Time for news in space and astronomy, lets deep dive into Mars science. Also DESI takes a census of central black holes & star formation
Apr 4th: The Book of Mars, Star Formation, & More
Podcast Archive
Apr 3rd: The Observer’s Calendar for April 2025
The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents The Observer’s Calendar for April 2025. Don’t miss the Lyrid meteor shower and catch Venus, Moon, Saturn and Mercury in the morning sky.
Apr 2nd: Ron Rosano
Today’s Big Impact Astronomy discuss with Ron Rosano, an astronaut about his experience as well as the importance of outreach and education
Apr 1st: TRAPPIST-1e: The Most Habitable Exoplanet
TRAPPIST-1e is a rocky, close-to-Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone around the ultra-cool dwarf star.
Mar 31st: Dark Energy Changing Over Time
Mar 30th: Greg’s Destination & Whoppers
Greg Leonard discovered an asteroid which could be visited by human astronauts. Eric Christensen discovered 3,000′ diameter PHA 2017 CH1.
Mar 29th: Teenage Galaxy Found Hiding in a Cosmic Nursery
Telescopes are, in a way, time-travel machines to the distant past & faraway galaxies when our Universe is still very young.
Mar 28th: Star Formation Occurs in Competitive Environment
A survey of the stellar nursery in the Orion Nebula Cluster provides evidence that stars compete for material and their size.
Mar 27th: Interstellar, Part 1
Today we’re talking with Voyager Deputy Project Scientist Dr. Jamie Rankin and learning about all things interstellar, from not only the twin Voyagers (humanity’s only interstellar spacecraft) but also from spacecraft operating within our star system.
Mar 26th: Should We Fly to Another Star Soon? Or Wait for Better Technology to Come Along?
It seems reasonable to ask, should we invest in an interstellar mission now, or wait a few decades or even centuries for better technology to come along which could make the trip much shorter?