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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 →

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Comet Olbers in Silly Season This month the team talk Comet Olbers, black holes in globular Clusters, the cancellation of Vixen, the ultra calm lakes of Titan, more phosphine news from Venus and look forward to this months Perseids. Produced by Ralph, Paul, Jen, John, Damien & Dustin Awesome Astronomy Go to SourceRead More →

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Sanctuary on the Moon Celebrating 55 years since humans first set foot on the Moon with Project Apollo, in this podcast extra, Dr Jen meets with Benoit Faiveley and Mario Freese, founder and chief engineer of Sanctuary on the Moon, a daring project to leave a legacy of humanity on our nearest celestial neighbour. In the late 2020s, 24 coaster-sized sapphire disks will sail to the Moon as part of NASA’s Artemis CLPS program. Engraved upon them will be the essence of humanity. One hundred billion pixels depicting the human genome, the work of masters, and the every day – one pixel for every humanRead More →

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Starliner Marooned and Playing Gyros! This month the team discuss keeping the elderly Hubble alive with a single gyro, how Starliner is currently marooned in orbit and are usually round up of other news from the cosmos, a skyguide for what to look out for and a this month in astronomy history that explores the life of Henrietta Swan-Leavitt.  Awesome Astronomy Go to SourceRead More →