The 365 Days of Astronomy
The 365 Days of Astronomy podcast launched in 2009 as part of the International Year of Astronomy. This community podcast continues to bring you day after day of content across the years. Everyday, a new voice, helping you see the universe we share in a new way. This show is managed by Avivah Yamani, edited by Richard Drumm. This podcast is funded through Patreon.com/CosmoQuestX and produced out of the Planetary Science Institute.
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Travelers in the Night Eps. 575 & 576: Big, Dangerous and Tough & Loneliest Asteroid
07/25/2021
Travelers in the Night Eps. 575 & 576: Big, Dangerous and Tough & Loneliest 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: - Teddy Pruyne discovered 1,200 foot diameter 2019 LZ1. - Brian Africano discovered 340 foot diameter 2019 EJ3. 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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Cosmic Savannah - Mini #4: How Astronomy Benefits Humanity
07/24/2021
Cosmic Savannah - Mini #4: How Astronomy Benefits Humanity
Hosted by Andy Firth. In this mini-episode we talk with PhD candidate Tshiamiso Makwela from the University of Cape Town. She shared with us some interesting results from studies answering pressing questions in the field of Astronomy Education Research. Why do students struggle with Astronomy? How can Astronomy be beneficial to society at large? Check out the full show notes 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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Guide To Space - How Habitable Is Titan?
07/23/2021
Guide To Space - How Habitable Is Titan?
There are few places in the Solar System which are as fascinating as Saturn’s moon Titan. It’s a world with a thicker atmosphere than Earth. Where it’s so cold that it rains ammonia, forming lakes, rivers and seas. Where water ice forms mountains. Like Europa and Encleadus, Titan could have an interior ocean of liquid water too, a place where there might be life. Titan’s got layers, and fortunately, there’s an awesome new mission in the works to explore it: the Titan Dragonfly mission. 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 - Rogue Planets Found Near Milky Way’s Core
07/22/2021
The Daily Space - Rogue Planets Found Near Milky Way’s Core
Using data collected by NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope, scientists have found four free-floating, or rogue, planets near the core of the Milky Way. These planets formed in discs in other planetary systems and were thrown out by gravitational interactions with larger planets. Plus, the early solar system, including ancient Earth, Jupiter’s chemistry, and Mercury’s core. 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 - July Part 2
07/21/2021
Awesome Astronomy - July Part 2
Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Dr. Jenifer Millard host. Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce. The Discussion: Hubble’s still in trouble. (But got fixed!) Jeni’s presenting on the BBC’s Weatherman Walking. Ideas for a new segment to replace the moons of the solar system. The News: Ingenuity helicopter is exceeding all expectations. Russia looks to expand its real estate on the ISS. NASA’s Artemis 1 is being stacked for a November launch. The Chinese space station gets a crew & a manned Mars mission in 2033! Bezos & Branson! Meh… But Wally Funk? Yay! Moons of the Solar System: Our show segment exploring the discovery, exploration and our knowledge of the solar system’s moons. And we move onto the moons of Uranus. Q&A: ”Are summers in the southern hemisphere are hotter than in the northern hemisphere because they’re close to the Sun at perihelion?” From our good friend Krista via Twitter. 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. 156: What Are Asteroids Good For?
07/20/2021
Ask A Spaceman Ep. 156: What Are Asteroids Good For?
