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When Cosmologists get spicey This month it appears cosmology is saved, Swift maybe saved and exoplanets have their magnetosphere measured. Jeni has been in the States where she may have been turned into an android visiting Silicon Valley. Produced by Paul, Jen, John, Damien & Dustin Awesome Astronomy Go to SourceRead More →

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The Secret History of a Space Mission The idea that sparked a billion-dollar space telescope was recorded in the most unlikely of places: a scrap of paper fished out a pocket while gondolas sailed by in Venice. In this talk, award-winning astrophysicist and science communicator Steve Eales of Cardiff University takes us on the unlikely journey of the Herschel Space Observatory, the most sensitive far-infrared space telescope yet launched. This talk wes recorded at the recent AstroCamp in Cwmdu, Wales Produced by Paul, Jen, John, Damien & Dustin Awesome Astronomy Go to SourceRead More →

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Objects in the Golden Mirror may be Closer This month a bit of a JWST fest with news about the cosmic Web (Webb?! ) and those little red dots the seem to be breaking cosmology. There is also our normal skyguide and moon guide. Produced by Paul, Jen, John, Damien & Dustin Awesome Astronomy Go to SourceRead More →

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AstroCamp Live Show A show recorded with the happy campers of Cwmdu. We talk smart scopes, late nights, planetary formation, news on Comet 3I and more on the Hubble tension. Produced by Paul, Jen, John, Damien & Dustin Awesome Astronomy Go to SourceRead More →

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Gravitational musing and nuclear cruising This episode Paul and Jeni look at a possible gravitational wave solution to the Hubble tension, NASAs new nuclear deep space engine, Hubble telescope boosting, and more news on the destruction of British science. There is also our monthly skyguide to to get you looking up. Produced by Paul, Jen, John, Damien & Dustin Awesome Astronomy Go to SourceRead More →

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Artemis II Helium boogaloo Our chatty astrowaffle episode this month is all about the Artemis re-jig and what the future now holds for the programme. Oh and update on Jeni’s drains. Produced by Paul, Jen, John, Damien & Dustin Awesome Astronomy Go to SourceRead More →

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Ozone Hole II Mega-Constellation Bogaloo This episode we chat about the potential ozone hole issue caused by mega constellations, how Jupiter has shrunk and what Aurora would look like when Earth’s poles flip. Produced by Paul, Jen, John, Damien & Dustin Awesome Astronomy Go to SourceRead More →

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The End of British Astronomy? We discuss the British Government’s vandalism of UK physics and astronomy. In better news we celebrate the refunding of NASA and the up coming Artemis II mission… will Paul finally get excited? Produced by Paul, Jen, John, Damien & Dustin Awesome Astronomy Go to SourceRead More →

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3 days to lose LEO So it looks like Low Earth Orbit is not just crowded but a disaster waiting to happen trapping humanity on this planet for a very long time… Produced by, Paul, Jen, John, Damien & Dustin Awesome Astronomy Go to SourceRead More →

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Soundgarden win at Astrophysics So it turns out Soundgarden nailed astrophysics in 1994. We explore latest thinking on Little Red Dots, Globular Custers, oldest supernovae, No-ceans on Titan as well as our monthly skyguide and moon guide. Produced by Paul, Jen, John, Damien & Dustin Awesome Astronomy Go to SourceRead More →

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Yeeting your office into a flamepit In this chatty news episode we chat about more Artemis mission shenanigans and how the Russians have wrecked their only human rated launch pad. Produced by Paul, Jen, John, Damien & Dustin Awesome Astronomy Go to SourceRead More →

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Icy Telescopes and Martian Lightning This episode it is a new bananza with discussion of the Thirty Metre Telescope, shenanigans on Mars, asymmetrical supernovae and more trouble in the world of cosmology. There is a Xmas Telescope buying guide as well as our monthly skyguide! Produced by Paul, Jen, John, Damien & Dustin Awesome Astronomy Go to SourceRead More →

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What an Artimess! In our second episode of the month we chat about the weird mess that is now the Artemis Programme, whether there is even a new space race and what strange shenanigans rogue planets are up to! Produced by Paul, Jen, John, Damien & Dustin Awesome Astronomy Go to SourceRead More →

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Camping, Craters and Comets This month we are at Astrocamp, our biannual dark sky retreat. We have a Q and A session with the campers and we talk a newly confirmed impact crater in the UK, Artemis II, ozone layer, and an upcoming comet bonanza!   Produced by Paul, Jen, John, Damien & Dustin Awesome Astronomy Go to SourceRead More →

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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 →