Look Up!

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 answer it in next month’s podcast.

Jake Foster's 'Galaxies' book is available for pre-order: Galaxies: A Beginner’s Guide to Exploring Galaxies: https://shop.rmg.co.uk/products/galaxies-a-beginner-s-guide-to-exploring-galaxies-pb?_pos=1&_psq=galaxies&_ss=e&_v=1.0

Finding Carroll crater: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5646/

Read the accompanying blog: https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/space-astronomy/astronomy/night-sky-highlights-july-2026

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 astronomers will answer it in next month’s podcast.

See the SMILE picture mentioned in the podcast here: https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Smile/Smile_factsheet2

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 podcast.

Artemis 2 links discussed in the podcast:


Night-side of the Earth, and Venus, by Reid Wiseman: https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/fd02_for-pao/

Solar Eclipse from the far side of the Moon: https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/amf-art002e009301/

Artemis II captured from Earth by Bray Falls: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BbV6hWAqDLw

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!