Famous Women Astronomers - Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
Release Date: 09/30/2021
The Cosmic Savannah Ep. 79: RADHIANCE Research at the University of Oxford
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Hosted by Dr. Jacinta Delhaize, Dr. Tshiamiso Makwela, Dr. Daniel Cunnama & François Campher With Tumelo Mangena, Leyya Stockenstroom and Ndivhuwo Netshiavha. In this episode, we hear from three postgraduate astronomy students from the University of Cape Town about their worldly adventures during a research trip to the University of Oxford in the UK! PhD student Tumelo Mangena and Masters students Leyya Stockenstroom and Ndivhuwo Netshiavha are part of the RADHIANCE research group led by our very own Jacinta Delhaize! They use world-leading telescopes, like South Africa’s...
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EVSN - Earlier Bacterial Life May Have Formed Far Earlier Than Thought
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From April 15, 2022. An analysis of microscopic features in rocks from the Nuvvuagittuq Supracrustal Belt in Quebec, Canada, which date back between 3.75 and 4.28 billion years, finds evidence of possible microbial life. Plus, a supermassive black hole precursor, temperatures on Neptune, check-ins with various spacecraft, and our weekly What’s Up segment. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them...
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H’ad Astra Historia - Ep. 301 – Take the Gloves Off, Part 1
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Today we’re talking with Dr. Richard Tresch Fienberg (), astronomer and science communicator, who shares his experiences as Expert Astronomer on Sky & Telescope magazine’s September 2025 Astronomy Tour to “Galileo’s Italy.” Though enjoying retirement, he volunteers his time for the American Astronomical Society as Senior Advisor to the CEO, and is a Senior Contributing Editor with Sky & Telescope. This is the first of two episodes covering our interview. Loretta Cannon (an AAS affiliate via Rose City Astronomers) is a science-and-word-nerd who really likes outer space...
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Cheap Astronomy - Dear CA Ep. 130: What’s Next?
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Hosted by Steve Nerlich. Cheap Astronomy investigates things that haven't happened yet. - Dear Cheap Astronomy: When will the Sun destroy the Earth and can we stop it? - Dear Cheap Astronomy: Will we ever meet aliens? We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts,...
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Awesome Astronomy - Ozone Hole II Mega-Constellation Boogaloo
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Paul Hill and Dr. Jenifer “Dr. Dust” Millard host. Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce. February Episode Part 2. This episode we chat about the potential ozone hole issue caused by mega constellations, how Jupiter has shrunk and what Aurora would look like when Earth’s poles flip. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you!...
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Astronomy Cast Ep. 783: Cataclysmic Variable Stars
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Hosted by: Fraser Cain () and Dr. Pamela L. Gay () Streamed live on Feb 16, 2026. There are many types of variable stars. Today we’re gonna talk about cataclysmic variable stars, which are the result of a white dwarf stealing material from a companion star. And this whole process makes supervillain Pamela happy. Gravity is the weakest force, but on the scales of stars, it is capable of great violence. In this episode, we look at the wild physics of cataclysmic variables: binary star systems where one star is a predatory compact stellar remnant, while the other is a victimized normal star....
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Travelers in the Night Eps. 857 & 858: Gila Cliff Dwellings & Vanishing Dark and Quiet
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Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. From July 2025. Today's 2 topics: - Recently my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Dr. Hannes Gröller and I traveled to the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument to install two night sky meters which will enable this wonderful national treasure to become an international dark sky park. Surrounded by vast tracts of unoccupied public land and having an abundance of clear weather the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument and the...
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ASTROMAN - Solar Eclipse
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EVSN - The Sky is Falling! Space Junk 411
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Actual Astronomy - Owning 20+ Telescope with Richard Navarette
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Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. Episode 522. Continuing on with our 2026 resolution we have a special guest listener joining us today. Richard Navarette is a long time amateur astronomer from the San Francisco Bay Area where he has been instrumental in getting people out observing through The Astronomy Connection, well known as “TAC”. Richard has owned 20+ telescopes over the years and while he has enjoyed viewing through many large instruments his personal collection has mostly been focused on portable, affordable gear. We've...
info_outlineToday we bring you another episode in our new series, Famous Women Astronomers, with the story of Dr. Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin.
Cecilia Helena Payne was born in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England on May 10th, 1900. Her father was a fellow of Oxford University and a historian, but he drowned in a canal when she was only 4 years old.
Her mother was Emma Leonora Helena (Pertz) Payne, who was a skilled artist. She raised her 3 children alone after her husband’s death. She ensured that all her children got good educations, Cecilia’s brother became an archeologist and her younger sister was an architect.
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