365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition
The weekly podcast from the International Year of Astronomy 2009. This podcast comes out weekly and includes each daily episode of the 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 55 minutes
- Episodes
- 329
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Ep. 762: Science in Crisis - NASA’s New Budget
Streamed live on Jun 30, 2025.
Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay
Normally we try to end the season on a high note. But there’s unfolding news that we just HAVE to cover before we leave you…
Ep. 761: It's Here! The Vera Rubin Observatory
Streamed live June 25, 2025.
The time has come. The mighty Vera Rubin Observatory has finally come on line and delivered its “first light” images. And by Pamela’s rules that means we get to talk abou…
Ep. 760: What to Look For This Summer
Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay
Streamed live on Jun 16, 2025.
It’s almost time for our annual summer hiatus, but before we go, we wanted to direct you towards all the fun and space stuf…
Ep. 759: The Commercial Space Program
Streamed live on Jun 9, 2025.
Humanity has turned its focus back to the Moon, sending a fleet of spacecraft to the lunar surface. Some are run by the government, but there’s a whole new group of comm…
Ep. 758: Non-Roving Rovers
Streamed live on May 26, 2025.
Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay
Some of our favorite robots are rovers currently roving around the surface of the Moon & Mars. But there’s some pretty tric…
Ep. 757: CubeSats
Streamed live on May 19, 2025.
Computers are getting smaller, faster and more capable, which has enabled an entirely mew class of satellites: CubeSats. A mission small enough that you can hold it in …
Ep. 756: SphereX
Streamed live on May 12, 2025.
NASA’s newly launched SphereX mission is up & operational and has completed its initial checkout and “first light”. Everything looks good! And now it’s starting its sci…
Ep. 755: Intermediate Mass Black Holes
Streamed live on May 5, 2025.
Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay.
There are stellar-mass and supermassive black holes. But very little evidence of anything in between. Where are all the int…
Ep. 754: K2-18b
Streamed live on Apr 28, 2025.
Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay
You’ve heard the news! Astronomers are reporting the discovery of biosignatures at K2-18b. Is this proof of life or should …
Ep. 753: Why is the Moon's South Pole So Interesting?
Streamed live on Apr 21, 2025.
I’m sure you’ve heard that all eyes are on the Moon’s southern pole. This is where various NASA and Chinese missions are targeting. What makes this region so special a…
Ep. 752: Should We Go to the Moon or Mars Next?
Streamed live on Apr 16, 2025.
Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay
There is an ongoing debate on where NASA should go next with humans: to the Moon or Mars. (Or maybe an asteroid or one of M…
Ep. 751: Vacuum Energy
Streamed live on Apr 7, 2025.
Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay.
Even empty space isn’t empty. It’s filled with the quantum fluctuations of spacetime itself. Which can be measured with fam…
Ep. 750: Supernova Early Warning System
Streamed live on Mar 31, 2025.
Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay
When enormous stars detonate as supernovae they release a burst of neutrinos that can be the first sign of a coming explosi…
Ep. 749: Dark Energy Changing Over Time
Streamed live on Mar 24, 2025.
Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay
The Hubble Tension is a vexing problem, with astronomers measuring the expansion of the Universe at different points in its…
Ep. 748: Fast Radio Bursts
Streamed live on Mar 17, 2025.
Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay.
For the briefest of moments, some dead stars can flash brighter than their entire galaxy (in Radio light) and then live to…
Ep. 747: Rogue Planets
Streamed live on Mar 10, 2025.
Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay
Most planets orbit stars. That’s the rule, right? Well, maybe not. In fact the vast majority of planets could be floating f…
Ep. 746: Dust Storms
Streamed live Feb 24, 2025.
We have dust storms on Earth and of course the famous dust storms on Mars. There are even dust storms on Titan. What causes these storms and how do they work differently o…
Ep. 745: How We Know If Asteroids Will Attack
Streamed live Feb 20, 2025.
I’m sure you’ve heard the news, asteroid 2024 YR4 has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032. How do astronomers discover these dangerous asteroids, measure their future i…
Ep. 744: Lunar Time
Streamed live on Feb 10, 2025.
What time is it? OK, fine, what time is it on the Moon? The Moon orbits the Earth, so it doesn’t fall into a specific time zone. Also, there’s lower gravity on the surf…
Ep. 743: What Else Can We Learn From Gravitational Waves?
Streamed live on Feb 3, 2025.
Just a few years ago LIGO detected the first direct evidence of gravitational waves coming from colliding black holes. And there you have it. Boom! Black holes collide! …