What’s in the night sky this July? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Gideon and Jess cover this month’s must-see cosmic objects and events in this podcast. As usual, our hosts also discuss this month’s cosmic news stories, including the Swift mission and ancient methods to track the Sun.

Got a question about space? Send it to us at [email protected] and our team of astronomers will answer it in next month’s podcast.

Jake Foster's 'Galaxies' book is available for pre-order: Galaxies: A Beginner’s Guide to Exploring Galaxies: https://shop.rmg.co.uk/products/galaxies-a-beginner-s-guide-to-exploring-galaxies-pb?_pos=1&_psq=galaxies&_ss=e&_v=1.0

Finding Carroll crater: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5646/

Read the accompanying blog: https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/space-astronomy/astronomy/night-sky-highlights-july-2026