What are the different kinds of asteroids? What are they made of? How can we send missions to capture them, and what will we do once we get one? 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, Lowell, 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, 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, Ryan L, Ella F, RDavid 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, 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, Sarah K, Bill H, Steven S, 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, Colin B, Bruce A, Steven M, Brent B, Bill E, Tim Z, Thomas W, Linda C, Joshua, David W, Aissa F, Tom G, Marc H, Avery P, Scott M, Michael G, Katelyn, Thomas H, Farshad A, Matthias S, Kenneth D, Maureen R, and Michael W! 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). 00:00 Measuring the Age of the Universe 04:05 The Cosmic Microwave Background 06:55 Supernovae 08:59 The “Crisis” in Cosmology 12:52 Potential Solutions 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. 147: How to Be Taken Seriously By Scientists
07/19/2021
Astronomy Cast Ep. 147: How to Be Taken Seriously By Scientists
From July 20, 2009. For those non-scientists trying to get their original ideas accepted by the scientific community, you’ve got to have thick skin. It might seem like there’s a vast conspiracy, or a general attitude that drives away original, but unorthodox ideas. But that’s not true, the reality is that great ideas in science come from everywhere, even amateurs. In this episode we’ll help you understand what scientists will be looking for, and the best ways to be taken seriously. 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. 573 & 574: Sweet Asteroid & Record Year
07/18/2021
Travelers in the Night Eps. 573 & 574: Sweet Asteroid & Record Year
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: - A large, 4.6 billion year old, meteor exploded over Murchison, Australia on 28 September 1969. - In 2019, asteroid hunters set a new record by discovering 2,433 Earth approaching objects. 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 - Alcohol In Space & Exploring Mars w/ Chris Carberry
07/17/2021
Deep Astronomy - Alcohol In Space & Exploring Mars w/ Chris Carberry
Chris Carberry is the CEO of Explore Mars and the author of "Alcohol in Space". Our discussion ranges from why we need more study of the effects of alcohol on our bodies in space and whether we'll ever actually get to Mars and how much it might cost. 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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UNAWE Space Scoop - The Missing Tatooines Out There
07/16/2021
UNAWE Space Scoop - The Missing Tatooines Out There
If you’re a Star Wars fan, you surely remember the amazing view of double sunrises and sunsets on Tatooine, Luke Skywalker’s home planet. Well, in the real Universe, Earth-sized planets may be much more common than we think! And like Tatooine, a lot of them might be among two star systems, called binary systems. Astronomers recently found that we are missing a lot of these distant worlds. We can’t find them. 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 - Light Pollution Edition
07/15/2021
Actual Astronomy - Light Pollution Edition
Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. Welcome to episode 135 of the Actual Astronomy Podcast, the light pollution edition, or maybe the “get rid of light pollution” additional. This episode places a focus on the troubling trend of increasing light pollution and its impact on astronomy and the general population. The light near Chris's house that has been changed from the old fashioned spilling-every light-which-way Cobra head to a new almost full-cut-off. He says “almost” because they're not quite doing the trick is I would hope they would do, and they will need some adjustment for him to get used to. 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 - Two Neutron Star/Black Hole Mergers Detected
07/14/2021
The Daily Space - Two Neutron Star/Black Hole Mergers Detected
From Tuesday, June 29th, 2021. About 900 million miles away in two different galaxies, a black hole and a neutron star merged, and their gravitational waves have been detected here on Earth. These detections add another type of merger to the collection so far discovered. Plus, new composition data on Mars’ south polar cap and a look back at the Tunguska Event. #AsteroidDay 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 #70: We're Full of Stars
07/13/2021
Cheap Astronomy - Dear CA #70: We're Full of Stars
What do different pulsar frequencies mean? A pulsar is really a neutron star, which forms after a big star goes supernova and its remnant core collapses down into a very dense object. How are stars named? The naming of stars goes back a long way and crosses many cultures so it’s immediately difficult to suggest that a name from one cultural background should supercede any other names. 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. 146: Astronomy Research From Idea To Publication
07/12/2021
Astronomy Cast Ep. 146: Astronomy Research From Idea To Publication
From July 13, 2009. Maybe... Have you ever wondered how astronomers do their research? How do they go from idea or question, to gathering their data, to publishing the research. What are all the hoops they have to jump through, the paperwork to fill out, and the cool toys they get to use along the way? 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. 571 & 572: Comet Groeller & David’s Fireball
07/11/2021
Travelers in the Night Eps. 571 & 572: Comet Groeller & David’s Fireball
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: - Hannes Groeller was asteroid hunting & discovered P/2019 V2 (Groeller). - David Rankin's backyard all sky camera in Tucson, Arizona recorded a brilliant fireball meteor which took a leisurely 15 seconds to cross the entire sky. 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 Case of the Missing Earths
07/10/2021
NOIRLab - The Case of the Missing Earths
Finding Earth-sized planets around other stars is a very exciting area of astronomical research. Recently a team lead by Dr. Katie Lester followed up data from the TESS satellite using the International Gemini Observatory and the WIYN 3.5 meter telescope at Kitt Peak. They found that we may be missing many Earth-sized worlds orbiting binary stars. This podcast explores how they reached this interesting conclusion and how we may go about finding these worlds in the future. Bio: Rob Sparks is in the Communications, Education and Engagement group at NSF’s NOIRLab. Katie Lester is a postdoc at NASA Ames Research Center in California. She studies binary star systems and how they affect planet formation. Links: 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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Guide To Space - Planetary Protection: What If We Destroy Life Before We Even Find It?
07/09/2021
Guide To Space - Planetary Protection: What If We Destroy Life Before We Even Find It?
