The 365 Days of Astronomy, the daily podcast of the International Year of Astronomy 2009
The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is a project that is publishing one podcast per day, 5 to 10 minutes in duration, for all 365 days of 2009. The podcast episodes are written, recorded and produced by people around the world. We are looking for individual
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The Cosmic Savannah Ep. 24 - HIRAX
01/23/2021
The Cosmic Savannah Ep. 24 - HIRAX
Hosted by Dr. Jacinta Delhaize & Dr. Daniel Cunnama. Episode 24 features Professor Kavilan Moodley who joins us to discuss another exciting project in radio astronomy in South Africa, HIRAX! The Hydrogen Intensity and Real-time Analysis eXperiment (HIRAX) is a radio telescope array that will map nearly all of the southern sky over a frequency range of 400 to 800 MHz. The primary goal of HIRAX is to measure baryon acoustic oscillations (BAOs): these are remnant ripples in the distribution of galaxies that originate from primordial sound waves that existed in the early universe. This can be used for charting the expansion history of the universe and for shedding light on the nature of dark energy. 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, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just !) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. Visit us on the web at or email us at .
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Weekly Space Hangout - Solar System Superhighways with Dr. Aaron Rosengren & Di Wu
01/22/2021
Weekly Space Hangout - Solar System Superhighways with Dr. Aaron Rosengren & Di Wu
Host: Fraser Cain ( )Special Guest: This week we are excited to welcome Dr. Aaron Rosengren and Di Wu (with Dr. Nataša Todorović in the chat), to the Weekly Space Hangout. Their research team recently identified gravitational interactions which have produced a superhighway network of sorts within the Solar System. This network can reduce transport times for objects traveling between Jupiter and Neptune to decades rather than hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of years. Long-term, this network may potentially be used for human exploration, but in the short-term, it could assist in the study of comets and asteroids. Dr. Aaron J. Rosengren received his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering Sciences from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 2014. He served as a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow for the European Union Asteroid and Space Debris Network, Stardust, from 2014 to 2016, at the Institute of Applied Physics Nello Carrara of the Italian National Research Council. In 2017, Dr. Rosengren worked at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece in the Department of Physics, as part of the EU H2020 Project ReDSHIFT. He was an Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona (2017-2020) prior to his appointment at UC San Diego in July 2020. He received the "COSPAR Outstanding Paper Award for Young Scientists" on three separate occasions and has held invited visiting researcher positions in Australia, Israel, Italy, and Serbia. Di Wu is a 3rd year PhD student of UC, San Diego. His research focuses on space situational awareness, astrodynamics, solar system dynamics, and machine learning. Recognized by the International Astronautical Federation, he was awarded the Future Space Leader for his research that bridges space debris characterization and asteroid dynamics. Di was also invited to attend the space generation congress and was involved in making policy suggestions to the UN about space sustainability. You can read the team's paper, The Arches of Chaos in the Solar System, on the AAAS site: You can learn more about the team's research on the ScienceAlert website: Regular Guests: Dr. Morgan Rehnberg ( & ) Allen Versfeld ( & ) This week's stories: - What happened with the SLS Green Run? - Calculating the digital color codes of stars. - NASA gives up on Insight. JAXA = YOLO! - Alternative propulsions systems are being tested with cubists. 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, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just !) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. Visit us on the web at or email us at .
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Actual Astronomy Ep. 83 - Deep-Sky Observing In Orion,Taurus & Perseus
01/21/2021
Actual Astronomy Ep. 83 - Deep-Sky Observing In Orion,Taurus & Perseus
Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. The lads discuss (for a change) the dim, distant, deep sky targets in 3 wintertime constellations. The Orion Nebula, M42, is one of the brightest targets in the entire sky. M45, the Pleiades is the largest, brightest open cluster in the sky and a fine binocular target. And last but definitely not least is the Perseus Double Cluster, one of the most beautiful clusters in the galaxy. 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, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just !) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. Visit us on the web at or email us at .
