Radio Astronomy

by BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Astronomy #42

The weekly astronomy podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.

Venus is a Morning Star and Mars meets the Lion's heart
May 29, 2025 – 33:22
Earth, aliens and astronomy
May 15, 2025 – 24:05
The Flower Moon rises in full bloom
May 10, 2025 – 20:33
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower lights up the sky
May 3, 2025 – 21:00
Mars passes through the Beehive
Apr 26, 2025 – 19:06
Venus reaches its greatest brightness near the Moon (21 to 27 April)
Apr 19, 2025 – 22:29
Strange signals from the 'Eye of God'
Apr 17, 2025 – 33:37
Two sparkling diamonds glisten in the night sky (14 to 20 April)
Apr 12, 2025 – 18:37
An asteroid passes through a Hamburger (Galaxy) (7 to 13 April 2025)
Apr 5, 2025 – 20:47
The Moon blots out the Pleiades (31 March to 6 April 2025)
Mar 30, 2025 – 18:43
Partial solar eclipse visible across the UK (24 to 30 March 2025)
Mar 23, 2025 – 23:07
Searching for life on alien planets
Mar 21, 2025 – 29:33
The Moon passes the heart of the Scorpion (17 to 23 March 2025)
Mar 16, 2025 – 19:53
Can you see the Blood Moon? (10 to 16 March 2025)
Mar 9, 2025 – 18:36
Mars meets up with the Moon (3 to 9 March 2025)
Mar 2, 2025 – 21:45
Mercury returns to the evening skies (24 February to 2 March 2025)
Feb 23, 2025 – 19:43
Catch Saturn before it leaves our skies (17 to 23 February 2025)
Feb 16, 2025 – 20:16
Webb uses space-bending gravity trick to discover distant stars
Feb 14, 2025 – 28:01
The Full Moon shines next to bright star, Regulus (10 to 16 February 2025)
Feb 9, 2025 – 23:16
Jupiter lies close to the Moon (3 to 9 February 2025)
Feb 2, 2025 – 23:00
The planets continue their parade across the sky (27 January to 2 February 2025)
Jan 26, 2025 – 20:18
Jupiter’s shadow transit runs late (20 to 26 January 2025)
Jan 19, 2025 – 22:49
First zoomed-in image of a star beyond our galaxy
Jan 13, 2025 – 25:18
The Full moon meets with Mars (13 to 19 December 2025)
Jan 12, 2025 – 19:36
Mars makes its closest approach to Earth since 2022 (6 to 12 January 2025)
Jan 5, 2025 – 17:55
Quadrantid meteor shower is gifted a moonless night (30 December to 5 January)
Dec 29, 2024 – 23:58
A Cosmic Christmas Tree (23 to 29 December 2024)
Dec 22, 2024 – 22:32
How did life emerge on Earth?
Dec 16, 2024 – 16:54
Mars disappears behind the Moon (16 to 22 December 2022)
Dec 15, 2024 – 18:06
Geminids meteor shower reaches its peak (9 to 15 December 2024)
Dec 8, 2024 – 21:50
Jupiter makes its closest approach to Earth (2 to 8 December 2024)
Dec 1, 2024 – 21:06
Saturn, Jupiter, Venus and Mars all shine brightly (25 November to 1 December 2024)
Nov 24, 2024 – 20:23
Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak (18 to 24 November 2024)
Nov 17, 2024 – 18:57
The mission to make solar eclipses
Nov 15, 2024 – 24:23
Catch the last supermoon of the year, the Beaver Moon (11 to 17 November 2024)
Nov 10, 2024 – 19:59
Firework galaxies light up the sky (4 to 10 November 2024)
Nov 3, 2024 – 21:17
Aurora special Ep 4: Photographing the aurora
Oct 30, 2024 – 25:51
Marvel at the Milky Way (28 October to 3 November 2024)
Oct 27, 2024 – 20:35
Catch Tsuchinshan-ATLAS before it fades from view (21-27 October 2024)
Oct 20, 2024 – 19:05
Aurora special Ep 3: The Solar Cycle
Oct 17, 2024 – 28:19
Comet A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS makes its closest approach to Earth (14 to 20 October 2024)
Oct 13, 2024 – 20:44
Keeping an eye on Comet Tsuchinshan (7 to 13 October 2024)
Oct 6, 2024 – 20:19
Aurora special Ep 2: The science of the aurora
Sep 29, 2024 – 32:13
Star Diary: Saturn the planet, or Saturn the nebula? (30 September to 6 October 2024)
Sep 29, 2024 – 19:13
Star Diary: Catch sight of Saturn’s moon Titan (23 to 29 September 2024)
Sep 22, 2024 – 16:50
Star Diary: A supermoon eclipse (16 to 22 September 2024)
Sep 15, 2024 – 19:50
Aurora special Ep 1: How to hunt the aurora
Sep 11, 2024 – 35:14
Star Diary: Spotting faces in the Moon (9 to 15 September 2024)
Sep 8, 2024 – 22:11
Star Diary: See a starry waterfall in the night sky (2 to 8 September 2024)
Sep 1, 2024 – 21:16
Star Diary: Mars, Jupiter and the Moon partner up in the night sky (26 August to 1 September 2024)
Aug 24, 2024 – 22:47