Astronomy Podcasts
This page only lists the most recent astronomy and space exploration podcasts from a variety of sources.
Astronomy Cast Ep. 795: Expanse Science
1 Jun 2026 at 11:00amhttps://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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Listen to the Podcast Travelers in the Night Eps. 885 & 886: Dark Sky Network & Aviation and Space ...
31 May 2026 at 11:00amDr. 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...
Read more... Listen to the Podcast UNAWE Space Scoop - Story Of the Sun’s ‘Road Trip’ Through the Milky Way With...
30 May 2026 at 11:00amhttps://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 ...
Read more... Listen to the Podcast EVSN - Astronomers: Improbability Finders
29 May 2026 at 11:00amFrom May 20, 2026.
Pamela is on the road in this episode as we look at how (and why) astronomers keep finding the improbable, follow the evidence to possible sources of little red dots, study the power of big star clusters to move gas, and examine the merger history of little black holes into big...
Read more... Listen to the Podcast H’ad astra historia - Ep. 303: A Review of This Month in Astronomical History
28 May 2026 at 11:00amToday’s ‘guest’ is HAD’s This Month in Astronomical History. I’ll be reading two essays from the archives: Dr. Rebecca Charbonneau’s Aug 2018 essay titled, “The Mysterious Wow! Signal” and Dr. Richard Fienberg’s May 2022 essay titled, “The First Telescope on the Moon.” This Month in Astronomical ...
Read more... Listen to the Podcast Space Stories - Exoplanets
27 May 2026 at 11:00amHosted by our Director, Avivah Yamani!
Today we are traveling beyond our solar system to talk about one of the most exciting discoveries in modern astronomy. Exoplanets!
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Read more... Listen to the Podcast Exoplanet Radio - The First Exoplanet Of JWST
26 May 2026 at 11:00amHosted by Tony Darnell.
From July 17, 2023.
The James Webb Space Telescope Has confirmed its first exoplanet, LHS 475 b, in the southern constellation Octans, using the transit technique. The TESS satellite detected the possible presence of it and JWST’s NIRSpec instrument has confirmed the obser...
Read more... Listen to the Podcast Astronomy Cast Ep.139: Energy Levels & Spectra
25 May 2026 at 11:00amhttp://www.astronomycast.com/archive/
From May 25, 2009.
Last week (May 18, 2009) we took a peek into the tiny world of quantum mechanics, and its unintuitive, but very accurate mathematical predictions. And although we all appreciate the physics lesson, you’re probably wondering what this all ha...
Read more... Listen to the Podcast Travelers in the Night Eps. 883 & 884: Theia & Turkeys and Asteroids
24 May 2026 at 11:00amDr. 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 January 2026.
Today's 2 topics:
- In the distant past things in our solar system were v...
Read more... Listen to the Podcast The Cosmic Savannah - When Telescopes Think - AI and The Future of Astronomy
23 May 2026 at 11:00amHosted by Dr. Jacinta Delhaize, Dr. Tshiamiso Makwela, Dr. Daniel Cunnama & François Campher.
In this episode of The Cosmic Savannah, Dan and Francois sit down with Dr. Nick Erasmus to explore the ATLAS Digital Assistant and the growing role of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in as...
Read more... Listen to the Podcast EVSN - Uncommon Stars
22 May 2026 at 11:00amFrom May 13, 2026.
In today’s episode where we look at the Voyager mission’s exploration beyond our solar system, the organics Mars Curiosity Rover has discovered, the distribution of planets uncovered by the TESS mission, and how JWST measured the surface of a rocky world 50 light years away!
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Listen to the Podcast Guide To Space - Many New Fast Radio Bursts Found, Including Another Repeater
20 May 2026 at 11:00amhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voRC5ImEMH4
From Jan 18, 2019.
Hosted by Fraser Cain.
One of the big mysteries in astronomy is unfolding right before our eyes: fast radio bursts. And now a new Canadian radio telescope has come online, detecting many new bursts, including the second ever seen repe...
Read more... Listen to the Podcast Ask A Spaceman Ep. 272: Are Neutrinos Their Own Evil Twins?
19 May 2026 at 11:00amMajorana particles!
Hosted by Dr. Paul M. Sutter.
What does “antimatter” actually mean? Can a particle be its own opposite? What would happen to it, and what does this have to do with a missing scientist? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!
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Read more... Listen to the Podcast Astronomy Cast Ep. 794: Stargate Science
18 May 2026 at 11:00amhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ9GIAGMk2Q
Hosted by: Fraser Cain (@frasercain) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay (@CosmoQuest)
Streamed live on May 10, 2026.
We continue our ad-hoc miniseries through sci-fi franchises. This week we’ll talk about Stargate, worm holes, mind parasites and self-replicating bot...
Read more... Listen to the Podcast Allergy Reason
18 May 2026 at 4:05amRunny nose. Itchy, watery eyes. Sneezing. If you don’t have allergies, you probably know someone who does. The number of people with allergies, including food allergies and eczema, is increasing. What is going on? A medical anthropologist describes how our hygiene habits, our diets, and our pollu... Read more...
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