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Awesome Astronomy - January Part 2
01/20/2021
Awesome Astronomy - January Part 2
Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Jenifer Millard host. Damien Phillips and John Wildridge produce. The Discussion: If you like your introductions rambling, you’re in for a real treat! We discuss the Jeni’s PhD thesis submission, The Real Right Stuff documentary on Disney+, Jeni’s foray into book writing and read some listeners questions, which devolves into discussions of whether Queen Elizabeth is Elizabeth I in Canada, the colonization of the New World, the entertainer Nosmo King and insurance fraud. The News: Rounding up the space exploration news we have: Puerto Rico stumps up funds to decommission and scope out a replacement for Arecibo. China opens up FAST Telescope access to other nations. Hyabusa 2 asteroid and Chang’e 5’s lunar samples. Progress update on the 3 Mars-bound missions & where to follow them. SpaceX accelerates Starship rocket production in Texas. The Big News Story: Mars Dogs! Q&A: ‘How and where did the Awesome Astronomy team first meet?’ From our good friend, Paul Wheeler in Pennsylvania. Bio: Awesome Astronomy is a podcast beamed direct from an underground bunker on Mars to promote science, space and astronomy (and enslave Earth if all goes well). 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, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just !) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. Visit us on the web at or email us at .
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Ask A Spaceman Ep. 144: Astro 101 Part 6 - What Are Galaxies?
01/19/2021
Ask A Spaceman Ep. 144: Astro 101 Part 6 - What Are Galaxies?
It’s time for school! The Astro101 series will cover some of the most important questions in astronomy. In today’s lesson, we’ll have: What is a galaxy? What does our own galaxy look like? What are the different kinds of galaxies, and how did they get that way? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: All episodes: Follow on Twitter: Like on Facebook: Watch on YouTube: Read a book: Go on an adventure: Keep those questions about space, science, astronomy, astrophysics, physics, and cosmology coming to #AskASpaceman for COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE OF TIME AND SPACE! Big thanks to my top Patreon supporters this month: Justin G, Matthew K, Chris L, Barbara K, Duncan M, Corey D, Justin Z, Neuterdude, Nate H, Andrew F, Naila, Aaron S, Scott M, Rob H, David B, Frank T, Tim R, Alex P, Tom Van S, Mark R, Alan B, Craig B, Richard K, Steve P, Dave L, Chuck C, Stephen M, Maureen R, Stace J, Neil P, lothian53 , COTFM, Stephen S, Ken L, Debra S, Alberto M, Matt C, Ron S, Stephen J, Joe R, Jeremy K, David P, Norm Z, Ulfert B, Robert B, Fr. Bruce W, Catherine R, Nicolai B, Sean M, Edward K, Callan R, Darren W, JJ_Holy, Tracy F, Tom, Sarah K, Bill H, Steven S, Jens O, Ryan L, Ella F, Richard S, Sam R, Thomas K, James C, Jorg D, R Larche, Syamkumar M, John S, Fred S, Homer V, Mark D, Brianna V, Becky L, Colin B, Arthur, Bruce A, Steven M, Brent B, Bill E, Jim L, Tim Z, Thomas W, Linda C, Joshua, David W, Aissa F, Tom G, and Marc H! Music by Jason Grady and Nick Bain. Thanks to Cathy Rinella for editing. Hosted by Paul M. Sutter, astrophysicist and the one and only Agent to the Stars ( ). 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, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just !) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. Visit us on the web at or email us at .
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Astronomy Cast Ep. 591: What Are We Gonna Do With All That Space Junk?
01/18/2021
Astronomy Cast Ep. 591: What Are We Gonna Do With All That Space Junk?
Remember the good old days when there were only a few thousand living and dead satellites? Well, those days are long over. We're now entering an era where there will be tens of thousands of satellites. Not to mention the spent rocket boosters and other space junk. What kind of risk do we face and what can be done about it? 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, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just !) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. Visit us on the web at or email us at .
