Look Up!

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Look Up!

Join the astronomers of the Royal Observatory Greenwich as they discuss the night sky and recent news in the wide world of astronomy. The Royal Observatory Greenwich is the historic home of the Astronomer Royal, with the first building, Flamsteed House, built in 1675. Now the Observatory is a heritage site, museum and a centre for excellence in science learning.

  1. Look Up! November 2024

    31 OCT

    Look Up! November 2024

    What's in November's night sky? Join Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Jess and Catherine as they discuss some of the cosmic objects you shouldn't miss in the sky this month. Also discussed are this month's cosmic news stories, both of which are to do with moons! Join us on X at the beginning of the month to join in the conversation- do you think Europa's oceans are habitable?

    24 min
  2. Look Up! October 2024

    30 SEPT

    Look Up! October 2024

    What’s in October’s night sky? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Imo and Catherine talk through some of this month’s must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. Also discussed are this month’s cosmic news stories, both human spaceflight related! They discuss SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn, Boeing’s Starliner, and the astronauts on board both. Join us on X at the start of the month to be part of the conversation. If you could take one food to space, what would it be?

    22 min
  3. Look Up! September 2024

    1 SEPT

    Look Up! September 2024

    What’s in September’s night sky? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Imo and Catherine talk through some of this month’s must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. Also discussed are this month’s cosmic news stories – the blue supermoon seen recently, and a new theory about the origin of the “Wow!” signal detected in 1977. Join us on X at the start of September to give us your opinion on the origin of this mysterious signal! A previous version incorrectly referred to the blue moon as a super blue moon.

    28 min
  4. Look Up! August 2024

    31 JUL

    Look Up! August 2024

    What’s in August’s night sky? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Imo and Catherine talk through some of this month’s must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. Also discussed are this month’s cosmic news stories, the first launch of the Ariane 6 and the release of 4 crew from their year of isolation in the CHAPEA Mars simulation.

    24 min
  5. Look Up! July 2024

    2 JUL

    Look Up! July 2024

    What’s in July’s night sky? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Imo and Catherine talk through some of this month’s must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. Also discussed are this month’s cosmic news stories – the nova event we’re expecting from T Coronae Borealis, and the first ever return of lunar samples from the far side of the Moon by China’s Chang’e-6!

    28 min
  6. Look Up! June 2024

    1 JUN

    Look Up! June 2024

    What’s in June's night sky? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Jess and Imo talk through some of the month's must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. Also discussed are this month's Cosmic News – results from ESA's Euclid mission, and the misrepresented June 3rd planetary aliment.

    24 min
  7. Look Up! May 2024

    1 MAY

    Look Up! May 2024

    What's in May’s night sky? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Jess and Julienne talk through some of the month's must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. They also bring two news stories, the discovery biggest stellar mass black hole in our galaxy and an update on the Dragonfly mission. Join the conversation on X (@ROGAstronomers) in May. We want to know what you would name a black hole if you discovered one?

    29 min
  8. Look Up! April 2024

    8 APR

    Look Up! April 2024

    What's in April’s night sky? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Jess and Julienne talk through some of the month's must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. They also bring updates on all the recent human space exploration news, including the fact that NASA is recruiting astronauts! Join the conversation on X (@ROGAstronomers) in April. We want to know if you feel qualified to be an astronaut – and if you want to be one!

    27 min
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Join the astronomers of the Royal Observatory Greenwich as they discuss the night sky and recent news in the wide world of astronomy. The Royal Observatory Greenwich is the historic home of the Astronomer Royal, with the first building, Flamsteed House, built in 1675. Now the Observatory is a heritage site, museum and a centre for excellence in science learning.

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  • Creator
    Royal Observatory Greenwich
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2024
  • Episodes
    97
  • Rating
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