Deep Astronomy - Vega: The Second Most Important Star in Our Sky

9 Jun 2026 at 11:00am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NEnjp1I6GQ

Hosted  by Tony Darnell.

From Sep 7, 2017.

Vega, or alpha lyrae, is the brightest star in the constellation Lyra the Harp and it is the fifth brightest star overall in our night sky. It is also the second brightest star in the northern celestial hemisph...

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 796: Oceans & Organics on Mars

8 Jun 2026 at 11:00am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwCk5uldz4g

Hosted by: Fraser Cain (@frasercain) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay (@CosmoQuest)

Streamed live on Jun 1, 2026.

Mars is cold & dry today, but the evidence is growing that it used to be warmer & wetter. with seas & oceans that covered large parts of its surface. ...

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Travelers in the Night Eps. 887 & 888: Apophis Bound & Investigating the Myst...

7 Jun 2026 at 11:00am

Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. travelersinthenight.org

From February 2026.

Today's 2 topics:

- In April 2029 on one of the luckiest Friday the 13th...

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Equatorial Sky Guide - June Episode

6 Jun 2026 at 11:00am

Hosted by our Director, Avivah Yamani.

Mercury reaches its best evening appearance of the year, Venus and Jupiter meet in twilight, the Moon visits the planets, and the Milky Way shines brightly over equatorial skies. Join us for a tour of the June 2026 night sky.

Clear skies!

 

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EVSN - After Hours: Crowdsourcing Innovation with Trisha Epp

5 Jun 2026 at 11:00am

From May 27, 2026.

Trisha Epp joins us to talking about NASA's collaboration with Freelancer, and how Innovation is now getting crowdsourced. Join in to learn how to launch your own Moonshot! Guest Trisha Epp is a Physicist, Philosopher, and Futurist with a Masters in Geophysics from CalTech and ...

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Guide To Space - Lunar Rovers, From Apollo to Artemis

4 Jun 2026 at 11:00am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=larzCw9Vn-w

From Jul 21, 2020.

When the Apollo astronauts first landed on the Moon, they couldn’t go far on foot. That’s why the three final missions were equipped with Lunar Roving Vehicles, or Moon buggies, which allowed the astronauts to cover much more ground a...

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Awesome Astronomy - June Part 1: Objects In the Golden Mirror May Be Closer

3 Jun 2026 at 11:00am

Paul Hill and Dr. Jenifer “Dr. Dust” Millard host. 

Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce.

This month a bit of a JWST fest with news about the cosmic Web (Webb?! ) and those little red dots that seem to be breaking cosmology. There is also our normal skyguide and moon guide.

 

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 795: Expanse Science

1 Jun 2026 at 11:00am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n14RYk2qFtc

Hosted by: Fraser Cain (@frasercain) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay (@CosmoQuest)

Streamed live on May 10, 2026.

This is the final episode of our series on sci-fi universes. And this week we will tackle “The Expanse”. Now we’ve got fusion drives, Proto-matter, g...

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Travelers in the Night Eps. 885 & 886: Dark Sky Network & Aviation and Space ...

31 May 2026 at 11:00am

Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. travelersinthenight.org

From February 2026.

Today's 2 topics:

- Around the world those who value the natural night s...

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UNAWE Space Scoop - Story Of the Sun’s ‘Road Trip’ Through the Milky Way With...

30 May 2026 at 11:00am

https://spacescoop.org/en/scoops/2605/story-of-suns-road-trip-through-the-milky-way-with-friends/

Did you know that our Sun and its many, uh, childhood friends were all born at a place much closer to the center of our Galaxy? Over the years, our Sun and its friends have been on sort of a speedy ...

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