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Travelers in the Night Eps. 101E & 102E: A Dwarf Water Planet in Our Solar System & Rose’s First Asteroid
01/17/2021
Travelers in the Night Eps. 101E & 102E: A Dwarf Water Planet in Our Solar System & Rose’s First Asteroid
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. Today's 2 topics: - Our home would undoubtedly be known as the water planet to space aliens visiting our solar system. There is enough water to cover the entire Earth to a depth of more than 1.5 miles. - Rose Matheny's third solo night of asteroid hunting, using the University of Arizona Schmidt telescope, on Mt. Bigelow, was one of the longest of the year. 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, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just !) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. Visit us on the web at or email us at .
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Deep Astronomy - The Great Binocular Episode
01/16/2021
Deep Astronomy - The Great Binocular Episode
Hosted by Tony Darnell. He is joined by Dustin Gibson today. Today's recording of Space Junk Podcast will be streamed live. Today's topic is binoculars so please join us for discussion and questions! Support Deep Astronomy and buy cool astronomy gear from OPT at the same time! (affiliate link): Join our Chat on Discord here: Like this content? Please consider becoming a patron: Follow DeepAstronomy on Twitter: @DeepAstronomy Like DeepAstronomy on Facebook: 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, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just !) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. Visit us on the web at or email us at .
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Weekly Space Hangout - Guest: Alberto Caballero - A Potential Source For The WOW! Signal
01/15/2021
Weekly Space Hangout - Guest: Alberto Caballero - A Potential Source For The WOW! Signal
Host: Fraser Cain ( )Special Guest: This week we are excited to welcome Alberto Caballero, host of the Exoplanets YouTube channel, to the Weekly Space Hangout. In November 2020, arXiv published his (non-peer reviewed) paper in which Alberto indicates he has narrowed down the source of the August 1977 WOW! signal, and has potentially identified the star where it originated. Alberto Caballero is a science communicator and host of The Exoplanets Channel (). He also coordinates the Habitable Exoplanet Hunting Project (), a program intended to find habitable exoplanets, and the SETI Project, aimed at finding extraterrestrial intelligence. You can read Alberto's paper on arXiv here: and/or read more about his work in this December 2, 2020, EarthSky.com story: Regular Guests: Dr. Brian Koberlein ( & ) Dr. Kimberly Cartier ( & ) Molly Wakeling ( & ) This week's stories: - Space is darker than we thought. - Don't forget about Perseverance. - You can only measure C in 2 directions? Veritasium's Why The Speed Of Light* Can't Be Measured: 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, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just !) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. Visit us on the web at or email us at .
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The Daily Space - Primordial Black Holes, Dark Matter, and… the Multiverse?
01/14/2021
The Daily Space - Primordial Black Holes, Dark Matter, and… the Multiverse?
From January 5, 2021. Theoretical physicists have found a way to possibly detect primordial black holes which could lead to answers about dark matter and maybe even the existence of a multiverse. Plus the age of the Universe, a wobble in Mars’ axis, and that pesky candidate signal from Proxima Centauri. 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, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just !) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. Visit us on the web at or email us at .
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Cheap Astronomy - Dear CA #63 - Hot Air
01/13/2021
Cheap Astronomy - Dear CA #63 - Hot Air
– Is there a new Venus mission coming? Yes, although not before 2026 and quite possibly not before 2030. It’s currently called Venera-D. – What do you make of balloon missions in the Solar System? A balloon is an encapsulated space that has less density than the surrounding medium. Hence in a gravity field it will rise upwards, displaced by denser air pulled downwards by the gravity field. 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, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just !) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. Visit us on the web at or email us at .
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Guide To Space - A Return Mission to Pluto? This Time to Stay
01/12/2021
Guide To Space - A Return Mission to Pluto? This Time to Stay
New Horizons gave us the best views we could have hoped for of Pluto. But it was only a single glimpse of half the world. What's New Horizons up to next? And what plans are in the works to return to Pluto and Charon? 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, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just !) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. Visit us on the web at or email us at .
