Cheap Astronomy Podcasts

22. Cosmos 1 - 02 July 2009 02.07.2009 ↓

Cheap Astronomy puts a baseball cap on backwards and goes sailing on the seas of space-time.

21. A hard rains a-gonna fall - 25 June 2009 25.06.2009 ↓

We review recent theories about dinosaur extinction and finds more smoking guns than a Dallas motorcade.

20. Webb, James Webb - 18 June 2009 18.06.2009 ↓

Just who the heck is James Webb and why are we naming an infra-red space telescope after him?

19. GPS - 11 June 2009 11.06.2009 ↓

If that gadget on your dashboard doesn't instantly get you thinking about astronomy, you're not thinking hard enough.

18. Why we need neutrino telescopes - 03 June 2009 03.06.2009 ↓

Cheap Astronomy says 'yes we can' to all those skeptics who doubt the universe's one second old baby photo can ever be observed directly.

17. Cheap Astronomy - Live in LA! - 28 May 2009 28.05.2009 ↓

Cheap Astronomy visits La-La land and goes all starry eyed.

16. Big Bang 2of2 When the dust settled - 21 May 2009 21.05.2009 ↓

Further courses are served in the ultimate free lunch.

15. Big Bang 1of2 One crowded second - 14 May 2009 14.05.2009 ↓

A whole bunch of stuff appears out of nowhere.

14. What's in a day? - 09 May 2009 09.05.2009 ↓

Cheap Astronomy explores this puzzling conundrum without ever once using the word sidereal.

13. A day on the ISS - 30 April 2009 30.04.2009 ↓

Our future in space means adjusting to daily life in microgravity - so... just how hard is that?

12. Moonlight - 23 April 2009 23.04.2009 ↓

If you don't find this interesting, it's about time you asked yourself why you keep downloading astronomy podcasts.

11. Sunshine - 16 April 2009 16.04.2009 ↓

A hot, bright thing in the sky that is responsible for a population of beings who invented the words hot and bright.

10. Your first cheap telescope - 11 April 2009 11.04.2009 ↓

There's only one first time...

9. Chicks in space - 03 April 2009 03.04.2009 ↓

So... hands up who wants to share a five year mission to seek out new life and new civilisations with a bunch of guys. OK then.

8. The Space Shuttle Enterprise - 26 March 2009 26.03.2009 ↓

The line between astronomy and science fiction sometimes blurs.

7. Love in the continuum of general relativity - 19 March 2009 19.03.2009 ↓

It's not just about about being on time, being in space is also important.

6. Indigenous Australian astronomy - 15 March 2009 15.03.2009 ↓

Some of what is still remembered about Indigenous Australian observations of the night sky.

5. Talking to the aliens - 10 March 2009 10.03.2009 ↓

Some clever folk have been working hard to ensure the full richness of human culture is represented by more than just I Love Lucy.

4. Rocks in his head - 26 February 2009 26.02.2009 ↓

Geology might seem like a completely different science to astronomy, but not really.

3. How the sky works - 19 February 2009 19.02.2009 ↓

A podcast for when you are lying in the gutter, looking up at the stars.

2. Gravity wells and how to get out of them - 12 February 2009 12.02.2009 ↓

The only way is up, baby, but managing that is no easy matter.

1. Space race - 3 February 2009 03.02.2009 ↓

A brief history of early spaceflight - including both primate and dog-based endeavours.