The 365 Days of Astronomy
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The 365 Days of Astronomy
The 365 Days of Astronomy podcast launched in 2009 as part of the International Year of Astronomy. This community podcast continues to bring you day after day of content across the years. Everyday, a new voice, helping you see the universe we share in a new way. This show is managed by Avivah Yamani...
Recent Episodes
464 episodes
NOIRLab - Results From Six Years of the Dark Energy Survey
The Dark Energy Survey Collaboration collected information on hundreds of millions of galaxies across the Universe using the U.S. Department of Energy...
EVSN - Climate Change Melts Glaciers, Greens the Arctic
From Sep 9, 2022.
As global temperatures rise, Earth observations show that glaciers are retreating and ice sheets are melting everywhere from G...
Space Stories - Astronomy Words: Magnitude - Why Bright Stars Have Small Numbers
Hosted by our Director, Avivah Yamani.
Explore the story behind astronomical magnitude, from Hipparchus and Ptolemy to modern photometry, and le...
Guide To Space - Project Dragonfly. A Laser-Powered Probe to Alpha Centauri
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=598UtgxFd1E
From Jan 6, 2019.
The distances between stars are so vast, it's hard to wrap your mind around...
Deep Astronomy - The Magnificent Carina Nebula in 4K
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-Uoy4BCs24
Hosted by Tony Darnell.
From May 16, 2025.
Join this channel to get access to special co...
Astronomy Cast Ep. 785: Magnetars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT3Pxmo1YLc
Hosted by: Fraser Cain (@frasercain ) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay (@CosmoQuest )
Streamed live March...
Travelers in the Night Eps. 861 & 862: Big Bear Observatory & New Planet 9 Search
Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Ar...
Equatorial SkyGuide For March
Hosted by our Director, Avivah Yamani.
A guide to March 2026 sky events from Indonesia, featuring the total lunar eclipse on March 3rd, planetar...
EVSN - Glaciers: Going, Going…Gone
From February 25, 2026.
The glaciers are melting, the volcanoes are erupting, and earthquakes are shaking things up. Let's discuss.
Actual Astronomy - The Observer's Calendar for March 2026
Episode 524.
Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan who enjoy teaching astronomy classes and showing th...
Awesome Astronomy - Vanishing Stars & Invisible Galaxies
Paul Hill and Dr. Jenifer "Dr. Dust" Millard host.
Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce.
March episode part 1.
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Ask A Spaceman Ep. 267: Is the Universe Older than We Think?
Hosted by Dr. Paul M. Sutter.
How can anyone agree on the age of the Universe? And how can we be so confident if it's all just a bunch of models...
Astronomy Cast Ep. 784: Pulsar-Powered Science
Off label uses for Pulsars…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XMJBiJao6M
Hosted by: Fraser Cain (@frasercain) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay (@Cosmo...
Travelers in the Night Eps. 859 & 860: Powerful Solar Storm & World's Largest Solar Telescope
Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Ar...
The Cosmic Savannah Ep. 79: RADHIANCE Research at the University of Oxford
Hosted by Dr. Jacinta Delhaize, Dr. Tshiamiso Makwela, Dr. Daniel Cunnama & François Campher
With Tumelo Mangena, Leyya Stockenstroom and Ndivhu...
EVSN - Earlier Bacterial Life May Have Formed Far Earlier Than Thought
From April 15, 2022.
An analysis of microscopic features in rocks from the Nuvvuagittuq Supracrustal Belt in Quebec, Canada, which date back bet...
H'ad Astra Historia - Ep. 301 – Take the Gloves Off, Part 1
Today we're talking with Dr. Richard Tresch Fienberg (https://aas.org/press/richard-tresch-fienberg), astronomer and science communicator, who shares...
Cheap Astronomy - Dear CA Ep. 130: What's Next?
Hosted by Steve Nerlich.
Cheap Astronomy investigates things that haven't happened yet.
- Dear Cheap Astronomy: When will the Sun destroy...