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Astronomy Cast Ep. 590: Lunar Hazards: Dust, Radiation and More
01/11/2021
Astronomy Cast Ep. 590: Lunar Hazards: Dust, Radiation and More
2024 can't come soon enough. You know, that's the year when humans will set foot on the Moon again. Now don't you roll your eyes! That's the plan. Unless the plan changes. But my point is, explorers going to the Moon will need to be concerned about all kinds of hazards, like dust, radiation and gigantic Moon worms. I believe. 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, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just !) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. Visit us on the web at or email us at .
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Travelers in the Night Eps. 99E & 100E: Green Meteors & A Banner Year For Asteroid Hunters
01/10/2021
Travelers in the Night Eps. 99E & 100E: Green Meteors & A Banner Year For Asteroid Hunters
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 January 8, 2015. Today's 2 topics: - Recently, my wife and I saw a beautiful, bright, green, meteor fireball streaking across the western New Mexico night sky. - In 2014 asteroids hunters discovered more than 1,450 Earth approaching objects making it the most productive year yet. 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, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just !) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. Visit us on the web at or email us at .
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NOIRLab - The 2021 Globe At Night Kickoff
01/09/2021
NOIRLab - The 2021 Globe At Night Kickoff
Globe at Night is a citizen science program to raise awareness of and collect data about light pollution levels from around the world. Globe at Night is run by NOIRLab’s Connie Walker and was founded in 2006. In this podcast, NOIRLab’s Rob Sparks describes how you can participate in Globe at Night and help us collect even more data than our record breaking 2020 camaign! Bio: Rob Sparks is in the Communications, Education and Engagement group at NSF’s NOIRLab. Website(s) you want to have a link to: NOIRLab social media channels can be found at: 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, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just !) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. Visit us on the web at or email us at .
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Weekly Space Hangout - Dr. Alan Stern: What’s On The Horizon For New Horizons
01/08/2021
Weekly Space Hangout - Dr. Alan Stern: What’s On The Horizon For New Horizons
Host: Fraser Cain ( )Special Guest: This week we are excited to welcome Dr. Alan Stern, Principal Investigator from the New Horizons Mission, back to the WSH. In October, it was announced that Alan will be the first NASA-funded commercial space crewmember aboard a Virgin Galactic suborbital space mission. The flight is expected to take place in 2022; there he will perform astronomical and space physiology experiments. Alan is a planetary scientist, space program executive, aerospace consultant, and author. He leads NASA’s New Horizons mission to the Pluto system and the Kuiper Belt. In both 2007 and 2016, he was named to the Time 100. In 2007, he was appointed NASA’s chief of all science missions. Since 2009, he has been an Associate Vice President and Special Assistant to the President at the Southwest Research Institute. Additionally, from 2008-2012 he served on the board of directors of the Challenger Center for Space Science Education, and as the Chief Scientist and Mission Architect for Moon Express from 2010-2013. From 2011- 2013, he served as the Director of the Florida Space Institute. Alan's career has taken him to numerous astronomical observatories, to the South Pole, and to the upper atmosphere aboard various high performance NASA aircraft including F/A-18 Hornets, F-104 Starfighters, KC-135 Zero-G, and WB-57 Canberras. He has been involved as a researcher in 24 suborbital, orbital, and planetary space missions, including 9 for which he was the mission principle investigator; and he has led the development of 8 scientific instruments for NASA space missions. In 1995, he was selected as a space shuttle mission specialist finalist, and in 1996 he was a candidate space shuttle payload specialist. In 2010, he became a suborbital payload specialist trainee, and is expected to fly several space missions aboard XCOR and Virgin Galactic vehicles in 2016-2017. Before receiving his doctorate from the University of Colorado in 1989, Alan completed twin master's degrees in aerospace engineering and atmospheric sciences (1980 and 1981), and then spent