Astronomy Tonight

This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On this day, July 8th, in the year 2000, we witnessed a spectacular celestial event that had astronomers and space enthusiasts buzzing with excitement. The Sun...

8 Jul 20251min

This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On this day, July 7th, in the year 2005, we witnessed a cosmic spectacle that left astronomers and space enthusiasts alike in awe. The Deep Impact space probe,...

7 Jul 20252min

This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On July 6th, 1687, one of the most groundbreaking works in the history of science was published: Sir Isaac Newton's "Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematic...

6 Jul 20252min

This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On this day, July 5th, back in 1687, a monumental event occurred that would forever change our understanding of the universe. Sir Isaac Newton published his gr...

5 Jul 20251min

This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On this day in astronomical history, July 4th, we celebrate a cosmic fireworks display that occurred back in 2005. Exactly 20 years ago, NASA's Deep Impact spa...

4 Jul 20252min

This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On this day, July 3rd, in 2005, NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft made an explosive encounter with comet Tempel 1, giving astronomers their first-ever look inside ...

3 Jul 20252min

This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On July 2nd, 1985, the European Space Agency made history with the launch of Giotto, a groundbreaking space probe destined for a close encounter with the famou...

2 Jul 20252min

This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On this day in astronomy, June 30th, we celebrate the anniversary of a truly electrifying discovery. Back in 1908, on this very date, a massive explosion occur...

30 Jun 20252min