Look Up!

In April's episode we cover the night sky highlights for the month ahead and discuss the recent Aurora sightings in the UK, and the discovery of a particularly large exoplanet orbiting a particularly tiny star! At the start of April, you can join us on Twitter to vote on which story is your favourite in our poll (@ROGAstronomers).

In March’s episode we cover the night sky highlights for the month ahead and discuss a wealth of news stories related to Jupiter, including some newly discovered moons! We also talk about an update on the International Space Station and its damaged Soyuz capsule. Since this episode was recorded an uncrewed soyuz has successfully launched and docked with the ISS, so the damaged capsule doesn’t need to be used! The SpaceX crew-6 launch has been postponed until at least the 2nd March. For more information on this Soyuz launch: Uncrewed Replacement Soyuz Launches to the Space Station – Space Station (nasa.gov) For more information on the postponed Dragon launch: NASA, SpaceX Move Forward with March 2 Launch to Space Station – NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Mission At the start of March, you can join us on Twitter to vote on which story is your favourite in our poll (@ROGAstronomers).

In February's episode we cover the night sky highlights for the month ahead and then discuss black holes taking bites out of the same star over and over, and LauncherOne - the attempt to be the first orbital launch from the UK. At the start of February, you can join us on Twitter to vote on which story is your favourite in our poll (@ROGAstronomers). How to see the green comet: https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/blog/astronomy/how-see-green-comet-c2022-e3-ztf

In January's episode we cover the night sky highlights for the month ahead and talk about the latest (and last!) updates from the Insight mission on Mars, which sent its last ever signal shortly after this podcast was recorded. We also discuss JWST's fantastic new images of Titan. At the start of January, you can join us on twitter to vote on which news story is your favourite in our poll (@ROGAstronomers)

Royal Observatory Astronomers Affelia and Jess take you through what to see in the night sky during the month of December. They also cover some cosmic news! In this month's episode we discuss all things Moon-related with the recent launch of Artemis 1. Join us on twitter @ROGAstronomers and take part in our poll at the start of December! In this episode we don't discuss the Apollo 1 tragedy. If you wanted to learn more about Apollo 1 we covered this in our April 2019 episode: https://soundcloud.com/user-429302439/look-up-april-2019 If you're interested in the Moon our next livestream, which celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 17, this will take place on the 7th December. Find it on our YouTube channel: @RoyalObservatoryGrnwich

Royal Observatory Astronomers Affelia and Jess take you through what to see in the night sky during the month of November in our family friendly Look Up! podcast. On this month's podcast, Affelia and Jess talk about a new theory on Uranus' spin, and the legacy of the Arecibo telescope. We also have this month's viewing highlights in our Cosmic Diary! Join us on Twitter @ROGAstronomers and take part in our poll at the start of November!

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Royal Observatory Astronomers Jess and Tania take you through what to see in the night sky during the month of October in our family friendly Look Up! podcast. On this month's podcast, Jess and Tania talk about developments in the Hayabusa2 mission, and the DART mission's successful impact into an asteroid. We also have this month's viewing highlights in our Cosmic Diary! Join us on Twitter @ROGAstronomers and take part in our poll at the start of October!

Royal Observatory Astronomers Jess and Greg take you through what to see in the night sky during the month of September in our family friendly Look Up! podcast. On this month's podcast, Jess and Greg talk about the progress in NASA's plan to return to the moon, and a recently opened liquid mirror telescope. We also have this month's viewing highlights in our Cosmic Diary! Join us on Twitter @ROGAstronomers and take part in our poll at the start of September!

Royal Observatory Astronomers Jake and Jess take you through what to see in the night sky during the month of August in our family friendly Look Up! podcast. On this month's podcast, Jake and Jess talk about the newly released images from the James Webb Space Telescope. We also have this month's viewing highlights in our Cosmic Diary! Join us on Twitter @ROGAstronomers and take part in our poll at the start of August!

Royal Observatory Astronomers Aman and Jess take you through what to see in the night sky during the month of July in our family friendly Look Up! podcast. On this month's podcast, Aman talks about NASA starting a study on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs), while Jess updates us on the Europa Clipper mission. We also have this month's viewing highlights in our Cosmic Diary! Join us on Twitter @ROGAstronomers and take part in our poll at the start of the month!

Royal Observatory Astronomers Jess and Jake take you through what to see in the night sky during the month of June in our family friendly Look Up! podcast. On this month's podcast, Jake talks about the image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy, while Jess explores the history of space crime. We also have this month's viewing highlights in our Cosmic Diary! Join us on Twitter @ROGAstronomers and take part in our poll at the start of the month!

