Astronomy Podcasts
This page only lists the most recent astronomy and space exploration podcasts from a variety of sources.
Cold Comfort
13 Jul 2026 at 4:05amAnother scorching summer has us blasting the AC and grabbing a chilled drink. Air conditioning and refrigeration may beat the heat, but they also present a dilemma. The more we use them, the more greenhouse gases we emit, the hotter the planet becomes, and the more we require artificial cooling. ... Read more...
Listen to the Podcast Travelers in the Night Eps. 897 & 898: Kacper’s Comet & Pandora
12 Jul 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 May 2026.
Today's 2 topics:
- In 2007 a small icy object moving in the constellation of...
Read more... Listen to the Podcast NOIRLab - The First Magnetar Progenitor
11 Jul 2026 at 11:00amNeutron stars, the compact remains of a massive star following a supernova explosion, are the densest matter in the Universe. Some neutron stars, known as magnetars, also claim the record for the strongest magnetic fields of any object. How magnetars, which are a mere 15 kilometers across, form a...
Read more... Listen to the Podcast EVSN - After Hours: Exploring Physics Through Spaceflight Missions with autho...
10 Jul 2026 at 11:00amHosted by Dr. Pamela L. Gay.
From July 8, 2026.
The physics behind modern spaceflight explores everything from aerodynamics to thermodynamics with a lot of kinematics playing a role along the way. We welcome on guest Trisha Muro to discuss her new book, "It's (Just) Rocket Science", which explor...
Read more... Listen to the Podcast UNAWE Space Scoop - Why Does Jupiter Have Bigger Moons Than Saturn
9 Jul 2026 at 11:00amhttps://spacescoop.org/en/scoops/2609/why-does-jupiter-have-bigger-moons-than-saturn/
Hosted by our editor, Richard Drumm.
Jupiter and Saturn are the gas giants in our Solar System. Ummm… Uranus & Neptune are now called ice giants. But back to Jupiter & Saturn.
They are the largest planets, have...
Read more... Listen to the Podcast Awesome Astronomy - When Cosmologists Get Spicey
8 Jul 2026 at 11:00amPaul Hill & Dr. Jenifer “Dr. Dust” Millard host.
Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce.
This month it appears cosmology is saved, Swift maybe saved and exoplanets have their magnetosphere measured. Jeni has been in the States where she may have been turned into an android visi...
Read more... Listen to the Podcast Ask A Spaceman Ep. 275: Why Can’t the Universe Be Cyclic?
7 Jul 2026 at 11:00amHosted by Dr. Paul M. Sutter.
What are the weaknesses of inflation theory? How did the ekpyrotic theory attempt to improve it? How did it open up its own can of worms? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!
Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/pmsutter
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Read more... Listen to the Podcast Astronomy Cast Ep. 6: Ep. 6: More Evidence For the Big Bang
6 Jul 2026 at 11:00amMon 06: Astronomy Cast Ep. 6: Ep. 6: More Evidence For the Big Bang
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From October 16, 2006.
Last week’s episode started out with a bang… a Big Bang. This week we continue our discussion into the beginning of everything. We present three additional lines of evi...
Read more... Listen to the Podcast CRISPR Mosquitoes
6 Jul 2026 at 4:05amThe powerful gene editing tool CRISPR is already being tested on animal and plant cells. It has even been used on humans. How might this revolutionary tool change our lives? On the one hand, it could cure inherited diseases and rid the world of malaria-spreading mosquitoes. On the other hand, sci... Read more...
Listen to the Podcast Travelers in the Night Eps. 895 & 896: Tracking Space Junk & Sneaky But Poten...
5 Jul 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 April 2026.
Today's 2 topics:
- According to NASA an average of one catalogued piece of...
Read more... Listen to the Podcast Equatorial Sky Guide For July
4 Jul 2026 at 11:00amHosted by our Director, Avivah Yamani.
Discover the highlights of the July 2026 equatorial night sky, including Venus meeting Regulus, Mars and Uranus' closest conjunction until 2053, the Buck Moon, meteor showers, and the best nights to observe the Milky Way.
We've added a new way to donate to...
Read more... Listen to the Podcast EVSN - Tracing the Hidden & Revealing the Past
3 Jul 2026 at 11:00amFrom June 24, 2026.
In this episode we look at the hidden and unexpected geology that may lurk beneath East Antarctica's ice sheet, evidence of past worlds and lost moons that may once have populated our solar system, and evidence of a past Supernova that today may be showering the Earth with mat...
Read more... Listen to the Podcast Actual Astronomy - Observer's Calendar For July
2 Jul 2026 at 11:00amHosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan who enjoy teaching astronomy classes and showing the public views through their telescopes. actualastronomy@gmail.com
Patreon thanks go out to Justin Y.
Also thanks for all the kind comments on the David Nagler Episod...
Read more... Listen to the Podcast H’ad Astra Historia - Ep 304: More ‘This Month in Astronomical History’ Sedna...
1 Jul 2026 at 11:00amToday’s ‘guest’ is HAD’s This Month in Astronomical History. I’ll be reading more essays from the archives: Emily McMahon’s November 2020 essay titled, “Sedna: In the Depths of the Solar System”, and Dr. Ken Rumstay’s November 2022 essay titled, “Lunokhod 1 - The First Extraterrestrial Rover”. P...
Read more... Listen to the Podcast Cheap Astronomy - Dear CA Ep. 136: Complexities
30 Jun 2026 at 11:00amThings aren’t always straight-forward.
Hosted by Steve Nerlich.
Dear Cheap Astronomy – What’s all the current fuss about dark energy?
Some preliminary data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, also known as DESI has resulted in a swath of popular science articles claiming dark energy is...
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