Podcast Episodes

Awesome Astronomy - December Part 1: Icy Telescopes & Martian Lightning

Paul Hill and Dr. Jenifer "Dr. Dust" Millard host. 

Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce.

This episode it is a new bananza with discussion of the Thirty Metre Telescope, shenaniga…

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

Ask A Spaceman - Ep. 261: What are Black Dwarfs?

What happens to a white dwarf when it cools off? How long does it take? Do they just stay black forever, or will something more interesting happen to them someday? I discuss these questions and more …

Published on 1 week, 4 days ago

Astronomy Cast Ep. 773: What Would You Do With $1 Billion For Astronomy?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI7BBHAhdSo

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

Streamed live on Nov 9, 2025.

We are powerless fans of space exploration. But what if some fool gave us the a…

Published on 1 week, 5 days ago

Travelers in the Night Eps. 353E & 354E: Peaceful Star & Martian Debris

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…

Published on 1 week, 6 days ago

Folklore - Tokuzou's Star: When the Northern Star Moved

Hosted by our Director, Avivah Yamani.

In Japanese folklore Tokuzou was a great mariner from Osaka who relied on Polaris (as we europeans call it), the North Star for navigation at sea. Then one nigh…

Published on 2 weeks ago

EVSN - Another Potential Dark Matter Particle Isn't Found

From April 21, 2021.

Researchers looked for a slowdown in black hole rotational speeds due to the collection of ultralight bosons, but they found nothing, eliminating the hypothetical particle from t…

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

H'ad Astra Historia - The 2026 Doggett Prize, Part 1

Episode 207.

Today's guest: Professor Thomas Hockey, with the University of Northern Iowa, is the recipient of HAD's 2026 LeRoy E. Doggett Prize, which is awarded biennially to an individual who has …

Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago

Cheap Astronomy - Implausible Engineering: Building A Telescope Big Enough To See Aliens

Hosted by Steve Nerlich.

From October 14, 2024.

Episode 5 — Too much is never enough.

Cheap Astronomy's vision for space exploration: build whopping-big telescopes and send the robots.

We've added …

Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago

Deep Astronomy - The Amazing Orion Nebula As Seen By Hubble & Spitzer Space Telescope

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BOqF2XknOc

From Jan 12, 2018.

Hosted by Tony Darnell.

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On Jan…

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

Astronomy Cast Ep. 772: 2025 Gift Guide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=panahVzZ6nw

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

Streamed live on Nov 9, 2025.

It's time once again for our annual gift giving guide. We've got recommendation…

Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago