Astronomy Podcasts
This page only lists the most recent astronomy and space exploration podcasts from a variety of sources.
Travelers in the Night Eps. 369E & 370E: Night Vision & Double Comet
23 Aug 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 December 2025 & January 2026.
Today's 2 topics:
- Many people in our modern world rarel...
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Listen to the Podcast Actual Astronomy - Messier Objects for August
22 Aug 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
On Episode 547 of Actual Astronomy, hosts Chris and Shane guide listeners through observing an ar...
Read more... Listen to the Podcast Space Stories - The Fastest Star in the Milky Way
21 Aug 2026 at 11:00amHosted by our Director, Avivah Yamani.
Meet S301, the fastest known star in the Milky Way, racing around Sagittarius A* and offering astronomers a new way to measure the spin of our galaxy’s supermassive black hole.
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Read more... Listen to the Podcast EVSN - After Hours: Doing Big Science With Light Tools & Guest Dr. Danny Jacobs
20 Aug 2026 at 11:00amFrom July 30, 2026.
Hosted by: Dr. Pamela L. Gay (@CosmoQuest)
Science comes from many corners, and there is a need for both 600-m radio telescopes made on a great plain (Like the RATAN-600) and 60cm radio dishes built in a living room. In this After Hours, we talk with ASU professor Dr. Danny Ja...
Read more... Listen to the Podcast Awesome Astronomy - The Eclipse & the Perseids
19 Aug 2026 at 11:00amAugust Part 2.
Paul Hill hosts solo!
Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce.
Join Paul in his Astronomy lair as he live sketches the Eclipse, chats to neighbours and talks Astronomy news while spotting Perseid meteors.
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Read more... Listen to the Podcast Ask A Spaceman Ep. 278: What’s A Good Story About Chandrasekhar?
18 Aug 2026 at 11:00amPhysics under pressure!
Hosted by Dr. Paul M. Sutter.
What was the big deal about Chandrasekhar’s discovery? Why did he meet so much resistance? How is his work tied to everything from supernovae to black holes? 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. 118: Sky Surveys
17 Aug 2026 at 11:00amhttp://www.astronomycast.com/archive/
From December 12, 2008.
Hosted by: Fraser Cain (@frasercain) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay (@CosmoQuest)
In the old days, astronomers had to beg for telescope time. They’d put together a proposal, convince observatories to gather data for them, crunch that data and r...
Read more... Listen to the Podcast Calling All Aliens
17 Aug 2026 at 4:05amAre we alone in the universe? Is there other intelligence out there? COSMIC, the most ambitious SETI search yet, hopes to answer that. We hear updates on this novel signal detection project being conducted on the Very Large Array in the desert of New Mexico. Also, we chat with award-winning scien... Read more...
Listen to the Podcast Travelers in the Night Eps. 367 & 368: Moons of Florence & Roving Venus
16 Aug 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 December 2025.
Today's 2 topics:
- Dr. Lance Benner of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory...
Read more... Listen to the Podcast Astroman - E is for Eclipse
15 Aug 2026 at 11:00amToday’s episode is all about last Wednesday’s total solar eclipse. But you have a partial lunar eclipse that’s coming up that you can look forward to on August 27-28!
“ASTROMAN: the Dark Sky Guardian” is a podcast channel that aims to explore popular science in multiple disciplines and research...
Read more... Listen to the Podcast EVSN - After Hours: International Moon Day 2026 With guest Jekan Thanga
14 Aug 2026 at 11:00amHosted by: Dr. Pamela L. Gay (@CosmoQuest)
From July 22, 2026.
On July 20, the world celebrates International Moon Day. This UN designated holiday marks the anniversary of humanity's first landing on the Moon. The Apollo 11 landing in 1969 is now only a distant memory or a date from history for m...
Read more... Listen to the Podcast Guide To Space - Where Do Comets Come From? Exploring the Oort Cloud
13 Aug 2026 at 11:00amhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQtdQ94jy8I
From Oct 17, 2017.
Hosted by: Fraser Cain (@frasercain)
Some comets orbit the Sun on a regular basis, but others come in from deep space, a region known as the Oort Cloud. What causes them to make this journey, and will we ever be able to explore the Oo...
Read more... Listen to the Podcast Equatorial Sky Guide - August 2026
12 Aug 2026 at 11:00amHosted by our Director, Avivah Yamani.
Explore the August 2026 equatorial sky, from the Perseids and Milky Way to bright planets and the August 12 total solar eclipse.
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Read more... Listen to the Podcast Cheap Astronomy - Dear CA Ep. 137: Space Missions
11 Aug 2026 at 11:00amHosted by Steve Nerlich.
We are still out there.
Dear Cheap Astronomy – Why do some space missions last so long?
So, we're all familiar with the stories of the Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, landing with mission lifespans of 90 days, that then went on to rove the surface of Mars for 15 year...
Read more... Listen to the Podcast Travelers in the Night Eps. 365E & 366E: Spotting Meteors & Mars Rocks
9 Aug 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 December 2025.
Today's 2 topics:
- Meteors, shooting stars, or falling stars are differ...
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