Deep in the cosmos, NASA’s TESS has discovered four new worlds orbiting a pair of young stars that provides a glimpse of planetary evolution.
May 13th: A Glimpse into the Early Stages of Planetary Evolution
Podcast Archive
May 12th: Intermediate Mass Black Holes
There are stellar-mass and supermassive black holes. But very little evidence of anything in between. Where are all the intermediate-mass black holes that should be the building blocks of the biggest ones?
May 11th: A Fireball and Its Gifts & Closest Approaching Comet
Today’s Travelers in the NIght talk about asteroid 2024 BX1 exploded harmlessly in our atmosphere and P/1999 J6 (SOHO)
May 10th: The Dark Side
Cheap Astronomy stumbles around in the dark againWhat is the latest on dark matter? Are black holes the source of dark energy?
May 9th: Astronomers Discover 63 Galaxies in Protocluster
Astronomers researching the G237 protocluster find 63 galaxies within, all producing stars and more galaxies at a high rate, acting as a “shipyard” for their region of the cosmos
May 8th: AstroCamp Spring 2025!
We come at you with all the fun of AstroCamp in Cwmdu, Wales. Chat, debate and birdsong!
May 7th: Kevin Govender
Today’s Big Impact Astronomy discuss with Kevin Govender from OAD about his work in astronomy
May 6th: Is There Any Other Way to Make Black Holes?
How do we explain the giant black holes appearing in the young universe? Is it possible to directly collapse a black hole, skipping the formation of stars? What does ultraviolet radiation have to do with this?
May 5th: Exoplanet K2-18b
It’s in the news and people are claiming aliens… but is it aliens? Let’s see what the data actually says.
May 4th: Asteroid With A Tail & Vivian’s Debut
Today’s Travelers in the Night tell a story about Josh Hogan came across an object with a tail and Vivian Carvuhal debut in asteroid hunting.