Royal Observatory Astronomers Jake and Patricia take you through what to see in the night sky during the month of May in our family friendly Look Up! podcast. On this month's podcast, Jake talks about the largest comet ever discovered, while Patricia explains the weird and wonderful way that sound travels on Mars. We also have this month's viewing highlights in our Cosmic Diary! Join us on Twitter @ROGAstronomers and take part in our poll at the start of the month! Don't miss out on the wonders of the night sky this month:

Royal Observatory Astronomers Patricia and Jake take you through what to see in the night sky during the month of April in our family friendly Look Up! podcast. On this month's podcast, Patricia talks about the legacy of solar physicist Eugene Parker, while Jake dives into the first image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. We also have this month's viewing highlights in our Cosmic Diary! Join us on Twitter @ROGAstronomers and take part in our poll at the start of the month! Don't miss out on the wonders of the night sky this month: https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/blog/astronomy/night-sky-highlights-april-2022

Royal Observatory Astronomer Jake takes you through what to see in the night sky during the month of March in our family friendly Look Up! podcast. On this month's podcast, Jake talks about the one year anniversary of NASA's Perseverance Rover's successful landing on Mars, featuring audio of the winds of Mars. (Credit: NASA https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/participate/sounds/) We also have this month's viewing highlights in our Cosmic Diary! Join us on Twitter @ROGAstronomers and take part in our poll at the start of the month!

Royal Observatory Greenwich Astronomers Bryony and Patricia are here to tell you what to look out for in the night sky for the final month of 2021 in our family friendly Look Up! podcast. But wait, there's more; they also bring two exciting stories that have recently broken in the world of astronomy and space science to the table. Bryony talks about the stellar beginnings of heavier elements, particularly those that are important for us, while Patricia discusses her past life of studying eclipsing binary stars and some new research recently published about the bright star(s) Algol. Which of these piques your interest the most? Head over to our twitter @ROGAstronomers and vote on our poll at the start of the month! Here is the link to our night sky highlights blog: www.rmg.co.uk/stories/blog/astronomy/night-sky-highlights-december-2021 Article mentioned by Bryony: https://theconversation.com/your-smiles-cosmic-history-we-discovered-the-origin-of-fluoride-in-early-galaxies-169562

Royal Observatory Greenwich Astronomer Bryony is going it alone this month, letting you know what to look out for in the night sky this November 2021 in our family-friendly Look Up! podcast. As for our cosmic news, this month Bryony talks about NASA's newest mission, the Lucy mission, launched October 16th, and explains where it's going, what it's looking for, and where its (rather adorable) name comes from! Here is the link to our night sky highlights blog: https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/blog/astronomy/night-sky-highlights-november-2021

Join Royal Observatory Greenwich Astronomers Bryony and Patricia to hear about what's up in the sky in October 2021 in our family friendly Look Up! podcast. But wait, there's more! Bryony and Patricia both leave the solar system to discuss recent astronomical breakthroughs, discussing the fiery ends of stars. Bryony looks at the smaller end, how white dwarf stars may not be as docile as we used to think, while Patricia talks about a new kind of supernova involving the most massive of objects. Which one is your favourite? Head over to our twitter @ROGAstronomers and vote on our poll at the start of the month! Here is the link to our night sky highlights blog: www.rmg.co.uk/explore/blog/night…ghts-october-2021

Royal Observatory Greenwich Astronomers Bryony and Patricia tell you what to look out for the night sky in September 2021, as well as giving you the run down on a couple of astronomical news stories from August in our family-friendly Look Up! podcast. This month Patricia brings her love of Star Trek to the forefront and talks about how NASA are celebrating the 100th birthday of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, while Bryony delves into the quantum realm, revealing the solution to a paradox that has puzzled solar physicists for over 20 years. Which story is your favourite? Head to our twitter @ROGAstronomers to vote in our poll at the start of September! NASA's tribute to Gene Roddenberry: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-helps-celebrate-star-trek-creator-gene-roddenberrys-centennial Solar paradox solved after 20 years: https://phys.org/news/2021-08-year-old-paradox-solar-physics.html Here is the link to our night sky highlights blog which will be live from September: www.rmg.co.uk/explore/blog/night…

Royal Observatory Greenwich Astronomers Bryony and Patricia are here to tell you what to look out for in the night sky this August 2021 as well as a few astronomical news stories from July in our family friendly Look Up! podcast. As for our cosmic news, this month Bryony talks about the first ever measurement of isotopes in the atmosphere of an exoplanet and how they may give us insight into where and how it formed, while Patricia discusses the recent Hubble telescope glitch and why it is perhaps a bit of a wake-up call. Which story is your favourite? Head to our twitter @ROGAstronomers to vote in our poll at the start of August! First measurement of isotopes around an exoplanet's atmosphere: https://phys.org/news/2021-07-isotopes-atmosphere-exoplanet.html Hubble catastrophe (and fix): https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/hubble-returns-to-full-science-observations-and-releases-new-images Here is the link to our night sky highlights blog: www.rmg.co.uk/explore/blog/night…ghts-august-2021