Astronomy Cast Ep. 790: Meteorites From Other Worlds

20 Apr 2026 at 11:00am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGx1NvLO8FA

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

Streamed live April 17, 2026.

Even though humanity has returned samples from a fraction of the worlds in the solar system, the cosmos has delivered many more without us having ...

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Travelers in the Night Eps. 373 & 374: Tracking 3I/Atlas & Good Night at Bok

19 Apr 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 October & November, 2025

Today's 2 topics:

- Scientists are using many approaches to un...

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Actual Astronomy - 12 Months of Messier

18 Apr 2026 at 11:00am

Episode 531.

Just a reminder for people to write in with their questions for David Nagler.

Hosted 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

 

Some b...

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EVSN - Supervolcanoes: Erupt, Refill, Repeat

17 Apr 2026 at 11:00am

From Wednesday, April 15, 2026.

This week, in the first of our new shorter and more frequent episodes, we are going to take a look at the interplay of plate tectonics, geology, climate, and life. Specifically, we’re looking at the interplay between super volcanoes and us! Did you know Naples is o...

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Guide To Space - Bringing Mars To Earth

16 Apr 2026 at 11:00am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmtCX-TBgfE

The Plans For a Mars Sample Return Mission.

Hosted by Fraser Cain.

From Aug 28, 2019.

One of the great accomplishments of the Apollo missions was to bring home hundreds of kilograms of lunar rock. Suddenly, geologists had a lifetime’s worth of lunar sam...

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Cheap Astronomy - Dear CA # 133: Why It’s Always C

15 Apr 2026 at 11:00am

Cheap Astronomy investigates why light moves at light speed in a vacuum.

Hosted by Steve Nerlich.

Shining a light!

Dear Cheap Astronomy – Why does a photon travel at speed c, part1

It may sound a bit strange to ask why light travels at the speed of light, but that’s because c isn’t really the spe...

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Deep Astronomy - Webb's Deepest Field in 4K - Discoveries of Webb Space Teles...

14 Apr 2026 at 11:00am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBHzV4y7G5A

Hosted by Tony Darnell.

From May 23, 2025.

The COSMOS-Web dataset represents the deepest look into our universe done by #JWST.  

 

We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. 

Just visit: h...

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 161: Launch Facilities

13 Apr 2026 at 11:00am

http://www.astronomycast.com/archive/

From October 26, 2009.

Launching a rocket into space requires a big effort on the ground. Space agencies have built up huge infrastructures to store, prepare and launch rockets. Let’s take a look at what’s involved on the ground at a place like Cape Canaveral...

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NOIR Lab - An Extremely Rare Ancient Star

11 Apr 2026 at 11:00am

Astronomers have discovered one of the most chemically primitive stars ever identified — an ancient stellar relic that preserves the chemical imprint of the very first stars in the Universe. In this podcast, Dr. Ani Chiti discusses the discovery of this ancient star and what it tells us about sta...

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EVSN - Science in Pairs & Moon Plans Redux

10 Apr 2026 at 11:00am

From April 1, 2026. No foolin’!

Once again, we’re going to attempt to get you up to date with what is going down at NASA. In addition to NASA updates, we have stories of science that comes in twos. From 2 planets forming in a disk to 2 stars coming together to shine brightly, to two asteroids tha...

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