Podcasts

Radio Astronomy, the podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine, covers the latest space and astronomy news, including monthly stargazing tips and what to see in the night sky.

The European Space Agency's JUICE mission

Radio Astronomy Podcast Europe in space: the next decade

Radio Astronomy Podcast The story of the BBC’s Horizon programme

Image of Pluto taken by New Horizons

Radio Astronomy Podcast Pluto at 90: how Clyde Tombaugh discovered a new world

Friends stargazing. Credit: EvgeniyShkolenko / Getty

Radio Astronomy Podcast Biggest stories of 2019 and top tips for stargazing beginners

An artist's impression of ESA's Solar Orbiter. Credit: ESA

Radio Astronomy Podcast 2020 space missions and the latest from the Giant Magellan Telescope

UCL Perren telescope

Radio Astronomy Podcast A look at UCL Observatory's new 80cm Perren telescope

We The Curious Planetarium. Credit Lee Pullen

Radio Astronomy Podcast 3D planetarium shows and extra-terrestrial life

An erupting volcano on Jupiter's moon Io. Credit: NASA/JPL

Radio Astronomy Podcast Apollo 12, volcanic moons and cannibal galaxies

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Radio Astronomy Podcast Jim Al-Khalili, OSIRIS REx, IIAPY 2019, tardigrades on the Moon

An artist's impression of the Juno spacecraft at Jupiter. Credit: NASA

Radio Astronomy Podcast Chasing comets, Indian lunar ambitions, Juno at Jupiter

Kraftwerk performing at the Bluedot Festival 2019. Credit: Lucas Sinclair

Radio Astronomy Podcast Bluedot 2019 Festival Special

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Science Focus Podcast Why is the Moon landing still relevant 50 years on?

Buzz Aldrin descends the ladder of the Lunar Module to become the second human to set foot on the surface of the Moon. Credit: NASA

Radio Astronomy Podcast Apollo 11: 50th anniversary special

Lunar Module pilot James B Irwin gives a military salute during at the Hadley-Apennine landing site, on the Apollo 15 mission. The Lunar Module 'Falcon' is in the centre of the image and on the right is the Lunar Roving Vehicle. Credit: NASA

Radio Astronomy Podcast Talking Apollo moonwalkers with author Andrew Smith

An artist's impression showing the orbital path of asteroid 2014 JO25. Credit: NASA

Radio Astronomy Podcast Marsquakes, asteroid impacts, secrets of the Solar System