Podcast Episodes

Actual Astronomy - The Skies Over the Southern Ocean

Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. actualastronomy@gmail.com

The Actual Astronomy Podcast episode 474 presents The Skies over the Southern Ocean. In this…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Deep Astronomy - Jobs In Astronomy: Do You Really Need a Degree?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Dru_x0SeYs

Streamed live on Feb 2, 2023.

Hosted by Tony Darnell.

It's not surprising that there's a lot of interest in the topic of getting a good job in astronomy.  …

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Guide To Space - Venus Could Have Supported Life For Billions Of Years

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB4XzrEv9dU

From  Sep 24, 2019.

First Habitable Planet In The Solar System?

After decades of research, including multiple landers and orbiters, science can definitivel…

Published on 7 months, 4 weeks ago

Astronomy Cast Ep. 751: Vacuum Energy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBJ4LBFxqb8

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 spac…

Published on 7 months, 4 weeks ago

Travelers in the Night Eps. 783 & 784: Kacper's Centaur & Josh's Two PHAs

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 8 months ago

NOIR Lab - DESI's Year 3 Results

Hosted by Rob Sparks.

Description: The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) at Kitt Peak National Observatory has been collecting spectra of millions of galaxies to better understand dark ener…

Published on 8 months ago

EVSN - Space is Hard: IM2 Failure, Starship 8 Explosion, Mars Sample Return Delays & More

Published on April 9, 2025.

Let's take a fast-paced journey through all that's new in space and astronomy, including new results from Perseverance Rover, Venusian Volcanism, Mars Sample Return (or no…

Published on 8 months ago

Cheap Astronomy - Implausible Engineering Episode 4: Asteroids & Time Machines. Again.

Something Stupid.

Episode 4a: Space mining

Most of the contents of the periodic table are available in atomic or molecular form across the solar

system. After all, the Earth accreted out of the same …

Published on 8 months ago

Awesome Astronomy - April Part 1

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

Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce.

Episode 154. Has NASA been Trumped?

We try to keep it upbeat this month with tales of bla…

Published on 8 months ago

Ask A Spaceman Ep. 245: What Made the Moon?

Why is the moon so special? Why do we think a giant impact created it? Why didn't the same thing happen to other planets? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman!

Support the s…

Published on 8 months ago