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What’s in the night sky this July? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Gideon and Jess cover this month’s must-see cosmic objects and events in this podcast. As usual, our hosts also discuss this month’s cosmic news stories, including the Swift mission and ancient methods to track the Sun. Got a question about space? Send it to us at ROGeducation@rmg.co.uk and our team of astronomers will answ...

What’s in the night sky this June? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Jess and Catherine cover this month’s must-see cosmic objects and events in this podcast. As usual, our hosts also discuss this month’s cosmic news stories, including the SMILE mission and the recent launch of SpaceX's Starship V3. Got a question about space? Send it to us at ROGeducation@rmg.co.uk and our team of astronome...

What’s in the night sky in May? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Jess and Gideon cover this month’s must-see cosmic objects and events in this podcast. As usual, our hosts also discuss this month’s cosmic news story, with a special focus on the Artemis II mission. Got a question about space? Send it to us at ROGeducation@rmg.co.uk and our team of astronomers will answer it in next month’s p...

What’s in the night sky in April? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Jess and Catherine cover this month’s must-see cosmic objects and events in this podcast. As usual, our hosts also discuss this month’s cosmic news stories; the 25th anniversary of the end of the Mir Space station and new updates on the DART mission.

What's in the night sky in March? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Jess and Gideon talk through some of this month's must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. Also discussed are this month's cosmic news stories, an update on NASA's Artemis II mission and the latest on interstellar comet 3I/Atlas!

Dr Aileen Yingst is a planetary geologist working at the Planetary Science Institute. She came to visit us at the Royal Observatory Greenwich and shared some fascinating stories about Mars and the Moon. If you’re interested in the spacecraft investigating the Moon and Mars, and the life of a scientist who ‘talks’ to the Mars rovers daily, give this a listen!

What’s the night sky in February? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Catherine and Gideon talk through some of this month’s must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. Also discussed are this month’s cosmic news stories, the expected launch of the Nancy Roman Space Telescope, and a meteor shower on Venus!

What’s the night sky in January? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Jess and Catherine talk through some of this month’s must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. Also discussed are this month’s cosmic news stories, the discovery of collisions around the star Formalhaut, and the exciting atmosphere of lemon-shaped exoplanet PSR J2322-2650b!

What’s the night sky in December? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Catherine and Jess talk through some of this month’s must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. Also discussed are this month’s cosmic news stories. They cover some exciting news about moss (trust me, it’s cool) and an emergency launch to the Tiangong space station. Join us on X at the start of December to be part of the conve...

What’s the night sky in November? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Jess and Catherine talk through some of this month’s must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. Also discussed are this month’s cosmic news stories. They cover the some of the comets you may be able to spot from Earth and celebrate 25 years of humans living on the International Space Station!

What’s the night sky in October? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Imo and Catherine talk through some of this month’s must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. Also discussed are this month’s cosmic news stories. They cover the exciting news about potential signs of life in ancient rocks on Mars, and the recently announced confirmation of 6,000 exoplanets! Join us on X at the start of Octobe...

What’s the night sky this September? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Imo and Catherine talk through some of this month’s must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. Also discussed are this month’s cosmic news stories, the discovery of a new moon around Uranus, and the appointment of the 16th Astronomer Royal, Professor Michele Dougherty!

What’s the night sky this August? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Jess and Catherine talk through some of this month’s must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. Also discussed are this month’s cosmic news stories, the discoveries of a new companion star for Betelgeuse and interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS!

What’s the night sky this July? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Imo and Jess talk through some of this month’s must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. Also discussed are this month’s cosmic news stories. They cover the origins of a mysterious fast radio burst detected last year, and the very exciting first images of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory! Explore these images for yourself here: ht...

What’s in the night sky this June? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Catherine and Imo talk through some of this month’s must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. Also discussed are this month’s cosmic news stories. They talk about a new JWST image of the galaxy cluster Abell S1063 and a potential dwarf planet discovery! Join us on X at the start of the month to be part of the conversation.

What’s in the night sky this May? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Catherine and Jess talk through some of this month’s must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. Also discussed are this month’s cosmic news stories. They talk about an exciting potential discovery on the exoplanet K2-18b, and a recent experiment conducted in space testing out lab grown food! Join us on X at the start of May to...

What’s the night sky this April? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Imo and Jess talk through some of this month’s must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. Also discussed are this month’s cosmic news stories. They cover the 128 new moons discovered around Saturn, and some interesting preliminary results about dark energy, which have implications for the end of the Universe! Join us on X at th...

What’s in the night sky this March? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Catherine and Jess talk through some of this month’s must-see cosmic objects and events in this podcast. Also discussed are this month’s cosmic news stories. They cover a progress update for the New Horizons space probe, and the asteroid that might (but most likely, might not) hit Earth. Join us on X at the start of March...

What’s in the night sky this February? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Catherine and Jess talk through some of this month’s must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. Also discussed are this month’s cosmic news stories. They cover a breathtaking new photomosaic of the Andromeda Galaxy, and the oldest Supernova found in the Universe... so far. Join us on X at the start of February to be part...

What’s in the night sky this January? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Catherine and Jess talk through some of this month’s must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. Also discussed are this month’s cosmic news stories. They cover Artemis 2 updates, and Ingenuity’s new life as a weather station! Join us on X at the start of January to be part of the conversation.

What’s in December’s night sky? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Imo and Jess talk through some of this month’s must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. Also discussed are this month’s cosmic news stories. They cover a recent study on the nature of the Large Magellanic Cloud, and the starship test launches! Join us on X at the start of December to be part of the conversation.

What's in November's night sky? Join Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Jess and Catherine as they discuss some of the cosmic objects you shouldn't miss in the sky this month. Also discussed are this month's cosmic news stories, both of which are to do with moons! Join us on X at the beginning of the month to join in the conversation- do you think Europa's oceans are habitable?

What’s in October’s night sky? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Imo and Catherine talk through some of this month’s must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. Also discussed are this month’s cosmic news stories, both human spaceflight related! They discuss SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn, Boeing’s Starliner, and the astronauts on board both. Join us on X at the start of the month to be part of the conv...

What’s in September’s night sky? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Imo and Catherine talk through some of this month’s must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. Also discussed are this month’s cosmic news stories – the blue supermoon seen recently, and a new theory about the origin of the “Wow!” signal detected in 1977. Join us on X at the start of September to give us your opinion on the ori...

What’s in August’s night sky? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Imo and Catherine talk through some of this month’s must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. Also discussed are this month’s cosmic news stories, the first launch of the Ariane 6 and the release of 4 crew from their year of isolation in the CHAPEA Mars simulation.