Oxygen: The Cosmic Breath That Illuminated Science
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On August 1st, 1774, a cosmic coincidence occurred that would forever change our understanding of the atmosphere and chemistry. It was on this day that Joseph ...
1 Aug 20252min
"Moon Wheels: First Lunar Joyride"
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On this day, July 31st, in the year 1971, something extraordinary happened on the Moon. Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin became the first human...
31 Jul 20251min
Moon Buggy's Maiden Voyage: First Wheels Rolling on Lunar Landscape
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On this day, July 30th, in the year 1971, something extraordinary happened on the lunar surface that changed our understanding of transportation on other world...
30 Jul 20252min
Eclipse Captured: Berkowski's Astronomical Breakthrough
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On this day, July 29th, back in 1851, a groundbreaking astronomical discovery was made that would forever change our understanding of the cosmos. The first-eve...
29 Jul 20252min
Solar Corona Unveiled: The Day Science Pierced the Sun's Veil
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On this day, July 28th, in the year 1851, the world of astronomy was forever changed when a total solar eclipse led to the discovery of the solar corona. This ...
28 Jul 20252min
Mars' Hidden Lake: A Subglacial Surprise Beneath the Red Planet
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On this day in astronomy, July 27th, we celebrate the anniversary of a truly mind-bending discovery. Back in 2018, astronomers announced the detection of a mas...
27 Jul 20252min
Moon Buggy Madness: Apollo 15's Lunar Joyride
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On July 26th, 1971, the Apollo 15 mission blasted off from Kennedy Space Center, marking the beginning of one of the most ambitious lunar expeditions in human ...
26 Jul 20251min
First Woman's Spacewalk: Savitskaya's Cosmic Triumph
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On this day, July 25th, in the year 1984, Soviet cosmonauts Svetlana Savitskaya and Vladimir Dzhanibekov made history by becoming the first humans to perform a...
25 Jul 20252min
