AWESOME ASTRONOMY
325 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 114 ratingsAwesome Astronomy explores the frontiers of science, space and our evolving understanding of the universe.
Join Ralph, Paul & Jeni for informative and fun astronomy programmes dedicated to space and astronomy news and monthly podcast extras covering hot topics and special interviews in the world of science and astronomy.
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#21 - March 2014
March 01, 2014 01:00 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBThis month we talk science outreach in Wiltshire and have an audio report on the aurora from Iceland In the news, we have a supernova for amateur observers in a ‘nearby’ galaxy and Europe’s Herschel Observatory finding water plumes on dwarf planet Ceres. China’s Chang’e-3 moon mission finds itself in trouble (in more ways than one!) and the European Space Agency gives the green light to the exoplanet and star characterising PLATO mission. In the 5 Minute Concept, Paul poetically explains ...
Sky Guide March 2014
February 27, 2014 05:00 - 10 minutes - 9.25 MBWhat to look out, and up, for in March. We start with the constellation of Leo in our beginner’s and young observer’s guide, and end it with a few deep sky challenges for the more advanced amateurs to hunt down. Next up is the moon and our round up of the craters and interesting lunar features you can explore with a small telescope. While Jupiter, Mars and Saturn feature in the planetary round up for Northern Hemisphere observers this month.
#20 - February 2014
February 01, 2014 12:42 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBDownload Episode! This month, our captured Earthling Damien brings us a stargazing report from Pakistan. News includes a new planet hunting instrument in Chile, a best-yet candidate for a naked-eye visible supernova, the progress of commercial space-flight and public access to space, China's Chang'e-3 rover's discoveries and ESA's Rosetta and Gaia missions. In his 5 Minute Concept, Paul explains our solar systems ring of icy debris - the Kuiper Belt - and the need for a good publicist! W...
Sky Guide February 2014
January 31, 2014 16:01 - 10 minutes - 9.58 MBDownload Episode! What to look out, and up, for in February 2014. We start with a new feature the beginner’s - or young observer’s - guide, and a tour of the constellation Orion. Next up is our round up of the planets available this month to northern hemisphere observers, interesting lunar features and meteor showers. And we finish off with the best stars and deep sky objects on offer in the constellations Monoceros and Cancer.
#19 - January 2014
January 01, 2014 01:22 - 1 hour - 56 MBHappy New Year! The sky guide has Jupiter at its very best, Venus, Saturn & Mars on offer along with the deep sky objects in Orion and Canis Major. The news has a Comet ISON saga round-up, China's Chang'e-3 moon lander, Jupiter's moon Europa spewing water into space & new exoplanet updates. In the 5MC, Paul explains the mystery and awe of Pulsating Stars - Pulsars. Ralph interviews astrophysicist & The Sky at Night host, Dr Chris Lintott. And the Q&A has questions on Martian meteor sho...
2013 End of Year Special
December 24, 2013 23:48 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBThis pantomime of an episode contains some mild bad language and puerile humour. Join us for a round up of the best astronomy news from 2013, a look forward to the highlights in 2014 and a glimpse inside the normally secretive Cydonia Base at Christmas time. Naturally, no end of year Awesome Astronomy show would be complete without the habitual gaffes and outtakes. Happy Holidays, thank you for downloading and listening to us in 2013 and best wishes for 2014.
#18 - December 2013
December 01, 2013 01:44 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBWe have the planets, meteors showers and moon phases to look out for in December and a look at the deep sky objects in the constellations, Taurus & Gemini. In the news we have Comet ISON at perihelion, a guide to comets, the Indian Mars Orbiter Mission and NASA’s MAVEN both setting sail for Mars and a bizarre asteroid that thinks it’s a comet. In the 5MC, Paul explains the mysterious and awe-inspiring majesty of a familiar object in the night sky – The Orion Nebula. Perfect to listen to as...
#17 - November 2013
November 01, 2013 01:17 - 1 hour - 52.1 MBThis month we have the planets, meteor showers and moon phases to look out for in November and a look at the deep sky objects in the Cetus, Pisces & Sculptor constellations. In the news we have the sad death of Scott Carpenter, the US government shutdown, water in Martian rocks, the completion of ESO’s ALMA array & ESA's upcoming GAIA mission. In the 5MC, Paul reveals all we know about dark energy: a cosmological constant, a qualtum vacuum energy or quintessence (you decide). We inte...
