No compass? No star chart? No problem! Join Leah to discover how to find your way around the night sky using just your eyes, your hands, and a few handy pieces of knowledge.

This week, we're taking a closer look at our nearest celestial neighbour, the moon! We will also learn about Artemis 1 and the Space Launch System and what they mean for the future of human spaceflight to the Moon.

You can listen to this episode after sunset on any clear evening this week (9 October - 15 October).

Make sure you've got this episode downloaded and ready to go, and remember to take insect repellant and a jumper if it's cold.

To find out more about the Artemis 1 mission and when it will launch, check out www.nasa.gov/news

This week we're taking a look at Jupiter and Saturn in our night sky and learning about the upcoming journey of Lucy, a NASA spacecraft that will be visiting asteroids near Jupiter to learn about the origins of our solar system.

You can listen to this episode after sunset on any clear evening this fortnight (2 October - 14 October)

Make sure you've got this episode downloaded and ready to go, and remember to take insect repellant and a jumper if it's cold. We'll see you outside

This week, we’re taking a look at Venus, the brightest planet in our sky – so bright, it’s often the first object we see as the sun sets, and the last one we see as the sun rises. We’ll be hearing a bit about Venus’ sky as well.

You can listen to this episode at or after sunset, on any clear night this week (24 September to 1 October).

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This week on the Audio Guide to the Galaxy, we're continuing our space walk. We'll be exploring the 4.2 billion km expanse of the solar system at 3.5 million kilometres a second. So put your walking shoes on, and let's get out of this world

Once again, you can listen to this episode any time. Yep, even day time.

If you missed part one last week, you might like to listen to that first - you'll find it one episode back wherever you're listening to your podcasts.

This week on the Audio Guide to the Galaxy, we're going for a walk. No, really - we're walking through the inner planets of our solar system at 175 000km/s. So put your walking shoes on, and let's head into orbit.

You can listen to this episode any time. Yep, even day time.

Tune in next week for part two, which will take us beyond the asteroid belt to the outer Solar System.

On Wednesday this week, 26 May, we're heading outside to spot a cosmic coincidence in the evening sky - a lunar eclipse. Just after sunset, the moon will start to pass into the Earth's shadow, and by 7.18pm it'll be completely covered. Take us with you for a guided commentary on how and why it's happening!

Make sure you've got this episode downloaded and ready to go, and remember to take insect repellent and a jumper if it's cold. We'll see you outside!

This week, we're getting up before dawn to try catching a glimpse of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower. It's a cosmic lightshow that only comes around once a year, as fragments of Halley's comet streak through our atmosphere. It's at its peak between the 5th and 7th of May, visible from 2am until sunrise at around 6am.

Make sure you've got this episode downloaded and ready to go, and remember to take insect repellent and a jumper if it's cold. We'll see you outside!

This week on the Audio Guide to the Galaxy, we spot the International Space Station as it passes over Perth - not just once, but a several times over the next few days. This orbiting lab is the only place humans can live beyond Earth, and you can see it from your backyard!

Head outside at 7.25pm on Thursday, 6.39pm or 8.14pm on Friday, 7.27pm on Saturday or 6.40pm on Sunday to spot the station. If you miss them, NASA will help you figure out when to look up for another pass - head to https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/

Make sure you've got this episode downloaded and ready to go, and remember to take insect repellent and a jumper if it's cold. We'll see you outside!

This week on the Audio Guide to the Galaxy, we’ll be exploring a great pattern in our night sky – Argo Navis. We’ll talk about how to find this mighty ship and some of the remarkable stars that it features.

You can listen to this episode any night this week, and the bright stars in the constellations of Vela, Puppis and Carina are visible in Perth for most of the year.

Make sure you've got this episode downloaded and ready to go, and remember to take insect repellent and a jumper if it's cold. We'll see you outside!