What’s in the night sky in May? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Jess and Gideon cover this month’s must-see cosmic objects and events in this podcast. As usual, our hosts also discuss this month’s cosmic news story, with a special focus on the Artemis II mission.

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.

Artemis 2 links discussed in the podcast:

Night-side of the Earth, and Venus, by Reid Wiseman: https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/fd02_for-pao/

Solar Eclipse from the far side of the Moon: https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/amf-art002e009301/

Artemis II captured from Earth by Bray Falls: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BbV6hWAqDLw

What’s in the night sky in April? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Jess and Catherine 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; the 25th anniversary of the end of the Mir Space station and new updates on the DART mission.

What's in the night sky in March? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Jess and Gideon talk through some of this month's must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. Also discussed are this month's cosmic news stories, an update on NASA's Artemis II mission and the latest on interstellar comet 3I/Atlas!

Dr Aileen Yingst is a planetary geologist working at the Planetary Science Institute. She came to visit us at the Royal Observatory Greenwich and shared some fascinating stories about Mars and the Moon. If you’re interested in the spacecraft investigating the Moon and Mars, and the life of a scientist who ‘talks’ to the Mars rovers daily, give this a listen!

What’s the night sky in February? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Catherine and Gideon talk through some of this month’s must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. Also discussed are this month’s cosmic news stories, the expected launch of the Nancy Roman Space Telescope, and a meteor shower on Venus!

What’s the night sky in January? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Jess 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 discovery of collisions around the star Formalhaut, and the exciting atmosphere of lemon-shaped exoplanet PSR J2322-2650b!

What’s the night sky in December? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Catherine and Jess talk through some of this month’s must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. Also discussed are this month’s cosmic news stories. They cover some exciting news about moss (trust me, it’s cool) and an emergency launch to the Tiangong space station. Join us on X at the start of December to be part of the conversation.

What’s the night sky in November? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Jess 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. They cover the some of the comets you may be able to spot from Earth and celebrate 25 years of humans living on the International Space Station!

What’s the night sky in October? 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. They cover the exciting news about potential signs of life in ancient rocks on Mars, and the recently announced confirmation of 6,000 exoplanets! Join us on X at the start of October to be part of the conversation.

What’s the night sky this September? 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 discovery of a new moon around Uranus, and the appointment of the 16th Astronomer Royal, Professor Michele Dougherty!