six years as an aerospace systems engineer, concentrating on spacecraft and payload systems at the NASA Johnson Space Center, Martin Marietta Aerospace, and the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado. His two undergraduate degrees are in physics and astronomy from the University of Texas (1978 and 1980). His academic research has focused on studies of our solar system's Kuiper Belt and Oort cloud, comets, the satellites of the outer planets, the Pluto system, and the search for evidence of solar systems around other stars. He has also worked on spacecraft rendezvous theory, terrestrial polar mesospheric clouds, galactic astrophysics, and studies of tenuous satellite atmospheres, including the atmosphere of the moon. Alan is a fellow of the AAAS, the Royal Astronomical Society, and is a member of the AIAA, AAS, IAF, and the AGU; he was elected incoming chair of the Division of Planetary Sciences in 2006. He has been awarded the Von Braun Aerospace Achievement Award of the National Space Society, the 2007 University of Colorado George Norlin Distinguished Alumnus Award, the 2009 St. Mark’s Preparatory School Distinguished Alumnus Award, Smithsonian Magazine’s 2015 American Ingenuity Award, and the 2016 Sagan Memorial Award of the American Astronautical Society. In his free time, Alan enjoys running, hiking, camping, and writing. He is an instrument-rated commercial pilot and flight instructor, with both powered and sailplane ratings. He and his wife Carole have two daughters and a son; they make their home near Boulder, Colorado. You can learn more about Alan and stay up to date with him by visiting his website: You can stay up to date with New Horizons by visiting the Mission's Webpage: Regular Guests: Dave Dickinson ( & ) Michael Rodruck ( / ) Beth Johnson - SETI Institute ( / ) This week's stories: - The first detection of a built-in wobble on another planet. - Astronomers improve the distance scale to the Universe. - Japan planning to launch a wooden satellite. 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, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just !) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. Visit us on the web at or email us at .
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The Daily Space - Current Neptunian Storm Reverses Direction and Sheds Fragment
01/07/2021
The Daily Space - Current Neptunian Storm Reverses Direction and Sheds Fragment
Scientists using Hubble to track storms on Neptune found that a current storm has reversed direction and possibly shed a fragment. Plus, an update on Hayabusa2’s sample return, a non-technological radio emission from an exoplanet, This Week in Sky Watching, and more! 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, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just !) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. Visit us on the web at or email us at .
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Awesome Astronomy - January Part 1
01/06/2021
Awesome Astronomy - January Part 1
Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Jenifer Millard host. Damien Phillips and John Wildridge produce. The Discussion: As we welcome in the New Year, we discuss the holiday season and your suggestions to replace the Guide to the Electromagnetic Spectrum section of the show. The News: Rounding up the astronomy news at the beginning of 2021, we have: - Finding exoplanets that have a good chance of being able to see us. - The ‘Lithium Problem’. - Chasing down the Hubble Constant. - A new method for detecting exoplanets. - Was there another dwarf planet in the inner solar system? Main News story: That intriguing radio signal found coming from the vicinity of Proxima Centauri. The Sky Guide: This month we’re taking a look at the great winter constellation of Auriga with a guide to its history, how to find it, a couple of deep sky objects and a round-up of the solar system views on offer in January. Q&A: We know there is a lower temperature limit (absolute zero), but is there an upper temperature limit? From Matt in California. Bio: Awesome Astronomy is a podcast beamed direct from an underground bunker on Mars to promote science, space and astronomy (and enslave Earth if all goes well). 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, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just !) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. Visit us on the web at or email us at .
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Ask A Spaceman Ep. 143: Astro 101 Part 5: What Are Neutron Stars, White Dwarfs & Black Holes?
01/05/2021
Ask A Spaceman Ep. 143: Astro 101 Part 5: What Are Neutron Stars, White Dwarfs & Black Holes?
