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: https://rubinobservatory.org/gallery/collections/first-look-gallery
And explore the sonification of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, created by Skysynth: https://rubinobservatory.org/news/rubin-first-look/cosmic-treasure-chest/skysynth-sonification
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Look Up! June 2025
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.
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Look Up! May 2025
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 be part of the conversation.
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Look Up! April 2025
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 the start of April to be part of the conversation.
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Look Up! March 2025
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 to be part of the conversation.
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The Royal Observatory Greenwich is the historic home of the Astronomer Royal, with the first building, Flamsteed House, built in 1675. Now the Observatory is a heritage site, museum and a centre for excellence in science learning.
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