Look Up!

Affelia (with a different Jess as a special guest!) from the Royal Observatory Greenwich tell you what you can see in January's night sky. They also talk about two news stories from the world of astronomy - a fantastic new discovery from a school science project, and a cat video sent from space.

Join the conversation on X (@ROGAstronomers) at the start of January. We're discussing pets, on space and on Earth!

Astronomers Jess and Affelia from the Royal Observatory Greenwich tell you what you can see in December's night sky. They also talk about new aurora found at Uranus and Jupiter's shrinking Great Red Spot.

In November's episode, Royal Observatory Astronomers Jess and Affelia take you through what to see in the night sky this month in our family friendly Look Up! podcast.

We also bring you two new space news stories. First, Jess tells us about a recent update on Insight's Mars mission, and then Affelia gives us two stories about asteroids - OSIRIS-REx and the Psyche mission!

You can listen to our previous podcasts to find out more about Insight https://soundcloud.com/user-429302439/look-up-jan-2023 and OSIRIS-REx https://soundcloud.com/user-429302439/cosmic-news-october-2016-journey-to-the-asteroid-bennu.

Tell us below, or join us on X, previously known as Twitter, (@ROGAstronomers) at the start of November and tell us if you've spotted a planet in the night sky this month, and which one is your favourite!

In October's episode, Royal Observatory Astronomers Jess and Affelia take you through what to see in the night sky this month in our family friendly Look Up! podcast.

We also bring you two new space news stories. First, Jess tells us about JWST's discoveries on the atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18 b. Affelia then reports on whether JWST resolves the Hubble Tension or not.

Tell us below, or join us on X, previously known as Twitter, (@ROGAstronomers) and tell us if you could give K2-18 b a proper name, what would it be?

In September's episode, we highlight what to look for in the sky this month and discuss two cosmic news stories - how scientists almost lost Voyager 2 forever and huge tidal waves on a heartbreaker star.

At the start of September, join the conversation on Twitter (@ROGAstronomers) and tell us: if we were to launch Voyager 3, what would you put in its time capsule for potential aliens to find in the future?

In August's episode, we talk about how astronomers took the first ever image of the Milky Way, not with electromagnetic radiation, but with neutrinos, and CHAPEA, NASA's mission that involves locking away four crew members for a year to help plan for future human missions to Mars.

At the start of August, join the conversation on Twitter (@ROGAstronomers) and tell us what personal item you would bring if you were one of the CHAPEA crew members.

In July's episode, Royal Observatory Astronomers Jess and Affelia take you through what to see in the night sky this month in our family friendly Look Up! podcast.

We also bring you two new space news stories. First, we talk about the discovery of some strange rings around Quaoar. We also discuss some new observations of water plumes coming from Enceladus!

At the start of July, join us on Twitter (@ROGAstronomers) and tell us how many Olympic sized swimming pools *you* think Enceladus' jet would fill in 24 hours?

In June's episode, Royal Observatory Astronomers Jess and Jake take you through what to see in the night sky this month in our family friendly Look Up! podcast.

We also bring you two new space news stories. First, we share a news story about a recent meteorite fall. We also discuss some new information about Phobos and Deimos, the moons of Mars!

At the start of June, join us on Twitter (@ROGAstronomers) and tell us if you've ever touched a meteorite - and maybe how many hamsters *you think* could fit inside Deimos?

In May's episode, Royal Observatory Astronomers Jess and Affelia take you through what to see in the night sky this month in our family friendly Look Up! podcast.

We also bring you two new space news stories. First, we discuss what a recently detected repeating radio signals from a relatively nearby planetary system might mean(spoiler alert - it's not aliens!) and then we talk about a gamma ray burst known as the BOAT - the Brightest Of All Time!

At the start of May, join us on Twitter (@ROGAstronomers) and tell us if you've ever seen a shooting star.

In April's episode we cover the night sky highlights for the month ahead and discuss the recent Aurora sightings in the UK, and the discovery of a particularly large exoplanet orbiting a particularly tiny star!

At the start of April, you can join us on Twitter to vote on which story is your favourite in our poll (@ROGAstronomers).