Radio Astronomy
287 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★ - 23 ratingsThe weekly astronomy podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
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Star Diary, 11 to 17 September 2023
September 09, 2023 23:00 - 18 minutesWelcome back the winter sky, and take in the Milky Way as we take you through the astronomy highlights in our weekly stargazing guide. Learn all about astrophotography in our upcoming online Masterclass, all about deep-sky imaging: https://bit.ly/SaNMCDSPod Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-11-sept-2023 Astrophotography guide: Create a Milky Way mosaic: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/astrophoto-tips/astrophotography-guide-create-milky-way-...
Star Diary, 11 to 17 September, 2023
September 09, 2023 23:00 - 18 minutesWelcome back the winter sky, and take in the Milky Way as we take you through the astronomy highlights in our weekly stargazing guide. Learn all about astrophotography in our upcoming online Masterclass, all about deep-sky imaging: https://bit.ly/SaNMCDSPod Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-11-sept-2023 Astrophotography guide: Create a Milky Way mosaic: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/astrophoto-tips/astrophotography-guide-create-milky-way-...
Star Diary, 4 to 10 September 2023
September 02, 2023 23:00 - 14 minutesThe Milky Way is on fabulous display this week as the Moon clears out of the evening sky, while the Moon passes close to the Pleiades in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcript: www.skyatnightmagazine.co.uk/podcast/star-diary-4-sept-2023 How to see the Milky Way: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/how-to-see-the-milky-way Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Star Diary, 4 to 10 September, 2023
September 02, 2023 23:00 - 14 minutesThe Milky Way is on fabulous display this week as the Moon clears out of the evening sky, while the Moon passes close to the Pleiades in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcript: www.skyatnightmagazine.co.uk/podcast/star-diary-4-sept-2023 How to see the Milky Way: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/how-to-see-the-milky-way Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Star Dairy, 28 August to 3 September , 2023
August 26, 2023 23:00 - 13 minutesThis week the Super Blue Moon takes centre stage in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-28-august-2023/] What is a supermoon: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/supermoon-what-when-next Astrophotography image processing: a beginner’s guide: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/astrophoto-tips/astrophotography-image-processing-beginners-guide Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...
Star Dairy, 21 to 27 August, 2023
August 19, 2023 23:00 - 18 minutesSaturn’s rings are disappearing, so make sure you don’t miss the planet as it passes through opposition in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-21-august-2023/] Photograph Saturn’s rings before they disappear: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/astrophoto-tips/photograph-saturn-rings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Star Diary, 14 to 20 August
August 12, 2023 23:00 - 15 minutesAll four gas giants will be visible this week, as well as other highlights in our stargazing guide. Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-14-august-2023/] Photograph Saturn’s rings before they disappear: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/astrophoto-tips/photograph-saturn-rings/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Star Diary, 7 to 13 August
August 05, 2023 23:00 - 15 minutesThe Perseid meteor shower is due to put on a great show in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-7-august-2023/] How to see the meteors: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/meteor-showers-how-observe-record-shooting-stars/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Star Diary, 31 July to 6 August
July 29, 2023 23:00 - 15 minutesThe first of August’s supermoons and the appearance of the Pleiades feature in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-31-july-2023/ ] Meteor observing [URL] https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/perseid-meteor-shower-how-to-see-it/ Stargazing in Utah [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/stargazing-utah/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hunting down strange signals with humans and machines.
July 25, 2023 11:00 - 14 minutesTelescopes like JWST or the upcoming Square Kilometre Array have the power to reveal the hidden depths of the Universe. Their images contain not just the stars, galaxies and planets astronomers are looking for, but could contain all manner of hidden gems we have yet to even consider. However these observatories produce so much data it’s impossible to look through it all by hand and even citizen science projects like Zooniverse, which gets hundreds of volunteers to go through the data, could s...
Star Diary, 24 to 30 July
July 22, 2023 23:00 - 16 minutesKeep an eye out for the three innermost planets just after sunset in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-24-july-2023/ ] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Interview: Spaceflight entrepreneur Mishaal Ashemimry
July 20, 2023 23:00 - 24 minutesMishaal Ashemimry started her own aerospace company at the age of 26, aiming to build the space industry in her home nation of Saudi Arabia. Now she works as a special adviser to the Saudi Space Commission, who recently sent their first female astronaut into space on board the Axiom-2 mission. She is a keen promoter of women in the space industry, and is the President for diversity initiatives at the International Aeronautical Federation (IAF). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastc...
