"Atlantis Meets Mir: A Cosmic Handshake of Cold War Rivals"
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On this day, June 29th, in the year 1995, the space shuttle Atlantis made history by docking with the Russian space station Mir, marking the first time a U.S. ...
29 Jun 20252min
"Soyuz 11: A Cosmic Tragedy of Heroic Explorers"
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On this day, June 28th, in the year 1971, the Soviet Union experienced a tragic loss in their space program. The Soyuz 11 mission, which had been a groundbreak...
28 Jun 20252min
Neutron Star Collision: A Cosmic Dance of Destruction
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On this day, June 27th, in the year 1997, astronomers made a groundbreaking discovery that sent shockwaves through the scientific community and captured the im...
27 Jun 20252min
NEAR Shoemaker's First Date with Asteroid Mathilde
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On June 27th, 1997, the scientific community was buzzing with excitement as the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft made its first flyby of the asteroid 253 Mathilde. Th...
27 Jun 20251min
Hale-Bopp: Cosmic Snowball's Spectacular Solar Dance
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On this day, June 27th, in the year 1997, we witnessed an extraordinary celestial spectacle that had astronomers and space enthusiasts alike buzzing with excit...
27 Jun 20252min
Organic Molecules on Enceladus: A Potential Cradle of Extraterrestrial Life
On June 27th in the world of astronomy, one of the most exciting events occurred back in 2018. On this date, astronomers announced the discovery of complex organic molecules in the plumes of Saturn's ...
27 Jun 20252min
Astronomy Tonight for - 06-27-2025
On June 27th, 1997, astronomers made an exciting discovery that would captivate the world and inspire a generation of stargazers. On this date, the Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a peculi...
27 Jun 20251min
Astronomy Tonight for - 06-23-2025
On June 23rd, in the year 1995, a truly remarkable event occurred in the field of astronomy that had stargazers and scientists alike buzzing with excitement. On this day, the Galileo spacecraft, which...
23 Jun 20252min
