Look Up!

What’s in September’s night sky? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Imo and Catherine talk through some of this month’s must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. Also discussed are this month’s cosmic news stories – the blue supermoon seen recently, and a new theory about the origin of the “Wow!” signal detected in 1977. Join us on X at the start of September to give us your opinion on the origin of this mysterious signal!

A previous version incorrectly referred to the blue moon as a super blue moon.

What’s in August’s night sky? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Imo and Catherine talk through some of this month’s must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. Also discussed are this month’s cosmic news stories, the first launch of the Ariane 6 and the release of 4 crew from their year of isolation in the CHAPEA Mars simulation.

What’s in July’s night sky? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Imo and Catherine talk through some of this month’s must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. Also discussed are this month’s cosmic news stories – the nova event we’re expecting from T Coronae Borealis, and the first ever return of lunar samples from the far side of the Moon by China’s Chang’e-6!

What’s in June's night sky? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Jess and Imo talk through some of the month's must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. Also discussed are this month's Cosmic News – results from ESA's Euclid mission, and the misrepresented June 3rd planetary aliment.

What's in May’s night sky? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Jess and Julienne talk through some of the month's must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. They also bring two news stories, the discovery biggest stellar mass black hole in our galaxy and an update on the Dragonfly mission.

Join the conversation on X (@ROGAstronomers) in May. We want to know what you would name a black hole if you discovered one?

What's in April’s night sky? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Jess and Julienne talk through some of the month's must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. They also bring updates on all the recent human space exploration news, including the fact that NASA is recruiting astronauts!

Join the conversation on X (@ROGAstronomers) in April. We want to know if you feel qualified to be an astronaut – and if you want to be one!

This month we have a very special episode of the Look Up! podcast. We have the Royal Observatory's Dr. Ed Bloomer interviewing Professor Chris Lintott, astronomer and author. In his episode Chris tells us about his new book, ‘Our Accidental Universe’, which discusses how astronomers often stumble across their discoveries. We hope you enjoy!

If you wanted to learn what's in the night sky this month, head to our Night Sky Highlights blog at rmg.co.uk. We'll be back to our regular programming next month!

In Conversation with the Shortlisted and Winning Photographers from the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 15

The shortlisted and winning photographers of this competition were invited to a special Private View event in September 2023 where they could see the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. During the event, Royal Observatory astronomer Affelia recorded interviews with some of the photographers who were there to talk about their images and to ask for some advice about how to start taking beautiful photos of the night sky.

This interview is with Miguel Claro, Angel Yu, and John White.

Please be aware that you might hear some background noise from the event in the recordings below. If you’d like to see the exhibition yourself, it is open daily at the National Maritime Museum.

In Conversation with the Shortlisted and Winning Photographers from the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 15.

The shortlisted and winning photographers of this competition were invited to a special Private View event in September 2023 where they could see the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. During the event, Royal Observatory astronomer Affelia recorded interviews with some of the photographers who were there to talk about their images and to ask for some advice about how to start taking beautiful photos of the night sky.

This interview is with Derek Horlock, Joao Yordanov Serrhalheiro, and Jonathon Lodge.

Please be aware that you might hear some background noise from the event in the recordings below. If you’d like to see the exhibition yourself, it is open daily at the National Maritime Museum.

In Conversation with the Shortlisted and Winning Photographers from the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 15.

The shortlisted and winning photographers of this competition were invited to a special Private View event in September 2023 where they could see the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. During the event, Royal Observatory astronomer Jess, with help from members of the Astronomy Ambassadors Group, recorded interviews with some of the photographers who were there to talk about their images and to ask for some advice about how to start taking beautiful photos of the night sky.

This interview is with entrants from the Young Competition, Benjamin Lawler, Feargus Casbolt, and Harry Johnson. They're being interviewed by members of the Astronomy Ambassadors Group - Petra, Varuni, and Lizzie.

Please be aware that you might hear some background noise from the event in the recordings below. If you’d like to see the exhibition yourself, it is open daily at the National Maritime Museum.