Star Diary, 17 to 23 July
July 15, 2023 23:00 - 15 minutesTranscript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-17-july-2023/ ] How to see the ISS in the night sky [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/how-see-international-space-station-iss-night-sky/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Star Diary, 10 to 16 July, 2023
July 08, 2023 23:00 - 13 minutesThe Pleiades return to the morning sky, while the Moon pairs up with Jupiter in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-10-july-2023/] Test your eyesight with the Pleiades [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/electra/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Detecting spacetime ripples of supermassive black holes
July 04, 2023 11:52 - 29 minutesHow do you measure ultra-low-frequency gravitational waves coming from the centres of distant galaxies? By observing their effect on cosmic clocks of course! This episode Dr Michael Keith, an astrophysicist at the University of Manchester, reveals how detecting subtle changes in the regularity of pulsars is providing a new way of observing the cosmos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Star Diary, 3rd to 9th of July, 2023
July 01, 2023 23:00 - 15 minutesVenus, Mars and Regulus around themselves together in the night sky in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-19-june-2023/ How to see the ISS in the night sky: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/how-see-international-space-station-iss-night-sky/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Star Diary, 26 June to 2 July, 2023
June 24, 2023 23:00 - 17 minutesMars and Venus make their closest approach of the year in this week’s stargazing highlights. Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-26-june-2023/ How to do astrophotography during a full moon: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/astrophoto-tips/astrophotography-during-full-moon/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Star Diary, 19 to 25 June, 2023
June 17, 2023 23:00 - 13 minutesAs the summer solstice approaches, take a look at Venus and Mars in this week’s stargazing guide Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-19-june-2023/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The search for Earth 2.0
June 15, 2023 23:00 - 34 minutesHow close are we to finding life beyond Earth? Are habitable planets common outside of our Solar System? Astronomer Chris Impey discusses exoplanet science and whether life could indeed exist elsewhere in the Universe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Star Diary, 11 to 18 June, 2023
June 10, 2023 23:00 - 16 minutesThis week’s stargazing highlights include the earliest sunrise of the year, and Venus clipping the top of the Beehive Cluster. Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-12-june-2023/] Find the minor planet Massalia: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/what-comets-asteroids-in-sky-tonight/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Star Diary, 5 to 11 June, 2023
June 03, 2023 23:00 - 16 minutesKeep an eye on the supernova in the Pinwheel Galaxy, M101, while the Moon passes under Saturn. Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-5-june-2023/ ] See the latest images of the supernova in M101: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/supernova-sn-2023ixf-m101/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Star Diary, 29 May to 4 June, 2023
May 27, 2023 23:00 - 14 minutesMars will pass through the heart of the Beehive cluster in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-29-may-2023/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Star Diary, 22 to 28 May, 2023
May 22, 2023 12:40 - 16 minutesWatch out for Noctilucent clouds, and Mars and Venus continue to dominate the evening sky in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-22-may-2023/] Noctilucent clouds: what are they and how to see them [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/noctilucent-clouds-what-they-are-and-how-to-see-them/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Interview: Space Shuttle astronaut Kathy Sullivan
May 18, 2023 23:00 - 45 minutesFormer NASA astronaut Kathy Sullivan talks about her oceanographic exploits, what it’s like to stare at planet Earth during a spacewalk, her part in the launch of Hubble and what lies ahead for human spaceflight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Star Diary, 15 to 23 May, 2023
May 13, 2023 23:00 - 16 minutesJupiter passes behind the Moon in a daylight occultation and Mars lines up with Castor and Pollux in Gemini in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-15-may-2023/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Star Diary, 8 to 14 May, 2023
May 06, 2023 23:00 - 16 minutesVenus and Mars pass through Gemini, and the minor meteor shower the Eta Lyrids will light up the sky in this weeks stargazing guide. Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-8-may-2023/ How to photograph a shadow cast by Venus [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/capture-a-shadow-cast-by-the-planet-venus/] How to create a planetary animation of Jupiter [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/astrophoto-tips/planetary-animation...
Star Diary, 1 to 7 May, 2023
April 29, 2023 23:00 - 17 minutesVenus passes between the horns of Taurus, and it’s a great time to look at the double star Porrima in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-1-may-2023/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Star Diary, 24 to 30 April 2023
April 22, 2023 23:00 - 20 minutesMars makes its way through Gemini, while Saturn begins to emerge in the week’s stargazing guide. Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-24-april/ Aurora hunting guide for travellers [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/travellers-guide-aurora-hunting/] Noctilucent clouds: what are they and how can you see them [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/noctilucent-clouds-what-they-are-and-how-to-see-them/] Learn more about your ad...
Interview: Comet Madness
April 20, 2023 23:00 - 33 minutesThe return of Halley's Comet in 1910 saw many media outlets report on the supposed end of civilisation that would occur as the celestial wanderer passed close by planet Earth. This episode, author Richard Goodrich discusses his new book Comet Madness, all about the doom-laden predictions that accompanied news of Halley's approach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 17 to 23 April
April 15, 2023 23:00 - 15 minutesThe Lyrids meteor shower peaks this week, and Venus approaches the moon in this week’s stargazing highlights Transcript [URL https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-17-april-2023/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Humans Of Space: Peter Visscher
April 09, 2023 23:00 - 58 minutesRover engineer Pete Visscher discusses what it takes to put a wheeled robot on another planet, and how he began his career in space exploration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 10 to 16 April
April 08, 2023 23:00 - 18 minutesVenus passes by the Pleiades and the Moon blocks out the star Alniyat in this week’s stargazing highlights. Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-10-april-2023/] How to sketch the Moon [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/how-to-draw-the-moon/] How to photograph the Moon [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/astrophoto-tips/how-to-photograph-the-moon/] Star-hopping across the night sky [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine...