It’s time for school! The Astro101 series will cover some of the most important questions in astronomy. In today’s lesson, we’ll have: What is a white dwarf? What is a neutron star? What is a black hole? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: All episodes: Follow on Twitter: Like on Facebook: Watch on YouTube: Read a book: Go on an adventure: Keep those questions about space, science, astronomy, astrophysics, physics, and cosmology coming to #AskASpaceman for COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE OF TIME AND SPACE! Big thanks to my top Patreon supporters this month: Justin G, Matthew K, Chris L, Barbara K, Duncan M, Corey D, Justin Z, Neuterdude, Nate H, Andrew F, Naila, Aaron S, Scott M, Rob H, David B, Frank T, Tim R, Alex P, Tom Van S, Mark R, Alan B, Craig B, Richard K, Steve P, Dave L, Chuck C, Stephen M, Maureen R, Stace J, Neil P, lothian53 , COTFM, Stephen S, Ken L, Debra S, Alberto M, Matt C, Ron S, Stephen J, Joe R, Jeremy K, David P, Norm Z, Ulfert B, Robert B, Fr. Bruce W, Catherine R, Nicolai B, Sean M, Edward K, Callan R, Darren W, JJ_Holy, Tracy F, Tom, Sarah K, Bill H, Steven S, Jens O, Ryan L, Ella F, Richard S, Sam R, Thomas K, James C, Jorg D, R Larche, Syamkumar M, John S, Fred S, Homer V, Mark D, Brianna V, Becky L, Colin B, Arthur, Bruce A, Steven M, Brent B, Bill E, Jim L, Tim Z, Thomas W, Linda C, Joshua, David W, Aissa F, Tom G, and Marc H! Music by Jason Grady and Nick Bain. Thanks to Cathy Rinella for editing. Hosted by Paul M. Sutter, astrophysicist and the one and only Agent to the Stars (http://www.pmsutter.com). 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, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just !) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. Visit us on the web at or email us at .
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Astronomy Cast Ep. 14: We’re All Made Of Supernovae
01/04/2021
Astronomy Cast Ep. 14: We’re All Made Of Supernovae
From December 11, 2006. No more suspense. This week we blow the biggest stars up. Kaboom. Want more details? Then you’ve got to listen. Two weeks ago we talked about where stars come from, and last week we discussed how stars die. This week we complete the stellar trilogy to answer the question, What happens to the really, really, really big stars when they die? 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, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just !) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. Visit us on the web at or email us at .
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Travelers in the Night Eps. 97E & 98E: Eighteen Sleeps Later & Asteroids Accessible By Human Space Flight
01/03/2021
Travelers in the Night Eps. 97E & 98E: Eighteen Sleeps Later & Asteroids Accessible By Human Space Flight
Recorded December 16, 2014. 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. Today's 2 topics: - The NASA, New Horizons spacecraft woke up from its 18th sleeping period in the last 9 years. Its long space naps have lasted an average 104 days each. - One candidate with the shortest round trip mission time of 186 days, is 2014 TW. It was discovered by my Catalina Sky Survey teammate, Jess Johnson. This asteroid is about 70 feet in diameter and orbits the Sun every 381 days. 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, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just !) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. Visit us on the web at or email us at .
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Guide To Space - Soaring Above Mars. Airplanes, Helicopters and Balloons on the Red Planet
01/02/2021
Guide To Space - Soaring Above Mars. Airplanes, Helicopters and Balloons on the Red Planet
Aircraft make some of the best platforms for science here on Earth. From weather balloons to study the high atmosphere to aircraft that fly into the hearts of hurricanes. From surveys of Antarctic ice sheets to drones. So it makes sense to consider missions to any world in the Solar System with an atmosphere. Balloons to Venus and helicopters to Titan. But one world that’s been the most seriously considered for exploration by air is Mars. Mars Project Video: 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, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just !) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. Visit us on the web at or email us at .
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Actual Astronomy - Ep. 79: January 2021
01/01/2021
Actual Astronomy - Ep. 79: January 2021
Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. The lads discuss what’s going on over our heads without, well, going over our heads! 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, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just !) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. Visit us on the web at or email us at .
