"Hot Jupiter: The Planet That Launched a Thousand Exoplanets"
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On this day in astronomy, August 22nd, we celebrate the anniversary of the discovery of the first exoplanet orbiting a sun-like star. Back in 1996, astronomers...
22 Aug 20252min
Solar Symphony: America's Celestial Dance of Darkness and Light
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On this day, August 21st, in astronomical history, we celebrate the anniversary of the Great American Solar Eclipse of 2017. Eight years ago, millions of peopl...
21 Aug 20252min
Voyager 2: Cosmic Messenger Beyond Our Solar System's Edge
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On this day, August 20th, in the year 1977, humanity launched one of its most ambitious and far-reaching projects into the cosmos: NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft....
20 Aug 20251min
Pluto's Planetary Plight: The Day the Solar System Changed Forever
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On this day, August 16th, in the year 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) made a decision that would shake the very foundations of our solar syste...
16 Aug 20252min
The Wow! Signal: Cosmic Whisper from Beyond
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On this day, August 15th, in the year 1977, a truly extraordinary event occurred that would forever change our understanding of the cosmos and our place within...
15 Aug 20252min
Pulsar Planets: Defying Death in the Cosmic Graveyard
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On August 14th, 1992, the astronomical community was buzzing with excitement as the first detection of a planetary system around a pulsar was confirmed. The di...
14 Aug 20252min
Perseid Meteors: Nature's Cosmic Fireworks Spectacular!
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On August 13th, we celebrate a celestial spectacle that dazzled astronomers and skywatchers alike back in 2015. On this day, the Perseid meteor shower reached ...
13 Aug 20251min
Pulsar in the Cosmic Disco Ball: M28's Stellar Spinner
This is your Astronomy Tonight podcast. On this day in astronomical history, August 12th, we celebrate the anniversary of the discovery of the first pulsar in a globular cluster. Back in 1986, astron...
12 Aug 20252min