Interview: From pop star to Star City with Lance Bass
April 02, 2023 23:00 - 21 minutesIn 2002, Lance Bass (formerly of N’Sync) spent six months training to be a cosmonaut. We talk to him about his experience and his new podcast, The Last Soviet. Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/interview-lance-bass Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 3 to 9 April
April 01, 2023 23:00 - 12 minutesVenus brushes past the Pleiades in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcript https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-3-april-2023/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Humans Of Space: Aaron Yung
March 26, 2023 23:00 - 56 minutesNASA scientist Aaron Yung talks about what it’s like being an astrophysicist working with the James Webb Space Telescope, and what inspired him to forge a career studying the cosmos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 27 March to 2 April
March 26, 2023 00:00 - 13 minutesMars and the crescent Moon make a lovely pairing in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcript https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-27-march-2023/ How to see the International Space Station https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/how-see-international-space-station-iss-night-sky/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 20 to 26 March
March 19, 2023 00:00 - 12 minutesCeres reaches opposition, while the New Moon offers a great time for deep-sky observing. Transcript https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-20-march-2023/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Black holes and bending spacetime
March 17, 2023 00:00 - 35 minutesAstrophysicist Luciano Rezzolla discusses the mind-blowing properties of gravity and his quest to understand black holes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Humans Of Space: Nicole Stott
March 13, 2023 00:00 - 54 minutesFormer NASA astronaut Nicole Stott reveals what made her choose a career in spaceflight, what it’s like living in zero gravity and how her experiences made her realise just how precious planet Earth really is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 13 to 19 March, 2023
March 12, 2023 00:00 - 11 minutesCeres reaches opposition in the asteroid belt, while the planet Venus continues to dominate the sky in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcript https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-13-march-2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Star Diary: What's in the night sky, 6th March to 12th March 2023
March 05, 2023 00:00 - 10 minutesThis week’s full Moon offers a great opportunity for some lunar observing in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-6-march-2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Humans Of Space: Jeff Hoffman
February 27, 2023 00:00 - 1 hourHumans Of Space is a podcast all about the people who have changed the way we view the cosmos, and how they got to be where they are today. In this episode we got the chance to speak to former NASA Space Shuttle astronaut Jeff Hoffman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Star Diary: What's in the night sky, 27 February to 5 March 2023
February 26, 2023 00:00 - 13 minutesJupiter and Venus shine brightly together, while the Moon meets up with Mars in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcript [link: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-27-feb-2023/] How to photograph lunar ray craters [link: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/moon-ray-ejecta-systems/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Observing the 850-year-old aftermath of colliding stars
February 24, 2023 00:00 - 50 minutesAstronomer Robert Fesen discusses his observations and images of a beautiful nebula that is likely the result of two collided what dwarf stars, tallying with observations made by Chinese and Japanese astronomers in 1181. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Star Diary: What's in the night sky, 20 to 26 February 2023
February 19, 2023 08:00 - 15 minutesIt’s the last chance to see the Green Comet E3 as it moves through Orion, while the Moon and Mars point the way to Uranus in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-20-feb-2023/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Humans Of Space: James L. Green
February 13, 2023 09:30 - 56 minutesThe first episode of a new podcast series talking to the people who change the way we look at the Universe, and how they got to be where they are today. In this episode, former NASA chief scientist Jim Green reveals what inspired him to pursue a career in spaceflight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Star Diary: What's in the night sky, 13 to 19 February 2023
February 12, 2023 08:00 - 15 minutesThe Green Comet E3 is still visible, while Venus and Neptune put on a great show in this week's stargazing highlights. Transcript Find out how to observe the Green Comet E3 throughout February Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 6 to 12 February 2023
February 05, 2023 08:00 - 10 minutesThe Green Comet E3 continues its journey across the sky, while Mare Orientale is on show in this weeks stargazing guide. Transcript Observe the Green Comet E3 throughout the month Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 30 January to 5 February 2023
January 29, 2023 08:00 - 15 minutesThe Green Comet passes closest to Earth, Mercury reaches greatest elongation and there's a Minimoon in this week's stargazing guide. Transcript Astrophotography during the Full Moon Observe the Green Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Interview: Is interstellar travel possible?
January 23, 2023 10:25 - 41 minutesNASA physicist Les Johnson discusses the science of interstellar travel, whether it's currently possible, and the challenges facing humanity as we seek to explore beyond our own Solar System. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices