We come at you with all the fun of AstroCamp in Cwmdu, Wales. Chat, debate and birdsong!
May 8th: AstroCamp Spring 2025!
Tag: awesome astronomy
Apr 24th: NASA’s Going Nuclear!
Nuclear powered rockets are about to become a reality opening up space travel for humanity. Ever since the dawn of nuclear weapons and reactors, advanced militaries and space agencies have dreamt of powering rockets with long lasting energy efficient nuclear fuel.
Apr 9th: Has NASA been Trumped?
We try to keep it upbeat this month with tales of blackholes, definitions of moons, and solar system science
Mar 12th: Paranal Problems: Light Pollution at the VLT
It looks as though ESO is caught in an American light pollution pincer…starlink above. Is this the end? Also eclipse news & launch round up.
Feb 25th: Asteroid Doom and Gaia Gloom
The world veers towards madness, asteroids threaten destruction and Gaia is no more. But the planets are putting on a show and Pluto is 95, so that’s alright…
Feb 13th: Farewell NASA’s InSight Mission
Farewell to NASA’s Insight mission on Mars. This lander spent 6 years on the Martian surface examining the interior of the planet.
Jan 28th: Venus. Twinned with Milton Keynes
Jan 8th: Christmas Panto!
It’s time for @AwesomeAstroPod Christmas Panto. This year we have Butch and Suni hijack the ISS. Also space news from 2024 and what to expect in 2025.
Dec 18th: Re-examining Uranus
This month we look at new old data about Uranus, a possible second dinosaur asteroid, sky and launch guides & Christmas present ideas!