Explorers have always brought stowaways with them on board. Thanks to our travels around the world, hardy creatures like rats, goats, pigs and starlings and more have found their way to every corner of the globe. Not to mention our plants, microbes and viruses. Wherever we go, life goes with us, whether we want it to or not. And when we travel to other worlds, it looks like the most extreme life Earth has ever cooked up is ready and willing to make the journey with us. 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 - Dinosaurs May Have Lived In The Arctic Year-Round
07/08/2021
The Daily Space - Dinosaurs May Have Lived In The Arctic Year-Round
The fossilized teeth and bones of baby dinosaurs found in northern Alaska may indicate that dinosaurs didn’t just summer in the Arctic but nested and raised their young there. Plus, the cosmic dawn, a cosmic hand, black holes, and preserving core samples for the future of science. 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 - July Part 1
07/07/2021
Awesome Astronomy - July Part 1
Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Dr. Jenifer Millard host. Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce. The Discussion: - Can you help out the Scottish Dark Sky Observatory? (I'll send them $20 myself! Richard Drumm, 365 DoA Editor.) - Combining sports & astronomy. And beer. - The hive mind responds to Paul's new audio anomaly. The News: Rounding up the astronomy news in July, we have: - Hubble in trubble! - Incredible new images of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede. - A glimpse of the first ever stars. - Cosmic twisters. - The biggest comet ever seen comes barreling into the solar system. The Sky Guide: This month we’re taking a look at the constellation of Aquila 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 July. Q&A: How does Europa have a salty ocean & how do we know?? From our good friend @AlistairFrith on Twitter. 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. 155: Who’s Going To Clean Up All That Space Junk?
07/06/2021
Ask A Spaceman - Ep. 155: Who’s Going To Clean Up All That Space Junk?
How did so much junk get up in space? How can we clean it up? How is it making light pollution worse? 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, Lowell, 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, 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, Ryan L, Ella F, RDavid 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, 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, Sarah K, Bill H, Steven S, 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, Colin B, Bruce A, Steven M, Brent B, Bill E, Tim Z, Thomas W, Linda C, Joshua, David W, Aissa F, Tom G, Marc H, Avery P, Scott M, Michael G, Katelyn, Thomas H, Farshad A, Matthias S, Kenneth D, Maureen R, and Michael W! 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. 612: The SETI Renaissance
07/05/2021
Astronomy Cast Ep. 612: The SETI Renaissance
Last week we talked about the various ways that astronomers could detect the presence of intelligent civilizations by observing technosignatures. This week we'll give you an update on the state of the search for extraterrestrials. This field has gone from a collection of pariahs to a completely legitimate field of research. What's changed? 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. 569 & 570: Fossil Ice & Catastrophic Wreckage
07/04/2021
Travelers in the Night Eps. 569 & 570: Fossil Ice & Catastrophic Wreckage
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. Recorded Nov 28 & Dec 15, 2019. Today's 2 topics: - Beyond what solar system scientists now call the "snow line", 4.6 billion years ago, crystals of ice formed and were trapped inside accreting chunks of material. - Richard Kowalski discovered 2,000 foot diameter 2019 UA14. 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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Observing With Webb - July Episode
07/03/2021
Observing With Webb - July Episode
Like fireworks, July is mostly quiet and dull, but the noisy and bright events really make it worthwhile. We have two pairs of planets, visible during opposite times in opposite places, and surreptitious visits from the Moon. Sunset – Mars, Venus Mars (W) – This is your last month to see Mars for a couple more months, as Earth flies around the Sun opposite of Mars in August. Just look West after sunset but before 9:30pm. You might have some help from Venus and the Moon midmonth. Venus (W) – Staying about 15˚ above the horizon all month, Venus is a glorious sight for those looking West around the time fireworks start. 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 - The Gang’s (Almost) All Here: Celebrating Our WSH Journalist Team - Season Finale
07/02/2021
Weekly Space Hangout - The Gang’s (Almost) All Here: Celebrating Our WSH Journalist Team - Season Finale
