Roche Limit: When Moons Dance on the Edge of Destruction
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On this day, September 16th, back in 1848, we witnessed one of the most peculiar and exciting discoveries in the history of astronomy. The French astronomer Éd...
16 Sep 20252min
"Pulsing Pioneers: When Cosmic Beacons First Flickered to Life"
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On September 15th, 1968, a momentous event occurred in the field of astronomy that would forever change our understanding of the cosmos. On this day, the first...
15 Sep 20251min
Cosmic Echoes: How Gravitational Waves Revealed the Universe's Music
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On September 14th, we celebrate a monumental achievement in the field of astronomy and physics. On this day in 2015, exactly a century after Einstein proposed ...
14 Sep 20251min
"Solar Flames: Campbell's Cosmic Capture at Wallal"
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On September 13th, 1922, the astronomical community was abuzz with excitement as the first-ever photograph of a solar prominence was captured during a total so...
13 Sep 20251min
Pioneer 11: First Spacecraft to Unveil Saturn's Celestial Secrets
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On this day in astronomy, September 11th, we commemorate a truly electrifying event that occurred back in 1979. On this date, Pioneer 11 became the first space...
11 Sep 20252min
Neptune: Mathematic Marvel Reveals Hidden World!
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On September 10th, 1846, astronomers were on the verge of one of the most exciting discoveries in the history of planetary science. The German astronomer Johan...
10 Sep 20251min
"Amalthea: Jupiter's Red Rocket Moon"
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On September 9th, 1892, the astronomical community was rocked by the discovery of Amalthea, Jupiter's fifth moon. Edward Emerson Barnard, an American astronome...
9 Sep 20252min
"Star Trek: The Cosmic Catalyst of Space Exploration"
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On September 8th, 1966, something truly out of this world happened - the premiere of Star Trek: The Original Series! While not strictly an astronomical event, ...
8 Sep 20252min