Awesome Astronomy - Ozone Hole II Mega-Constellation Boogaloo
Paul Hill and Dr. Jenifer "Dr. Dust" Millard host.
Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce.
February Episode Part 2.
Astronomy Cast Ep. 783: Cataclysmic Variable Stars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzFgfN2B_k4
Hosted by: Fraser Cain (@frasercain) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay (@CosmoQuest)
Streamed live on Feb...
Travelers in the Night Eps. 857 & 858: Gila Cliff Dwellings & Vanishing Dark and Quiet
Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Ar...
ASTROMAN - Solar Eclipse
Episode 14.
Our Sun is more than a glowing ball in the sky. It's a dynamic, ever-changing star at the peak of its solar cycle. In this episode o...
EVSN - The Sky is Falling! Space Junk 411
In this episode, we take a closer look at how the increasing number of rockets and satellites going up mean there is also an unfortunate increase in t...
Actual Astronomy - Owning 20+ Telescope with Richard Navarette
Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. actualastronomy@gmail.com
Episode 522.
Continuing on with...
UNAWE Space Scoop - Cotton Candies Floating in Space?
Astronomers just found something cool!
Typically, most Sun-like stars host planets between the size of Earth and Neptune called 'super-Earths'...
Ask A Spaceman Ep. 266: Is the Universe Made of Math?
Hosted by Dr. Paul M. Sutter.
Why is math so effective at describing the Universe? What is reality is made of math? What does it mean for us to...
Astronomy Cast Ep. 782: Luminous Fast Blue Optical Transients
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVvY9HGss8E
Hosted by: Fraser Cain (@frasercain) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay (@CosmoQuest)
Streamed live on Feb...
Travelers in the Night Eps. 855 & 856: Planetary Defense & Big One
Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Ar...
NOIRLab - Mysterious Metallic Cloud Discovered Orbiting Mystery Object
Sweeping winds of vaporized metals have been found in a massive cloud that dimmed the light of a star for nearly nine months. This discovery, made wit...
EVSN - Galaxy Mergers Trigger Black Hole Growth
From May 21, 2020.
Join us today as we discuss the impressive work by an undergraduate student who figured out how galaxy mergers influence the...
Guide To Space - What Did Cassini Teach Us? Remembering Cassini and Saying Goodbye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Alz4UXGqLk
From March 8, 2017.
In just a few months, NASA's Cassini spacecraft is going to die, crashing...
Cheap Astronomy - Dear CA Ep. 129: More Rocks
A podcast about rocks, big and small.
Dear Cheap Astronomy – What's Psyche really like?
Psyche is an asteroid in the asteroid belt and app...
Deep Astronomy - Discoveries of Webb Space Telescope Ep 3: The Flares of Sagittarius A*, Our Galaxy's Black Hole
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7FAg_AYXaw
From April 14, 2025.
Astronomers using the JWST have made direct observations of the black hol...
Astronomy Cast Ep. 781: Awakening Black Holes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpZRjII8qkc
Hosted by: Fraser Cain (@frasercain) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay (@CosmoQuest)
Streamed live on Feb...
Travelers in the Night Eps. 853 & 854: Tardigrade & Weird Planet, Exotic Life
Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Ar...
Equatorial Sky Guide For February
Hosted by Avivah Yamani, our Director.
February 2026 is packed for stargazers at the equator, with a dusk-time planet parade, dark New Moon skie...
EVSN - JWST Makes Sense of the Early Universe
From January 28, 2026.
In this episode we look at highlights from the latest American Astronomical Society Meeting. An accidental theme came out...
Actual Astronomy - February Observer's Calendar
Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. actualastronomy@gmail.com
This month we talk about the Moon occ...
Awesome Astronomy - The End of British Astronomy?
Paul Hill and Dr. Jenifer "Dr. Dust" Millard host.
Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce.
We discuss the British Gover...
Ask A Spaceman Ep. 265: Does Antimatter Fall Up?
Hosted by Dr. Paul M. Sutter.
What is the weak equivalency principle? How was antimatter discovered and why is it the perfect thing to put gravi...