Star Diary: Nightshining clouds return to the twilight sky (27 May - 2 June 2024)
Noctilucent, or nightshining clouds, sparkle from the edge of space on the twilight sky. Find out how you can see these for yourself as well as our usual stargazing highlights in this week’s podcast g...
26 Mai 202415min
The rock that fell to Earth
Remember the Winchombe meteorite, a sample of which landed in a front garden in Gloucestershire, UK in 2021? Since that time, scientists have been analysing samples of the space rock using high-tech i...
23 Mai 202429min
Star Diary: Have you ever seen a hamburger in the sky? (20 to 26 May 2024)
The Hamburger Galaxy is well placed in the sky this week, while Comet C 2023 A3 Tsuchinchan-ATLAS makes an appearance amongst the stars. Find out how you can see these for yourself as well as our usua...
19 Mai 202420min
Star Diary: The Milky Way puts on a show (13 to 19 May 2024)
Catch the Milky Way this month before it disappears into the twilight. Find out how to catch these and more stargazing highlights in this week’s podcast guide, Star Diary, 13 to 19 May 2024. Transcr...
12 Mai 202424min
Star Diary: See the crescent Moon pass the Pleiades (6 to 12 May 2024)
Challenge yourself to find the 1% crescent Moon as it passes by Jupiter and the Pleiades. Find out how to catch these and more stargazing highlights in this week’s podcast guide, Star Diary, 6 to 12 M...
4 Mai 202422min
Star Diary: The Moon lies in The Teapot (29 April to 5 May 2024)
See the Moon sit inside the Teapot asterism this week, as well as a quartet of asteroids moving across the night sky. Find out how to catch these and more stargazing highlights in this week’s podcast ...
27 Apr 202422min
Star Diary: The Lyrid Meteor shower reaches its peak (22 to 28 April 2024)
The full Moon will wash out some of the dimmer meteors, but fortunately there are plenty of other stargazing highlights in this week’s stargazing podcast guide, Star Diary, 22 to 28 April 2024. Tran...
20 Apr 202421min
Water found around a distant star
Astronomer Stefano Facchini reveals how he and his colleagues found water vapour at a Sun-like star where planets could already be forming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...
18 Apr 202423min
