Season 1

Nov. 21, 2022

The Growing Space Economy

Hello, hope you had a great weekend. Andrew Dunkley here for Astronomy Daily, another week of space and astronomy news ahead of us. And on today's program, we're going to be looking at the role of NASA and some of the first commercial transactions on...

Nov. 18, 2022

Mars May Be Destroying One of its Own Moons - New Details

Hello, thanks for joining us on Astronomy Daily, the podcast that provides news and information about astronomy and space science. My name is Andrew Dunkley, your host. Coming up on this edition, scientists have created a black hole simulation in the...

Nov. 17, 2022

Artemis-1 - At Last!

This is Astronomy Daily, my name is Andrew Dunkley, your host and coming up on today's edition, Artemis 1 at last, off the ground and headed to the moon. We'll talk about that at length and joining us will be Professor Fred Watson. We're also going...

Nov. 16, 2022

How Our Sun Will Die - The New Thinking

On the program today we're going to look at how the Sun will die. Scientists have made some predictions. The star Betelgeese, Betelgeist, Betelgeuse, whatever you want to call it, has dimmed by about 60% and they think they have a theory as to why....

Nov. 15, 2022

Why Haven't We Met Any Intelligent Life Yet?

Tuesday November 15, 2022 Today’s headline stories: This is Astronomy Daily and I'm your host, Andrew Dunkley. Coming up on today's edition, scientists have been able to trace the Earth's path through the galaxy through the discovery of crystals...

Nov. 14, 2022

Mars Express Orbiter - How They Get the Data Back to Earth

Monday November 14, 2022 Today’s headline stories: Astronomy Daily – The Podcast Coming up on today's edition, we look at getting information from Mars. Getting the data is one thing, getting it back to Earth is another. We'll talk about that....

Nov. 11, 2022

The End of The Road for the Atlas Rocket

Friday November 11, 2022 Today’s headline stories: Astronomy Daily – The Podcast -NASA will continue a lunar smallsat mission for launch in mid 2023, despite exceeding its cost cap by 30%. -The Atlas rocket family, a staple of the US. Launch...

Nov. 10, 2022

Witnessing a Supernova Collapse

Thursday November 10, 2022 Today’s headline stories: - The Hubble Space Telescope has witnessed the death throes of a very distant Core-Collapse supernova, one that occurred more than 11 billion years ago - The Arecibo Observatory, located in...

Nov. 9, 2022

The Search for a New Moon Buggy Begins

Today’s headline stories: - Spider Oak, which is a leader in cybersecurity solutions for next generation space systems, has been awarded a contract by the US. Defense Innovation unit - . The New Horizon spacecraft, which flew by Pluto three years...

Nov. 8, 2022

3D Printing of Satellites

Tuesday November 8, 2022 Today’s headline stories: - It's been confirmed that Chinese rocket debris weighing 23 tons crashed back to Earth in an uncontrolled descent. - . The New Horizon spacecraft, which flew by Pluto three years ago, looks like...

Nov. 7, 2022

Official Alien Contact Protocols Plan

Monday November 7, 2022 Today’s headline stories: - A contract the US. Space Force awarded last month to Firefly Aerospace and Millennium Space was just the first step toward the goal of launching a space mission on 24 hours’ notice. - Climate...

Nov. 4, 2022

Much Ado About Mars and Meteors - Astronomy Daily the Podcast S01E51

Friday November 4, 2022 Today’s headline stories: - Rocket spotters can see the Antares ISS resupply launch on November 6 in Virginia USA - Climate reach reveals the world will experience more rainbows due to climate change - Bonus! - Stargazers...

Nov. 3, 2022

Work Continues on One of the Great Space Mysteries - Astronomy Daily the Podcast S01E50

Thursday November 3, 2022 Today’s headline stories: - What Causes Fast Radio Bursts? To astronomers, it’s one of the great unknowns - to date, we’ve rules out super black holes and shock jocks. But the research continues. - What do you do with a...

Nov. 2, 2022

The Sound of Earth's Magnetic Field Under Attack

Today’s headline stories: - Earth’s Magnetic Field sounds scary. - Check out the sound bite … Weird! - Out of the Wreckage - Arecibo delivers data for greater definition of asteroids. - Earth sets new speed record - Flash your headlights if there...

Nov. 1, 2022

Artemis-1 and Space Force Updates

Tuesday November 1, 2022 Today’s headline stories: - Artemis launch date set - Details inside... - SpaceX Fires up Falcon Heavy in a successful static fire test - on track to carry Space Force stuff soon. Can’t wait… Obviously ray guns and jet...

Oct. 31, 2022

Open Star Clusters Puzzle for Researchers

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Oct. 28, 2022

International Space Station Identifies Environmental Threats from Space

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Oct. 27, 2022

Billboards In Space - Really

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Oct. 26, 2022

Artemis 1 Updated Launch Dates Confirmed

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Oct. 25, 2022

Ancient Star Map Discovery

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Oct. 24, 2022

Cosmic Girl Arrives

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Guest: Halley

Deciphering the Occultation Data from the Cassini Mission

Oct. 21, 2022