Episodes

Moon Rocket, Lost Spacecraft, and a Comet That Fell Apart on Camera
March 21, 2026

Moon Rocket, Lost Spacecraft, and a Comet That Fell Apart on Camera

Today on Astronomy Daily: NASA's Artemis II moon rocket has arrived at Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center, with a launch target of April 1st — the first crewed mission beyond Earth orbit in over 53 years. Plus: astronomer...
Equinox Auroras, Ancient Stars, and a Satellite Resurrection
March 20, 2026

Equinox Auroras, Ancient Stars, and a Satellite Resurrection

It's the first day of astronomical spring — and the universe is celebrating in style. On today's Astronomy Daily, Anna and Avery cover a triple CME solar storm with aurora potential reaching as far south as Illinois, explain ...
Moon Rocket Rolls Out, Dual Spacewalks & CERN's New Particle | March 19, 2026
March 19, 2026

Moon Rocket Rolls Out, Dual Spacewalks & CERN's New Particle | March 19, 2026

A massive day in space as NASA's Artemis II moon rocket heads to the launchpad tonight, NASA and China both conduct spacewalks, CERN announces a brand-new particle, and astronomers reveal a nearby galaxy has been hiding the a...
Live ISS Spacewalk, Asteroid DNA Discovery, Aurora Alert & Artemis II Rollout
March 18, 2026

Live ISS Spacewalk, Asteroid DNA Discovery, Aurora Alert & Artemis II Rollout

A packed episode today: a live spacewalk is underway at the ISS as we record, asteroid Ryugu has yielded all five DNA building blocks, a solar storm is heading for Earth overnight, Artemis II's moon rocket is about to roll ou...
The Rotten-Egg Planet, RBFLOAT's Secret Origin & Goddard's 100-Year Mystery
March 17, 2026

The Rotten-Egg Planet, RBFLOAT's Secret Origin & Goddard's 100-Year Mystery

Astronomy Daily S05E65 — 17 March 2026 Six stories from the frontiers of space and astronomy, hosted by Anna and Avery. IN THIS EPISODE: • 🪐 JWST identifies a brand new class of exoplanet — a permanent magma ocean world w...
Goodbye, Star Traveller: 3I/ATLAS Bids Farewell at Jupiter
March 16, 2026

Goodbye, Star Traveller: 3I/ATLAS Bids Farewell at Jupiter

In today's episode of Astronomy Daily, Anna and Avery cover six remarkable stories spanning an interstellar farewell, a stunning pre-dawn sky show, a potential new Martian mineral, ghost particles from long-dead stars, a revo...
The Sun's Great Galactic Road Trip, China's Moon Museum & a Pi Day Planet
March 14, 2026

The Sun's Great Galactic Road Trip, China's Moon Museum & a Pi Day Planet

Episode: S05E63 | Date: Saturday, 14 March 2026 Hosted by Anna & Avery | Astronomy Daily Podcast Network — Bitesz.com From galactic migrations to Pi Day planets, Episode 63 covers six stories that span the breadth of th...
Artemis II Gets Its Launch Date: April 1 | Magnetar Born | Planets Collide | S05E62
March 13, 2026

Artemis II Gets Its Launch Date: April 1 | Magnetar Born | Planets Collide | S05E62

It’s a bumper Friday edition of Astronomy Daily. NASA gives Artemis II the official green light to launch on April 1st, marking the first crewed lunar mission in over 53 years. Astronomers witness the birth of a magnetar for ...
Tipsy Comet: Interstellar Visitor Loaded With Alcohol
March 12, 2026

Tipsy Comet: Interstellar Visitor Loaded With Alcohol

In today's episode of Astronomy Daily — S05E61, Thursday 12 March 2026 — Anna and Avery cover six of the biggest stories in space and astronomy from the past 24 hours. Stories in this episode: • 3I/ATLAS, our third conf...
Gold From a Galactic Collision — Neutron Star Crash Stuns Astronomers | Astronomy Daily S05E60
March 11, 2026

Gold From a Galactic Collision — Neutron Star Crash Stuns Astronomers | Astronomy Daily S05E60

Welcome to Episode 60 of Astronomy Daily Season Five! In today's episode, Anna and Avery cover six major stories from the world of space and astronomy — including a neutron star collision in an unprecedented location, the lat...
Satellite Down, Meteorite Strike, ISS Saved & More
March 10, 2026

Satellite Down, Meteorite Strike, ISS Saved & More

A 1,300-pound NASA satellite is falling back to Earth today, a meteorite punched through a German roof after a dazzling European fireball, Congress wants to keep the International Space Station flying until 2032, ALMA has cap...
Are We Missing Alien Signals? Space Weather, Brain Changes and the Mars Life Question
March 9, 2026

Are We Missing Alien Signals? Space Weather, Brain Changes and the Mars Life Question

