Today’s Episode
Mar 19th: Olayinka Fagbemiro
How can astronomy change lives? #BigImpactAstronomy talks with Olayinka about bringing STEM education to underserved communities in Nigeria.
Subscribe & Follow
Project Director: Avivah Yamani
Audio Engineer: Richard Drumm
Executive Producer: Pamela L. Gay
Learn more about us on our
Credits and Sponsors page.
We are a community podcast,
bringing you the voices of astronomy & astronomy lovers,
everyday of the year.
More Recent Episodes
Feb 17th: Missing Baryonic Mass in the Universe… Found!
Astronomers have finally solved one of the outstanding mysteries in cosmology. Forget about all the dark matter and dark energy, where’s all the missing regular mass in the Universe? This has been called the “missing baryon problem”.
Feb 16th: Light Pollution with special guest Rick Huziak
Today’s @ActualAstronomy discuss about light pollution Rick Huziak.
Feb 15th: Dealing with Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
A trio of asteroid-related stories crossed our emails this week: Bennu’s sample is on schedule for next year’s return, researchers have developed a tool to measure an asteroid’s density distribution, and 3200 Phaeton’s rotational period has accelerated.
Feb 14th: Atmospheres
What is an atmosphere? How and why do they form? What are they made of? Why are they so different? Do all planets have atmospheres? Do asteroids and dwarf planets? Is the sun a giant atmosphere?
Feb 13th: Challenges to Dark Energy
It’s been over 20 years since astronomers first discovered that the expansion of the Universe is accelerating thanks to dark energy. And in these decades, astronomers still don’t have much evidence for what could be causing the increased expansion rate. Maybe there’s something else going on to explain it.
Feb 12th: Vigilance & Smoky Nights
Today’s podcast we have the story of 2021 LL1 discovery in the constellation Hercules and climate change has enabled wildfires to move to higher elevations.