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The Daily Space - Strange Exoplanet Could Be Similar To Theoretical Planet 9
12/31/2020
The Daily Space - Strange Exoplanet Could Be Similar To Theoretical Planet 9
HD 106906 b is an exoplanet 336 light years away, 11 times the size of Jupiter, and possibly an analog of our own not-yet-discovered Planet 9. Plus, a large body of water ice has been discovered on Mars, and we interview lead author Dan Berman of the Planetary Science Institute. Also included, stories on Jupiter, Uranus’s moons, a young galaxy, and how space weather impacts habitability. 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, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just !) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. Visit us on the web at or email us at .
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Cheap Astronomy - Dear Cheap Astro #62: Through A Glass, Cheaply
12/30/2020
Cheap Astronomy - Dear Cheap Astro #62: Through A Glass, Cheaply
– Is the Universe an e8 crystal? Well… probably not, if only because most theoretical models rarely survive the journey to be genuine evidence-based theory without some major modifications along the way. – Can we directly image exoplanets and check for life signs? Well, we can directly image them. There’s an easily found list of directly imaged planets on Wikipedia. Of course, any such images are just small smudgy dots. There are limits on just how much you can magnify an image from light years away. 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, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just !) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. Visit us on the web at or email us at .
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Science@Home Interview - Dan McGlaun #2
12/29/2020
Science@Home Interview - Dan McGlaun #2
Hosted by Charles Fulco. Dan's website: Dan McGlaun takes us on a tour of the capabilities of his eclipse simulator software on his webpage. 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, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just !) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. Visit us on the web at or email us at .
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Astronomy Cast Ep. 13: Where Do Stars Go When They Die?
12/28/2020
Astronomy Cast Ep. 13: Where Do Stars Go When They Die?
We’ve celebrated the birth of new stars, but the stellar lifecycle doesn’t end there. Stars like our Sun will spend billions of years fusing together hydrogen and pumping out energy. And when the fuel runs out, their death is as interesting as their birth. This week Fraser and Pamela trace out this stellar evolution, and explain what the future holds for stars, large and small. [Editor’s Note: I don’t think the 16 kilobit, 3 to 4 MB version of episodes that Fraser referred to in the show is still a feature in our website. You can download a 44.1/16 bit stereo .mp3 file, though, which will be approximately 13 MB in size.] 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, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just !) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. Visit us on the web at or email us at .
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Travelers in the Night Eps. 95E & 96E: Mining Asteroids & How Close Will It Come To Us?
12/27/2020
Travelers in the Night Eps. 95E & 96E: Mining Asteroids & How Close Will It Come To Us?
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. Today's 2 topics: - Science fiction writers have long imagined human space colonies which use the resources they find. Dana Stabenow's Star Svensdotter Series is an excellent recent example. - The goal of the NASA Near Earth Object Program is to provide an early warning should an asteroid be found to be on a path bringing it close to planet Earth. 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, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just !) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. Visit us on the web at or email us at .
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The Cosmic Savannah - Ep. 23: ThunderKAT
12/26/2020
The Cosmic Savannah - Ep. 23: ThunderKAT
Hosted by Dr. Jacinta Delhaize & Dr. Daniel Cunnama. In Episode 23 of The Cosmic Savannah podcast, we are joined by the Head of Astronomy at the University of Cape Town, Professor Patrick Woudt. Patrick talks about the exciting ThunderKAT project which has recently observed a black hole ejecting material at close to the speed of light out to some of the largest angular distances (separations) ever seen! 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, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just !) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. Visit us on the web at or email us at .
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Guide To Space - Space Navigation: Finding Your Way In The Cosmos
12/25/2020
Guide To Space - Space Navigation: Finding Your Way In The Cosmos
Until we learned to properly navigate our way across the oceans, early explorers were fearful to lose sight of land in case they’d be lost at sea. They learned to use the water currents, winds, movements of birds and of course, the positions of the Sun, the Moon and the stars to find their way across the seas to distant lands. As we learned to launch spacecraft into orbit and out into the Solar System, mission planners needed to develop entirely new methods of navigation. 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, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just !) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. Visit us on the web at or email us at .
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