#16 - October 2013
October 01, 2013 00:22 - 59 minutes - 47.8 MBHighlights of September's skies at the AstroCamp star party with the BBC TV cameras. The Sky at Night team joinined us for some observing in Wales. A penumbral lunar eclipse, a round up of the planets visible in the northern hemisphere this month, a couple of meteor showers to get you outside, and the deep sky treats in Perseus, Camelopardalis and Auriga in our October sky guide.News that Voyager 1 is in interstellar space, NASA's latest mission to explore the thin lunar atmosphere and mo...
#15 - September 2013
September 01, 2013 10:10 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBA daytime lunar occultation and a favourable libration of the moon, the ice giants and a round-up of all the planets on view and the deep sky treats in Cassiopeia and Andromeda in our September sky guide. A bright nova in Delphini, declassification of Area 51 plans, an update on Kepler, Juno and the Mars Science Laboratory, Voyager 1 leaving the solar system (maybe!), and new science from ESO's ALMA array. Nucleosynthesis and the life of stars explained in Paul's 5 Minute Concept.An inter...
#14 - August 2013
July 31, 2013 23:30 - 59 minutes - 47.4 MBThe wonderful upcoming Perseid meteor shower, planetary & lunar spectacles and the deep sky objects on offer in the Summer Triangle & Ophiuchus in our August sky guide. The new names for Pluto’s 4th & 5th moons, a new moon disocered around Neptune, the discovery of mysterious extragalactic radio emissions and a photo of home from the Cassini spacecraft. Cepheid Variable stars explained in Paul's 5 Minute Concept and we draw a winner for a pair of magnificent astronomy binoculars. An intervi...
#13 - July 2013
June 30, 2013 23:01 - 57 minutes - 46.2 MBYour July sky guide & a competition to *win a pair of binoculars!* News on the Goldilocks Zone, 3 new interesting exoplanets, a busy time on Low Earth Orbit, Curiosity & radiation risks for Mars-bound astronauts and black holes in the Andromeda Galaxy. Paul’s 5 Minute Concept to explain an astronomy theory or idea in simple terms. An interview with the ESA ExoMars Project Scientist and Ralph & Paul get overrun with a listener's cookie-craze in Q&A.
#12 - June 2013
June 06, 2013 19:20 - 59 minutes - 47.5 MBBringing you your sky guide for June, a salute to ISS Commander Chris Hadfield and news on Kepler. Paul tells us all about ET in his Five Minute Concept, Ralph interviews astronomy communicator Mark Thompson and Q&A includes questions on lunar impacts, the end of the universe and the five best astronomy objects to observe!
#11 - May 2013
May 01, 2013 08:12 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBAwesome Astronomy gets a new cohost - welcome Paul!
#10 - February 2013
February 22, 2013 08:24 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBThe Northern Lights, more exoplanets, a chat with the PanSTARRS team, and Tom & Ralph get angry about DA14 coverage
#9 - January 2013
January 18, 2013 22:26 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBA (very) large quasar group, 2013 Solar System highlights, Dawn's dance with Vesta and a very astrobiological interview
2012 End of Year Special
December 31, 2012 17:58 - 25 minutes - 24 MBA special message from Tom & Ralph, complete with 2012's finest cock-ups! Download Episode!
#7 - November 2012
November 23, 2012 08:45 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBWater on Mars, an amazing new comet and the black heart of Orion Download Episode!
#6 - October 2012
October 01, 2012 16:19 - 1 hour - 48.3 MBThe latest from Mars, October's skies, solar-scopes, supermassive black holes and how to fly a spacecraft
#5 - September 2012
August 31, 2012 23:18 - 52 minutes - 39.7 MBThe Curiosity Episode! A focus on Mars, some sad news, and quick flight to cool off with the Ice Giants
#4 - August 2012
July 31, 2012 20:25 - 57 minutes - 41.2 MBA 'Higgs-like' boson, Curious about Mars, August skies and a chat with a UK Astro-Communication Legend
#3 - July 2012
June 30, 2012 22:11 - 1 hour - 49.1 MBThe last transit of Venus, July's night sky and the hunt for ETI with Seth Shostak
#2 - June 2012
May 23, 2012 22:36 - 55 minutes - 42.6 MBWith apologies to Uranus, the asteroid lottery, June's night sky and a very JUICEy interview. Download Episode!
#1 - May 2012
April 23, 2012 18:23 - 58 minutes - 47.5 MBA crash course in Solar System exploration, May's night sky and an interview with none other than the legendary Sir Patrick Moore. Awesome Astronomy is go for launch! Download Episode!