Host: Fraser Cain ( )Special Guest: This week, in our Season Finale, we are celebrating and honoring an extra-special group of people on the Weekly Space Hangout: Our Journalist Team! We are also excited to introduce our newest team member, Dr. Nick Castle ( ) from PSI, and celebrate the return of Nika (Klimovich) following her brief sabbatical. It has been an honor to work with this exceptional group of individuals for the past two seasons, and we look forward to continuing the relationship in the future! We hope you have enjoyed this season as we enter our summer hiatus — we will continue to be working behind the scenes, however. We look forward to seeing everyone in September - please stay safe and enjoy the next two months. Regular Guests: Dr. Morgan Rehnberg ( & ) Dr. Kimberly Cartier ( & ) Dr. Alex Teachey ( & ) Dr. Nick Castle ( ) Nancy Graziano (Chief cat herder here and at CosmoQuest / ) Dave Dickinson ( & ) C.C. Petersen ( & & ) Pam Hoffman ( & & ) Beth Johnson - SETI Institute ( & ) Molly Wakeling ( & ) This week's stories: - SETI paper asks "Who can find us?" - Summertime is Milky Way time! - Comet C/2014 UN271 Bernardinelli-Bernstein! - Ecliptic planes & galactic plane alignments. - Mars rover news predictions! Sulfates... - The Bezos brothers fly! - RocketLabs to launch from Wallops! - There are 2 fully occupied space stations now! - Weekly Space Hangout summer plans! SNL? :^D - Jul 20: National Moon Day. - Jul 29th: Delta Aquarid meteor shower. - Aug 12/13: Perseid meteor shower. - Taiwanese space program? - Fraser moves to a new house! - Hubble is sick! :^( - Jul 16-18: CosmoQuest-a-Con!!! 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 - Objects To Observe In The July Night Sky
07/01/2021
Actual Astronomy - Objects To Observe In The July Night Sky
Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. The lads discuss what you should be looking at this month. Now the rest is up to you and the weather! - July 13th Venus & Mars will be 1/2° apart! - July 16th will have another opportunity to see the Lunar X & V! - July 25th will have a Ganymede shadow pass on Jupiter. 02:44 UT… - August 7th has Saturn at opposition, but that's next month! :^D 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 Extra: Betelgeuse
06/30/2021
Awesome Astronomy Extra: Betelgeuse
Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Dr. Jenifer Millard host. Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce. To illustrate the epic saga of the Great Dimming of Betelgeuse, in this podcast extra, we revisit all our previous discussions of the red supergiant – collated just for you in one handy dandy place! We cover all the previous major studies of the Great Dimming event from the past year and a half, to let you relive the glorious adventure that is scientific investigation! Tune in to see how this amazing story has evolved and remind yourself of the previous theories; from coincidental pulsation cycles, to surface temperature drops, and, of course, cosmic dust (as predicted by Dr. Dust Queen herself). We finish with a brief summary of the newest research published in Nature, using data from the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT). **Also download Episode 109 Part1 on 1st July 2021 to hear our full discussion of the seemingly final installment of this incredible adventure** 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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The Daily Space - Stellar Siblings Found & Both Have Planets
06/29/2021
The Daily Space - Stellar Siblings Found & Both Have Planets
Two seemingly unrelated stars, each with several exoplanets, turn out to be members of an enormous, diffuse star cluster. Plus, baby squid go to the ISS, new images from China’s Zhurong rover, a brightening blazar, and an interview with scientist Sophia Gad-Nasr and artist Cathrin Machin about how art and science work together. 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. 611: What is Required to Confirm Alien Life: Intelligence Edition
06/28/2021
Astronomy Cast Ep. 611: What is Required to Confirm Alien Life: Intelligence Edition
Last week we talked about what it's going to take to confirm basic biological life across the Solar System and the Milky Way. This week, we'll discuss what it's going to take to detect intelligent life out there in space. 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. 567 & 568: Close Space Rock & Tough Space Rock
06/27/2021
Travelers in the Night Eps. 567 & 568: Close Space Rock & Tough Space Rock
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: - Teddy Pruyne spotted 4 foot diameter 2019 UN13 moving through the constellation of Aries at 6 miles/second. - David Rankin discovered 350 foot diameter 2019 UJ12. 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 - Mini Part 3: The Most Powerful Explosion Ever Recorded
06/26/2021
The Cosmic Savannah - Mini Part 3: The Most Powerful Explosion Ever Recorded
Hosted by Sumari Hattingh with Reikantseone Diretse. In our third mini episode, we chat with Reikantseone Diretse, a Master’s student from the University of Cape Town. He is involved with the ThunderKAT (The HUNt for Dynamic and Explosive Radio Transients) project. This project is a large program on the MeerKAT telescope. It studies extremely bright and energetic explosions in our sky, which are known as transients. Part of Reikantseone’s research involves one particular transient event. It is a gamma-ray burst that was recorded in January 2019. This very rare explosion is the most powerful gamma-ray burst that has ever been recorded to date. Its radiation is almost a trillion times more energetic than that of visible light! Reikantseone’s studies are funded by the Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy (IDIA). His passion for astronomy reflects not only in the various projects that he is involved with. He also serves as the president for the Space Society of the University of Cape Town. 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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