of the Universe. This episode we look at how the mission was conceived, how astronauts repaired its faulty mirror, and some of the highlights from 30 years of incredible science. But we also look to the future. NASA scientist Eric Smi... |
| 2020-Apr-09 • 54 minutes Apollo 13 special: interview with Mission Control's Jerry Woodfill Thousands of people helped bring the three Apollo 13 astronauts home. Jerry Woodfill was working at Mission Control when the spacecraft's oxygen tank exploded, and was responsible for the onboard alarm system that led to the crew uttering the immortal words “Houston, we’ve had a problem.” This episode, Jerry talks to us about what it was like working at NASA during the rescue and throughout the Apollo Program. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. V... |
| 2020-Mar-25 • 52 minutes Apollo 13 special: how astronauts and Mission Control averted disaster "Houston, we've had a problem". This issue we mark the 50th anniversary of Apollo 13, revealing what went wrong and how Mission Control reacted on the ground. We also take a look at what science goals Apollo 13 might have achieved, had everything gone to plan. Plus, Professor Jason Wright discusses NEID, a new instrument that can measure the masses of exoplanets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Mar-09 • 9 minutes Day Eight – Back Garden Astronomy Week: The Moon In the final episode of our special series of daily podcasts for Back Garden Astronomy Week we take a look at some of the culture and stories that have grown up around the Moon. If the series has inspired you to get involved with lunar observing or astronomy in general, you can still get your free guide fromwww.skyatnightmagazine.com/backgarde... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Mar-08 • 8 minutes Day Seven – Back Garden Astronomy Week: The Moon The Moon can look vastly different throughout the month, and so we take a look at the different ways colour and shadow can affect your lunar observing experience. For more info, visit www.skyatnightmagazine.com/backgarden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Mar-07 • 8 minutes Day Six – Back Garden Astronomy Week: The Moon Craters are one of the Moon’s most striking features, so we tell you how to make the most of observing them. PLUS, we look at how astronomers use craters to date the age of the lunar surface. For more info, visit www.skyatnightmagazine.com/backgarden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Mar-06 • 7 minutes Day Five – Back Garden Astronomy Week: The Moon There are lots of things to see in the night sky, but how does our biggest, brightest companion effect the view? For more info, visit www.skyatnightmagazine.com/backgarden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Mar-05 • 7 minutes Day Four – Back Garden Astronomy Week: The Moon Even a modest set of binoculars can really enhance your view of the lunar surface, and so we take a look at how to use them to get the most out of a clear night’s view of the Moon. For more info, visit www.skyatnightmagazine.com/backgarden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Mar-04 • 8 minutes Day Three – Back Garden Astronomy Week: The Moon In today’s episode we use astronomical sketching as a way to help learn our way around the face of the Moon. PLUS we look at one of the most elusive lunar sights to catch – clair obscure. For more info, visit www.skyatnightmagazine.com/backgarden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Mar-03 • 7 minutes Day Two – Back Garden Astronomy Week: The Moon Learn all about the lunar phases in the second instalment of our special series. PLUS, a simple experiment to help you explain how the phases change from night to night. For more info, visit www.skyatnightmagazine.com/backgarden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Mar-02 • 8 minutes Day One – Back Garden Astronomy Week: The Moon To celebrate Back Garden Astronomy Week, Radio Astronomy is running a special series of daily podcasts to help you start observing the Moon. With tips and tricks that work at any time of year, there’s no excuse to not get out there and observe our nearest neighbour. For more info, visit www.skyatnightmagazine.com/backgarden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Feb-28 • 4 minutes Trailer: Back Garden Astronomy Week special series Back Garden Astronomy Week is back between 2-9 March 2020! We're running a special series of daily podcasts throughout the week telling you everything you need to know about observing the Moon. Be sure to subscribe to Radio Astronomy podcast to make sure you don't miss an episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Feb-20 • 52 minutes Europe in space: the next decade We look at the European Space Agency missions coming up over the next decade, including a crewed lunar orbiter, a spacecraft that will explore the icy moons of Jupiter and probes that will analyse planets orbiting distant stars. Plus, Emma Marrington of the countryside charity CPRE reveals how you can get involved in this year's Star Count citizen science project. