Podcast Episodes

EVSN - Dual Quasars, Tidal Disruption Events & A Halo for Andromeda

From Aug 31, 2020.

Join us today as we examine observations for dual quasars in the process of merging and a star being torn apart by its supermassive black hole. Plus, Hubble data used to map a halo…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Actual Astronomy - M55, Helix Nebula & Other Observations

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

The Actual Astronomy Podcast Episode 503 presents M55, Helix Nebula and other Observations. …

Published on 2 months ago

Guide To Space - AstroClipper: Plans For A Two-Stage, Fully Reusable Spaceplane

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWfkW2y-hAQ

From Oct 15, 2019.

Even as the first rockets were launched into space decades ago, aerospace knew it was a wasteful process. Rocket stages, motors, and com…

Published on 2 months ago

Exoplanet Radio: How Far Away Are the Closest Exoplanets with Life?

From October 2023.

Hosted by Tony Darnell.

The search for life on other worlds is, to say the least, a daunting and overwhelming task. We've been searching for only about one human generation and hav…

Published on 2 months ago

Astronomy Cast Ep. 767: Black Holes in Extreme Circumstances

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

Season 19

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

Streamed live on Oct 6, 2025.

You can only describe a black hole by its mass and its spin. And maybe…

Published on 2 months ago

Travelers in the Night Eps. 339E & 340E: Ice World & Nearby Planets

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 2 months ago

NOIR Lab - Elusive Cloud Forming Chemicals Found On "The Accident"

Astronomers have long predicted that the cloud forming chemical should be found in the atmospheres of brown dwarfs and gas giants. Silane had eluded detection until now. In this podcast, Dr. Aaron Me…

Published on 2 months ago

EVSN - Gemini South Observes Young, Meandering Stellar Jets

The Gemini South Observatory, using adaptive optics, has captured stunning new images of meandering stellar jets. The sidewinding appearance is likely caused by gravitational influences of nearby com…

Published on 2 months ago

Awesome Astronomy - The Search for Aliens with Seth Shostak

Awesome Astronomy - The Search for Aliens with Seth Shostak

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj6Wfv1djf0

Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Dr. Jenifer "Dr. Dust" Millard host. 

Damien Phillips, John Wildri…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Guide to Space - Which Are The Real Pictures of Space? What's a Photo and What's An Illustration?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q41hLHcKyUM

From Mar 21, 2018.

Have you ever wondered how those amazing pictures of space are gathered? Which are photographs, which are illustrations, and which are t…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago