Apollo 11: Humanity's Leap into the Cosmic Unknown
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On July 16th, we celebrate a monumental achievement in human spaceflight and astronomical exploration. On this day in 1969, Apollo 11 launched from Cape Kenned...
16 Jul 20252min
Space Bat: An Unexpected Passenger on NASA's Discovery Mission
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On this day, July 15th, in the year 2006, the Space Shuttle Discovery launched on mission STS-121, marking a significant milestone in NASA's return to flight f...
15 Jul 20252min
New Horizons: A Pluto Revelation at 10 Years
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On July 14th, we celebrate a truly groundbreaking moment in space exploration history. On this day in 2015, exactly 10 years ago, NASA's New Horizons spacecraf...
14 Jul 20252min
Pluto Unveiled: New Horizons' Decade-Defining Cosmic Close-Up
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On July 13th, we celebrate a monumental achievement in space exploration: the arrival of NASA's New Horizons spacecraft at Pluto in 2015. Exactly ten years ag...
13 Jul 20251min
Io's Inferno: Jupiter's Moon Erupts in Cosmic Fireworks
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On this day, July 12th, in the year 1979, the world of astronomy was rocked by an explosive discovery - quite literally! The mighty Voyager 2 spacecraft, in it...
12 Jul 20252min
Skylab's Fiery Farewell: When NASA's Space Station Crashed Down Under
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On this day, July 11th, in the year 1979, the world witnessed one of the most spectacular and unexpected celestial events in recent history: the unannounced de...
11 Jul 20252min
Deep Impact: NASA's Cosmic Collision with Comet Tempel 1
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On this day, July 10th, in the year 2005, astronomers witnessed a cosmic spectacle that left them both thrilled and perplexed. The Deep Impact space probe, lau...
10 Jul 20252min
Pluto Unveiled: A Decade of Cosmic Discovery
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On this day, July 9th, in the year 2015, exactly a decade ago, the New Horizons spacecraft made its historic flyby of Pluto, giving us our first close-up views...
9 Jul 20252min
