The 365 Days of Astronomy

Observations using the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) confirm astronomers’ expectation that early-Universe quasars formed in regions of space densely populated with companion galaxies. DECam’s exceptiona…

From March 10, 2021.

A new study examines the formation of rocky worlds from dust particles containing ice and carbon, increasing the possibility that our own Milky Way galaxy could be filled with aq…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H0qsqZjLW0

The Most Efficient Propulsion System Out There

From  May 15, 2018.

People always ask me why we’re stuck with chemical rockets. Seriously, exploding a bunch…

Hosted by Mike Simmons.

Astronomy as a grounding force during war: "In times of extreme stress, focusing on studies and astronomy helps students stay grounded, offering a sense of normalcy and future…

How did Pluto get demoted? What makes a planet a planet anyway? Why do we now have so many different kinds of planets, and should we make things simpler? I discuss these questions and more in today’s…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGHhhcHF23Y

Streamed live on Oct 28, 2024.

Let's look at the Euclid Space Telescope.

Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay

The Euclid 208-Gigapixel image!

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Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. travelersinthenigh…

I’m Rob Webb, your Last Minute Astronomer, bringing astronomy to normies and nerds, with little time to spare.  Let’s start by talking about the naked eye planets visible this month, the lunar phases…

From October 25, 2024.

Let's take a fast-paced journey thru all that's new in space and astronomy, including microscopic black holes trying to be dark matter, massive black holes firing off jets, a d…

Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan.

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• Nov 1 - New Moon!
• Nov 3 - Mercury 2° North of Moon, Mercury is basically right of the Moon …

George’s Random Astronomical Object presents HD 11397. This Sun-like star might seem ordinary, but it actually contains abnormally large amounts of heavy elements, most notably barium, that it could …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYLtwPRhnU8

Ralph Wilkins hosts. 

Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce.

From Oct 21, 2022.

This show is all about Betelgeuse and supernovas (supern…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv1Ngx8Pcqw

Streamed live on Oct 21, 2024.

Let's look at the man whose name is carried by the Neil Gehrels Swift Telescope.

Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Ga…

Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. travelersinthenigh…

Hosted by Dr. Jacinta Delhaize, Dr. Tshiamiso Makwela & Dr. Daniel Cunnama.

Part 3 – SKAO Construction Commencement Ceremony

In the third and final part of the SKAO Construction Commencement Ceremony…

From October 30, 2020.

Today’s top story brings us 39 new gravitational wave detections of black holes and neutron stars, courtesy of the LIGO and VIRGO detectors. Also, it’s Titan’s turn for interes…

Dr. Jarita Holbrook continues with her story of the AAS’ Astronomy Oral History Project.  

Dr. Holbrook (Harvard Smithsonian Ctr. for Astrophysics, Univ. of Edinburgh, Univ of the Western Cape) conti…

Robots Like Us...

Implausible Engineering – Episode 2a: Brain in a robot

In a step towards technoevolution and potential immortality that some future generation of humanity will develop the ability t…

From August 28, 2023.

Most of the 5,000 exoplanets discovered so far have been found using methods that don’t actually see the planet at all.  Brightness dimmings and star wobbles only get us so far.…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXEOjeE6VZw

Streamed live October 15, 2024.

Let's look over the long life of the  Neil Gehrels Swift Telescope as it watches for the multi-spectral flashes of high ene…