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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, edited by Richard Drumm. This podcast is funded through Patreon.com/CosmoQuestX and produced out of the Planetary Science Institute.

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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, edited by Richard Drumm. This podcast is funded through Patreon.com/CosmoQuestX and produced out of the Planetary Science Institute.

    Astronomy Cast Ep. 718: Galaxy Series - Dwarf Galaxies

    Astronomy Cast Ep. 718: Galaxy Series - Dwarf Galaxies

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_rufgdXp_8
    Streamed live on Apr 30, 2024.
    It’s time to begin a new mini-series, where we’ll look at different classes of galaxies. Today, we’ll start with the dwarf galaxies, which flock around larger galaxies like the Milky Way. Are they the building blocks for modern structures?
     
    This video was made possible by the following Patreon members:
    Jordan Young
    BogieNet
    Stephen Veit
    Jeanette Wink
    Siggi Kemmler
    Andrew Poelstra
    Brian Cagle
    David Truog
    Ed
    David
    Gerhard Schwarzer
    THANK YOU! - Fraser and Dr. Pamela
     
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    • 31 min
    Travelers in the Night Eps. 727 & 728: Dust Moons & Space Weather

    Travelers in the Night Eps. 727 & 728: Dust Moons & Space Weather

    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
    Today's 2 topics:
    - In a dance of unequal partners the Earth and Moon orbit a common center of gravity which itself travels about the Sun. Leading and trailing the moon's twisted path by 60 degrees, are the L4 and L5 Lagrange points, where gravitational forces create a bowl in space time in which an object will remain until it is disturbed.The discovery of two large ghostly neighbors approximately 65,000 by 45,000 miles in size at the L4 and L5 sites approximately 250,000 miles from both the Earth and Moon verifies theoretical predictions.
    - Space is not all that far away. If a powerful solar eruption in 2012 had happened a week earlier, the blast of radiation would have caused widespread power blackouts disabling everything that plugs into a wall socket as well as the water and sewer systems which rely on electric pumps.
     
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    • 5 min
    Last Minute Astronomer - May Episode

    Last Minute Astronomer - May Episode

    May of 2024: With April being SUCH a packed month of events that were dependent on precise timing, May brings us reliable sights with slow-rolling changes. Mercury, Mars, Saturn, and the Moon all dance in the morning twilight all month as we gear up for Spring and Summer constellations.
     
    I’m Rob Webb, your Last Minute Astronomer, bringing astronomy to normies and nerds, with little time to spare.  We’ll start with where the naked eye planets are this month, move on to the lunar phases, and finish up with a calendar of events, so you can plan ahead better than me. 
     
    Last Quarter Moon – 1st (Visible midnight into the morning)
    Morning Crescents (look East in the AM)
    New Moon – 7th (darkest skies)
    Evening Crescents (look West after Sunset)
    First Quarter Moon – 15th (Visible until midnight)
    Evening Gibbous (Mostly lit, after Sunset)
    Full Moon – 23rd (Visible all night)
    Waning Gibbous (Mostly lit, rises later at night)
    Last Quarter Moon – 30th (Visible midnight into the morning)
     
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    • 8 min
    EVSN - Catch the (Alien) Rainbow

    EVSN - Catch the (Alien) Rainbow

    From Thursday, April 25, 2024.
    As scientists discover and explore the atmospheres of more and more planets orbiting stars other than our Sun, we are learning that if you can imagine it, it probably exists. In a new paper discussing the planet WASP-76b, researchers describe what appears to be a giant iron glory in the atmosphere of another world: a circular rainbow, and it's not caused by refracted starlight!
     
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    • 31 min
    Actual Astronomy - The Observers Calendar for May

    Actual Astronomy - The Observers Calendar for May

    Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. actualastronomy@gmail.com
    The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents The Observer's Calendar for May 2024.  
    In this episode we’ll talk about:
    - A meteor shower, 
    - Mercury in the morning sky lines up with other planets and 
    - Pallas at opposition.
     
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    • 24 min
    SETI Live - Dante Lauretta, “The Asteroid Hunter”

    SETI Live - Dante Lauretta, “The Asteroid Hunter”

    Recorded live 19 March 2024.
    A tale of destiny and danger, The Asteroid Hunter chronicles firsthand the high-stakes OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission, narrated by Principal Investigator Dr. Dante Lauretta. It offers readers an intimate glimpse into the riveting exploits of the mission and Dr. Lauretta's wild, winding personal journey to Bennu and back. 
     
    Peeling back the curtain on the wonders of the cosmos, this enthralling account promises a rare glimpse into the tightly woven fabric of scientific exploration, where technical precision converges with humanity’s profound curiosity and indomitable spirit.
     
    In anticipation of this exciting new release, communications specialist Beth Johnson chats with Dr. Lauretta about the book, the mission, and the future of asteroid science.
     
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    • 38 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
319 Ratings

319 Ratings

cantonbird ,

Intro music

Banging pots and pans would be better than the intro music. Wow that hurts my head. How hard would it be to record a new intro? 😑

Astrodoc71 ,

Very good except Intro and exit music

Main thing is the content which is very good, covers everything from the more complex theoretical physics to basic observational astronomy and everything in between. Sometimes a little too political but overall good. Major issue is the intro and exit music which is a disaster. It's a disturbing and discordant load of crap that must be changed.......PLEASE!

Surgonc ,

Enjoyable

Short and educational. My favorite astronomy podcast.

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