In today's episode, Anna and Avery explore five of the week's most compelling space and astronomy stories: a new SETI Institute study suggesting stellar space weather could be scrambling alien radio signals before they even l...
Humanity Just Moved an Asteroid's Orbit Around the Sun
March 7, 2026

Humanity Just Moved an Asteroid's Orbit Around the Sun

ASTRONOMY DAILY — S05E57 | Saturday 7 March 2026 A landmark week for planetary defence — scientists confirm that NASA's DART impact didn't just move an asteroid's orbit around its companion, it shifted the entire binary syste...
Moon Safe! Asteroid Threat Ends + Cosmic Laser Record + Solar Storm Hits Mars
March 6, 2026

Moon Safe! Asteroid Threat Ends + Cosmic Laser Record + Solar Storm Hits Mars

Astronomy Daily — S05E55 | 6 March 2026 Six stories today covering planetary defence, a cosmic laser record, a solar superstorm on Mars, space debris pollution, a mystery satellite launch, and the most charming farming experi...
Auroras on Ganymede, Superflare Warnings and Japan’s Very Bad Week
March 5, 2026

Auroras on Ganymede, Superflare Warnings and Japan’s Very Bad Week

Welcome back to Astronomy Daily! In S05E55, Anna and Avery explore six fascinating stories from across the cosmos — from auroras on Jupiter’s largest moon to the latest JWST galaxy reveal, a breakthrough solar storm warning s...
Blood Moon, Broken Records & the Hubble Mystery
March 4, 2026

Blood Moon, Broken Records & the Hubble Mystery

The Blood Moon has come and gone — and what a show it was. In today's Astronomy Daily, Anna and Avery recap last night's total lunar eclipse, the last visible from North America until New Year's Eve 2028. Plus: NASA confirms ...
What the Heck Is This Planet?
March 3, 2026

What the Heck Is This Planet?

In today’s episode, Anna and Avery cover six stories from across the space and astronomy world — including a seismic shift in NASA’s Artemis program, a jaw-dropping Webb telescope discovery, fresh imagery of an interstellar c...
Tonight the Moon Turns Red — Plus Five More Space Stories You Need to Hear
March 2, 2026

Tonight the Moon Turns Red — Plus Five More Space Stories You Need to Hear

Tonight's sky is putting on a show — and we've got all the science to go with it! In this episode, Anna and Avery cover six incredible stories: a Blood Moon total lunar eclipse happening tonight, a revolutionary new telescope...
NASA Artemis Overhaul, Vulcan Centaur Grounded, and the Milky Way's True Origin Story
Feb. 28, 2026

NASA Artemis Overhaul, Vulcan Centaur Grounded, and the Milky Way's True Origin Story

NASA rewrites the Artemis roadmap, the Space Force grounds Vulcan Centaur, astronomers peer back 11 billion years to the universe's most extraordinary construction site, water bears reveal surprising secrets about Martian soi...
Dying Star, Skull Nebulae, and a Blood Moon
Feb. 27, 2026

Dying Star, Skull Nebulae, and a Blood Moon

Episode 50 of Season 5! Today Anna and Avery bring you six unmissable space stories: a star 1,540 times the size of our Sun transforming into a rare yellow hypergiant in real time; SpaceX's Dragon CRS-33 capsule completing a ...
Six Planets Tonight — And a Galaxy-Sized Mystery Solved ⭐
Feb. 26, 2026

Six Planets Tonight — And a Galaxy-Sized Mystery Solved ⭐

Astronomy Daily | S05E49 | February 26, 2026 Six Planets, a Surprise in the Milky Way, and the First ISS Medical Evacuation Revealed Tonight the Moon sits right next to Jupiter in what is the visual highlight of the Feb...
Webb Makes Astronomy History | Update - NASA Rolls Artemis Back to the Hangar | Is There Life on K2-18b?
Feb. 25, 2026

Webb Makes Astronomy History | Update - NASA Rolls Artemis Back to the Hangar | Is There Life on K2-18b?

NASA's Artemis II moon rocket begins its rollback to the Vehicle Assembly Building today as a helium flow issue kills the March launch window — and the crew's unannounced presence at Trump's State of the Union adds a fascinat...
Slow Crawl, Fast Comet
Feb. 24, 2026

Slow Crawl, Fast Comet

Today on Astronomy Daily: NASA's Artemis II mission is rolling back to the Vehicle Assembly Building today after a helium flow issue dashed hopes of a March launch. We cover the latest on what went wrong, what it means for th...
NASA Stands Down: Artemis 2 Crew Released as Rocket Heads Back to the Hangar
Feb. 23, 2026

NASA Stands Down: Artemis 2 Crew Released as Rocket Heads Back to the Hangar

🚀 Astronomy Daily — Season 5 | Monday, February 23, 2026 NASA rolls back the Artemis 2 moon rocket, Europa's ocean gets a life-friendly upgrade, SpaceX breaks its own booster reuse record, Rocket Lab launches a hypersonic mis...