Awesome Astronomy

Your July sky guide & a competition to *win a pair of binoculars!* News on the Goldilocks Zone, 3 new interesting exoplanets, a busy time on Low Earth Orbit, Curiosity & radiation risks for Mars-bound astronauts and black holes in the Andromeda Galaxy. Paul’s 5 Minute Concept to explain an astronomy theory or idea in simple terms. An interview with the ESA ExoMars Project Scientist and Ralph & Paul get overrun with a listener's cookie-craze in Q&A.

Bringing you your sky guide for June, a salute to ISS Commander Chris Hadfield and news on Kepler. Paul tells us all about ET in his Five Minute Concept, Ralph interviews astronomy communicator Mark Thompson and Q&A includes questions on lunar impacts, the end of the universe and the five best astronomy objects to observe!

Awesome Astronomy gets a new cohost - welcome Paul!

The Northern Lights, more exoplanets, a chat with the PanSTARRS team, and Tom & Ralph get angry about DA14 coverage

A (very) large quasar group, 2013 Solar System highlights, Dawn's dance with Vesta and a very astrobiological interview

A special message from Tom & Ralph, complete with 2012's finest cock-ups! Download Episode!

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Water on Mars, an amazing new comet and the black heart of Orion Download Episode!

The latest from Mars, October's skies, solar-scopes, supermassive black holes and how to fly a spacecraft

The Curiosity Episode! A focus on Mars, some sad news, and quick flight to cool off with the Ice Giants

A 'Higgs-like' boson, Curious about Mars, August skies and a chat with a UK Astro-Communication Legend

The last transit of Venus, July's night sky and the hunt for ETI with Seth Shostak

With apologies to Uranus, the asteroid lottery, June's night sky and a very JUICEy interview. Download Episode!

A crash course in Solar System exploration, May's night sky and an interview with none other than the legendary Sir Patrick Moore. Awesome Astronomy is go for launch! Download Episode!