Today’s Episode

Sep 17th: Is Space Tourism a Good Idea?
Why are private space companies pushing tourism? Is there a future for tourism in space? Is this an overall good thing for space exploration, or just a distraction?
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
May 10th: Close Approaches & Loneliest Asteroid
May 9th: Cellphone Astrophotography
Cellphones are now to the point where they can produce pleasing astronomical images. This podcast describes how to use your cellphone to capture pleasing wide field images of the sky and how to attach your cellphone to a pair of binoculars or a telescope to capture fainter objects.
May 8th: Human Exploration of the Moon and Mars
Discussion about Human Exploration of the Moon and Mars and astronomy news updates! What’s up this week? Check it out at #365DaysOfAstro
May 7th: Hot Stuff
How hot do black hole accretion disks get? How will the Parker solar probe work? more with @cheapAstro at #365DaysOfAstro
May 6th: Awesome Astronomy May 2020 News Roundup
Astronomy round up with @AwesomeAstroPod and skyguide for May 2020. It looks like Fomalhaut b is not a planet after all!
May 5th: What was Newton’s big deal?
What was Newton’s genius? Why was his work so controversial? Why are his laws of motion so radical? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!