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Feb-14 • 33 minutes The story of the BBC’s Horizon programme This bonus episode of Radio Astronomy is a Horizon special, as we speak to former producer Alec Nisbett to find out how the long-running BBC science programme covered space and astronomy, and what it was like touring the world in search of the latest scientific advances. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2020-Jan-25 • 48 minutes Pluto at 90: how Clyde Tombaugh discovered a new world This episode we mark the 90th anniversary of Pluto's discovery by exploring the life of US astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, and take a look at the Pluto's rise and fall as the 9th Solar System planet. Plus, we examine a recent International Astronomical Union campaign that saw 112 countries around the world name newly-discovered exoplanets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2019-Dec-19 • 57 minutes The biggest stories of 2019 and top tips for stargazing beginners This episode the team look back on 2019 and discuss the big space stories that made headlines over the past 12 months, from New Horizons' Kuiper Belt flyby on New Year's Day, to the first image of a black hole and the latest in lunar exploration. Plus, we speak to the folks at Brighton Astro for their top tips on getting started in astronomy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2019-Nov-21 • 58 minutes The biggest space missions launching in 2020 This episode we look at the big space missions launching in 2020 that will visit the Sun and Mars. Plus, the latest from Hayabusa2 and OSIRIS-REx, and what to expect from commercial human spaceflight over the next 12 months. Also this episode, we speak to Robert Shelton, President of the Giant Magellan Telescope, about how the GMT will peer deep into the early Universe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2019-Nov-11 • 38 minutes A look at UCL Observatory's new 80cm Perren telescope BBC Sky at Night Magazine's staff writer Iain Todd visits University College London Observatory ahead of the unveiling of their new 80cm Perren Telescope. Iain speaks to the astronomers there to find out about the new scope and how it will help prepare the next generation of astro physicists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2019-Nov-01 • 36 minutes Planetarium special BBC Sky at Night Magazine’s editor Chris Bramley joins Anna Henley and Paul Cornish from the planetarium team at Bristol's We The Curious science centre. Anna and Paul discuss how they operate the UK's only 3D planetarium, reveal the secrets behind their latest show and give their view on the possibility of life existing beyond Earth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2019-Oct-16 • 44 minutes Apollo 12, volcanic moons and cannibal galaxies This month we discuss Apollo 12 on its 50th anniversary, reveal news of an impending volcanic eruption on Jupiter's moon Io, and speak to astrophysicist Geraint Lewis from the University of Sydney, who's part of a team that has been studying the Andromeda Galaxy's past galactic mergers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2019-Sep-13 • 45 minutes Jim Al-Khalili, OSIRIS REx, IIAPY 2019, tardigrades on the Moon This episode we speak to Professor Jim Al-Khalili about humanity's return to the Moon and the challenges facing our planet. Plus, the team discuss the OSIRIS REx asteroid sample collection mission, a speeding star that's racing through our Galaxy and recent news of tardigrades on the Moon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2019-Aug-19 • 36 minutes Chasing comets, Indian lunar ambitions, Juno at Jupiter This month the team discuss the UK-led ESA mission to fly by a comet as it enters the Solar System, India’s new lunar spacecraft and the latest from NASA’s Juno probe at Jupiter. Plus, we speak to experienced amateur astronomer and BBC Sky at Night Magazine writer Katrin Raynor-Evans to get her practical stargazing tips for the longer nights that lie ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2019-Jul-22 • 36 minutes Bluedot Festival 2019 special The team return to Jodrell Bank in Cheshire for a weekend of science and music at Bluedot 2019. We speak to Prof Tim O’Brien about the important astronomy undertaken by the Lovell Telescope and the legacy of Apollo 11. Filmmaker Chloë Penman discusses the incredible history of Jodrell Bank Observatory and ‘Dr Space Junk’ Alice Gorman tells us about the human artefacts left behind by our exploration of the Solar System. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad cho... |
