Today’s Episode
Aug 3rd: Very Close Miss & Distant PHA
Asteroids passed closer than the Moon. Scientists used Gemini South and LBT to track faint, hazardous asteroid 2016 PR38.
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
Jul 3rd: The Observer’s Calendar for July 2025
The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents The Observer’s Calendar for July 2025. In this episode we talk about how to see Mercury, the Moon as it pairs with Spica, Antares, Saturn, Jupiter, several carbon stars and some deep sky objects like M6&M7.
Jul 2nd: Vera Rubin, Welsh Satellites and LIGO disaster
Today Awesome Astronomy has terrible news from LIGO, the end of Milkomeda, Light pollution paradox, Vera Rubin first light, a new satellite from Wales, spaceX kablooie, leaks on the ISS and of course the usual skyguide and emails! Phew!
Jul 1st: Tiny Black Holes Have Big Superpowers
In a recent study, astronomers found that even tiny black holes have immense power to shape their part of the galaxy. Far more than previously thought.
Jun 30th: It’s Here! The Vera Rubin Observatory
The time has come. The mighty Vera Rubin Observatory has finally come on line and delivered its “first light” images. Lets talk about it
Jun 29th: Big Splash & Newborn Planets
What would happen if a large impactor hit our oceans? And more about the protoplanetary disk around HD 163296
Jun 28th: The Dark Side of the Universe
Lets start season six of Cosmic Savannah with discussion about the dark side of the universe with Associate Professor Renée Hložek