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Paul in Festival Land A bumper end of summer episode with Paul out in the world of science outreach and communication in a Summer music festival. There’s also discussion of the new Astronomer Royal, China’s moon programme, Starship and a deep dive on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Awesome Astronomy Go to SourceRead More →

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AI, Hypersonics and Betelbuddy This month we talk about Jen at the BBC, AI in science communication, a supernova in NGC7331, whether Betelgeuse has a companion, Exoplanet shenanigans, European hypersonic space planes, and of course our monthly sky guide and general chat.   Produced by Paul, Jen, John, Damien & Dustin Awesome Astronomy Go to SourceRead More →

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Vera Rubin, Welsh Satellites and LIGO disaster A bumper episode or is that a Jumper episode if Jeni has her way. Paul has new scope and Jeni has been seeing the Sun. We have terrible news from LIGO, the end of Milkomeda, Light pollution paradox, Vera Rubin first light, a new satellite from Wales, spaceX kablooie, leaks on the ISS and of course the usual skyguide and emails! Phew! Awesome Astronomy Go to SourceRead More →

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Has NASA been Trumped? We try to keep it upbeat this month with tales of blackholes, definitions of moons, and solar system science but unfortunately the fate of NASA and American science currently hangs in the balance… Produced by Paul, Jen, John, Damien & Dustin Awesome Astronomy Go to SourceRead More →

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Paranal Problems: Light Pollution at the VLT It looks as though the European Southern Observatory is caught in an American light pollution pincer…starlink above and now the threat of an American industrial complex as a neighbour. Is this the end? We have eclipse news, launch round up and the usual inane chatter from Jeni & Paul. Awesome Astronomy Go to SourceRead More →

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Asteroid Doom and Gaia Gloom The world veers towards madness, asteroids threaten destruction and Gaia is no more. But the planets are putting on a show and Pluto is 95, so that’s alright… Produced by Ralph, Paul, Jen, John, Damien & Dustin Awesome Astronomy Go to SourceRead More →

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Venus. Twined with Milton Keynes Happy New Year! This month we talk about an new climate history for Venus, a new origin story for Mars’ moons and we chat about the new potential head of NASA…   Produced by Ralph, Paul, Jen, John, Damien & Dustin Awesome Astronomy Go to SourceRead More →

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Re-examining Uranus This month we look at new old data about Uranus, a possible second dinosaur asteroid  the first image of a star in another galaxy and the image of a new planet forming. Plus sky and launch guides and a chat about Christmas present ideas! Produced by Ralph, Paul, Jen, John, Damien & Dustin Awesome Astronomy Go to SourceRead More →

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Comets, Cruises and Outreach This month the episode is all about astronomy! Yep just astronomy. We catch up with the wonderful comet observations of the autumn, Jen’s aurora cruise in Norway and we talk outreach astronomy in response to a listener’s question. Awesome Astronomy Go to SourceRead More →

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Gaining InSight Meet Dr Anna Horleston from Bristol University. NASA’s InSight lander was active on Mars from November 2018 to December 2022 – a total of 1446 sols (Martian days). InSight carried a suite of geophysical instruments designed to help us understand the interior structure of the red planet. The primary instrument was a seismometer – the first seismometer to be deployed to the surface of Mars – and my job was to analyse the seismic data, to find Marsquakes (like earthquakes but on Mars), and to figure out what was causing them. I’ll take you through the highs and lows of working on anRead More →

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AstroCamp Special! This month the episode comes from the user dark skies of Wales as it is AstroCamp time! Discussion of Hera and Europa Clipper probes, comet news and the live recording of the Astrocamp panel! Enjoy Awesome Astronomy Go to SourceRead More →

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100 Hours of Astronomy with Go Stargazing Between 2nd and 5th October, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) are celebrating 100 hours of astronomy. We’ve caught up with good friend of the show Neill Sanders, founder of Go Stargazing, who’s helped create an app to get you and all your friends involved with the celestial party! Enjoy! Awesome Astronomy Go to SourceRead More →

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Chatting Space within tent A bit different this month as Paul is joined by Dustin as they chat about aurora on Ganymede, starliner, Polaris Dawn, Blue Origin and Dustin shares an interview at a local astronomy Festival. Produced by Paul, Jen, John, Damien & Dustin Awesome Astronomy Go to SourceRead More →

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British Planetary Science Conference In this podcast extra for Awesome Astronomy in August 2024, we bring you two of the Plenary Sessions from the British Planetary Science Conference 2024, hosted by Space Park Leicester and the National Space Center. The first, from Dr Aprajita Verma, discusses the upcoming Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), and the second, from Dr Steve Banham, gives you a new view of Mars Evolution, based on Curiosity’s work at Gale Crater. Keep an ear out for activities to get involved with! Awesome Astronomy Go to SourceRead More →