| 2019-Jul-15 • 46 minutes Apollo 11: 50th anniversary special 50 years ago, humans set foot on the surface of the Moon for the first time. This episode the BBC Sky at Night Magazine team discuss the legacy of Apollo, the landing sites, the items left on the Moon by astronauts and the future of lunar exploration. Plus, we debunk common Apollo conspiracy theories and speak to broadcaster James Burke, who covered the Moon landing for the BBC in 1969. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad... |
| 2019-Jun-20 • 25 minutes Talking moonwalkers with Andrew Smith In a special episode of Radio Astronomy, we talk to Andrew Smith author of Moon Dust. In the early 2000s, Smith hunted down and talked with all nine living moon walkers. As the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 approaches we talk to him about what it was like to talk to these lunar explorers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2019-May-23 • 36 minutes Touring the Solar System The team from BBC Sky at Night Magazine take a look at marsquakes, asteroid impacts and the secrets of the Solar System in this month’s episode. Featuring an interview with asteroid expert Sarah Crowther. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2019-Apr-18 • 35 minutes Black holes, asteroid bombs and the solar cycle This episode the BBC Sky at Night Magazine team discuss the recent image of a supermassive black hole at the heart of a galaxy, and the Japanese Hayabusa2 asteroid sample mission. Plus, we speak to The Sky at Night’s Prof Lucie Green about the science of the solar cycle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2019-Apr-15 • 29 minutes Kielder Observatory Special The BBC Sky at Night Magazine team visit Kielder Observatory in Northumberland to experience truly dark skies and find out how observatory staff are spreading the stargazing bug. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2019-Mar-21 • 36 minutes Light pollution, Mars rovers and Jupiter's storms In the April edition of Radio Astronomy, the crew from BBC Sky at Night Magazine look at the effects light pollution, talk about the trials and tribulations of the Mars rovers and delve deep into Jupiter’s atmosphere. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2019-Feb-25 • 31 minutes Planet 9 in doubt, a beautiful Beehive and an aurora adventure BBC Sky at Night Magazine’s creators discuss the latest theories about Planet 9 with physicist Antranik Sefilian, plus there’s chat about aurora hunting and the achievements of Apollo 9. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2019-Jan-23 • 38 minutes New Horizons and event horizons This episode we look at the Chinese lunar mission Chang’e 4, discuss the New Horizons flyby of Ultima Thule and wonder why a black hole isn’t as strong as a fridge magnet. We speak to Martin Harwit, author of Cosmic Discovery, about how some of the most important astronomical discoveries were first made. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2018-Dec-20 • 42 minutes Lunar eclipses, 2019’s space missions and green stars The team of BBC Sky at Night Magazine discuss lunar eclipses look at the new raft of space missions coming in 2019, including an interview with Kerri Donaldson Hanna about the OSIRIS-Rex mission to the asteroid Bennu. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2018-Nov-21 • 40 minutes 2018 in review and scientific observations of Mars We discuss the biggest space stories of 2018 including Kepler, UK rocket launches and the blood moon. Plus we hear from the British Astronomical Association’s Mars section director Richard McKim about how to make your observations of the Red Planet count for the scientific record. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2018-Sep-24 • 53 minutes Ice on the Moon, Apollo 7 and advice for new astronomers The team discuss the discovery of water on the Moon and take a look back at the Apollo 7 mission. Vatican observatory director Guy Consolmagno gives his advice for getting started in practical astronomy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2018-Jul-27 • 27 minutes NASA's Dawn mission, Holst’s Planets and water on Mars We look back on 100 years of Holst’s musical work The Planets and discuss the success of NASA’s Dawn mission at Ceres and Vesta. Plus, we speak to Roberto Orosei, an astronomer who led a recent study that found evidence of water on Mars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2018-Jul-27 • 40 minutes Bluedot Festival 2018 special In this special edition of Radio Astronomy, we’re live at the world famous Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire for the Bluedot science and music festival 2018. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2018-Jul-23 • 28 minutes Meteor showers and space rocks that fall to Earth Meteorite hunter Peter Jenniskens talks to us about his recent find of a meteorite in the Botswanan bush, and we reveal our stargazing tips for the Perseid meteor shower. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2018-Jun-22 • 39 minutes The Sun, a danger to life on Earth? Chris Scott, Professor of Space and Atmospheric Physics at the University of Reading, speaks to us about just how dangerous solar activity is to life on Earth and what’s going on at the surface of the Sun. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2018-May-21 • 35 minutes The mission to map the Milky Way We speak to Prof Gerry Gilmore, principal investigator for the UK participation in the Gaia mission to map 1.7 billion stars in our Galaxy. The team also discuss strange stars, the Stellarium online planetarium and noctilucent clouds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2018-Apr-20 • 32 minutes Sifting through Mars's sediment with a planetary geologist We speak to sedimentary geologist and Curiosity mission co-investigator Prof Sanjeev Gupta of Imperial College London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2018-Mar-29 • 23 minutes Bowie, Extraterrestrial Intelligence and Multi-Messenger Astrophysics In this first episode of an all-new, sparkly format for Radio Astronomy we look at our favourite bits of BBC Sky at Night Magazine’s April 18 issue and speak to Dr Alan Penny, vice-president of METI International. Clear skies! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2017-Dec-20 • 80 minutes Christmas Special: Tales from 2017 What does David Bowie’s Space Oddity have to do with SpaceX, should we go back to the Moon or straight to Mars, and what is multi-messenger astrophysics anyway? All these questions and more are answered in our 2017 retrospective, in which we also talk Cassini, Voyager, exoplanets and Laika the dog. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2017-Oct-19 • 44 minutes International Astronomy Show 2017 Special We report from the International Astronomy Show 2017 in Warwickshire, UK, and get the chance to talk to some of the speakers at the event, including The Sky at Night's Chris Lintott. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2017-Aug-21 • 17 minutes Radio Astronomy Shorts - Episode 1: Dava Sobel Iain Todd speaks to US science author Dava Sobel, host of Stargazing, a new astronomy show on the BBC World Service. She discusses the story behind the show, the legacy of Copernicus and this month’s total solar eclipse over the US. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2017-Jul-21 • 73 minutes Radio Astronomy: Bluedot Festival 2017 Special Recorded live at Jodrell Bank Observatory, we bring you interviews with six of the speakers at 2017’s Bluedot Festival. In this episode: Antarctic meteorite hunting, a new CERN particle, Voyager’s legacy, the latest on ESA’s BepiColombo mission to Mercury Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2016-Dec-23 • 36 minutes Episode 6: The 2016 retrospective This month: Fresh insights from the Beagle 2 Mars lander, a special end-of-year News Bingo, and how you can get to know the constellation of Orion a bit better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2016-Nov-08 • 50 minutes Episode 5: So long, Schiaparelli This month: Rosetta’s mission end and newly-discovered exoplanet Proxima Centauri b. The Sky at Night’s Pete Lawrence looks at lunar occultations and Ezzy hears from Cardiff University’s Dr Annabel Cartwright about whether life may have begun on Venus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2016-Sep-26 • 54 minutes Episode 4: Farewell Rosetta This month: Rosetta’s mission end and newly-discovered exoplanet Proxima Centauri b. The Sky at Night’s Pete Lawrence looks at lunar occultations and Ezzy hears from Cardiff University’s Dr Annabel Cartwright about whether life may have begun on Venus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2016-Aug-09 • 42 minutes Radio Astronomy, Episode 3: Juno at Jupiter This month: The latest on the new mission to Jupiter, tips for observing the famous Perseid meteor shower, and how research in Antarctica could take us to Mars Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2016-Jul-08 • 44 minutes Episode 2: Einstein’s Vindication This month: The magic of the Moon illusion, how astronomy has changed the world we live in, and the second detection of gravitational waves Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |
| 2016-Jun-10 • 47 minutes Episode 1: Astronaut Driving lessons This month: Tim Peake tries his hand at driving a rover from the ISS, comedian Ben Miller on aliens and an unfortunate weasel at CERN Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices |