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What's in the night sky this May? 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 talk about an exciting potential discovery on the exoplanet K2-18b, and a recent experiment conducted in space testing out lab grown food! Join us on X at the start of May to be part of the conversation.

What's the night sky this April? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Imo 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 the 128 new moons discovered around Saturn, and some interesting preliminary results about dark energy, which have implications for the end of the Universe! Join us on X at the start of April to be part of the conversation.

What's in the night sky this March? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Catherine and Jess talk through some of this month's must-see cosmic objects and events in this podcast. Also discussed are this month's cosmic news stories. They cover a progress update for the New Horizons space probe, and the asteroid that might (but most likely, might not) hit Earth. Join us on X at the start of March to be part of the conversation.

What's in the night sky this February? 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 a breathtaking new photomosaic of the Andromeda Galaxy, and the oldest Supernova found in the Universe... so far. Join us on X at the start of February to be part of the conversation.

What's in the night sky this January? 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 Artemis 2 updates, and Ingenuity's new life as a weather station! Join us on X at the start of January to be part of the conversation.

What's in December's night sky? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Imo 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 a recent study on the nature of the Large Magellanic Cloud, and the starship test launches! Join us on X at the start of December to be part of the conversation.

What's in November's night sky? Join Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Jess and Catherine as they discuss some of the cosmic objects you shouldn't miss in the sky this month. Also discussed are this month's cosmic news stories, both of which are to do with moons! Join us on X at the beginning of the month to join in the conversation- do you think Europa's oceans are habitable?

What's in October'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, both human spaceflight related! They discuss SpaceX's Polaris Dawn, Boeing's Starliner, and the astronauts on board both. Join us on X at the start of the month to be part of the conversation. If you could take one food to space, what would it be?

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.

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 Andre Vilhena, Martin Lewis, and Lorenzo Ranieri. 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 Josh Dury, Peter Larkin, Dario Giannobile, and Katie McGuiness 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 astronomers Affelia and Jess, 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 Astronomy Presenter Mario also spoke to Yann Sainty who was part of the trio who won this year's title with their photograph Andromeda, Unexpected. You can listen to their conversation in French in the recording or read the English transcription on our website - https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/astronomy-photographer-year-15-conversation-entrants-winners

What's in February's night sky? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Jess and Affelia talk through some of the month's must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. They also give updates on the Peregrine 1 and SLIM lunar missions and ask what colours the planets actually are after reprocessed images of Neptune show it to be less blue than what most people think. In this we say that the SLIM lunar lander might come back online - and since recording it has successfully turned back on! Congratulations again to all the teams involved. Join the conversation on X (@ROGAstronomers) at the start of February and tell us which you prefer - the blue or green Neptune image (and say goodbye to Affelia!).

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).

In March's episode we cover the night sky highlights for the month ahead and discuss a wealth of news stories related to Jupiter, including some newly discovered moons! We also talk about an update on the International Space Station and its damaged Soyuz capsule. Since this episode was recorded an uncrewed soyuz has successfully launched and docked with the ISS, so the damaged capsule doesn't need to be used! The SpaceX crew-6 launch has been postponed until at least the 2nd March. For more information on this Soyuz launch: Uncrewed Replacement Soyuz Launches to the Space Station – Space Station (nasa.gov) For more information on the postponed Dragon launch: NASA, SpaceX Move Forward with March 2 Launch to Space Station – NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 Mission At the start of March, you can join us on Twitter to vote on which story is your favourite in our poll (@ROGAstronomers).

In February's episode we cover the night sky highlights for the month ahead and then discuss black holes taking bites out of the same star over and over, and LauncherOne - the attempt to be the first orbital launch from the UK. At the start of February, you can join us on Twitter to vote on which story is your favourite in our poll (@ROGAstronomers). How to see the green comet: https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/blog/astronomy/how-see-green-comet-c2022-e3-ztf

In January's episode we cover the night sky highlights for the month ahead and talk about the latest (and last!) updates from the Insight mission on Mars, which sent its last ever signal shortly after this podcast was recorded. We also discuss JWST's fantastic new images of Titan. At the start of January, you can join us on twitter to vote on which news story is your favourite in our poll (@ROGAstronomers)

Royal Observatory Astronomers Affelia and Jess take you through what to see in the night sky during the month of December. They also cover some cosmic news! In this month's episode we discuss all things Moon-related with the recent launch of Artemis 1. Join us on twitter @ROGAstronomers and take part in our poll at the start of December! In this episode we don't discuss the Apollo 1 tragedy. If you wanted to learn more about Apollo 1 we covered this in our April 2019 episode: https://soundcloud.com/user-429302439/look-up-april-2019 If you're interested in the Moon our next livestream, which celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 17, this will take place on the 7th December. Find it on our YouTube channel: @RoyalObservatoryGrnwich

Royal Observatory Astronomers Affelia and Jess take you through what to see in the night sky during the month of November in our family friendly Look Up! podcast. On this month's podcast, Affelia and Jess talk about a new theory on Uranus' spin, and the legacy of the Arecibo telescope. We also have this month's viewing highlights in our Cosmic Diary! Join us on Twitter @ROGAstronomers and take part in our poll at the start of November!

Facilitated by artist Charlotte Grayland Spotlighting the creative minds around the museum - content shared on behalf of Royal Museums Greenwich's Young Creatives group. If you wanted to learn more about this program, follow this link: https://www.rmg.co.uk/schools-communities/young-people

Royal Observatory Astronomers Jess and Tania take you through what to see in the night sky during the month of October in our family friendly Look Up! podcast. On this month's podcast, Jess and Tania talk about developments in the Hayabusa2 mission, and the DART mission's successful impact into an asteroid. We also have this month's viewing highlights in our Cosmic Diary! Join us on Twitter @ROGAstronomers and take part in our poll at the start of October!

Royal Observatory Astronomers Jess and Greg take you through what to see in the night sky during the month of September in our family friendly Look Up! podcast. On this month's podcast, Jess and Greg talk about the progress in NASA's plan to return to the moon, and a recently opened liquid mirror telescope. We also have this month's viewing highlights in our Cosmic Diary! Join us on Twitter @ROGAstronomers and take part in our poll at the start of September!

Royal Observatory Astronomers Jake and Jess take you through what to see in the night sky during the month of August in our family friendly Look Up! podcast. On this month's podcast, Jake and Jess talk about the newly released images from the James Webb Space Telescope. We also have this month's viewing highlights in our Cosmic Diary! Join us on Twitter @ROGAstronomers and take part in our poll at the start of August!

Royal Observatory Astronomers Aman and Jess take you through what to see in the night sky during the month of July in our family friendly Look Up! podcast. On this month's podcast, Aman talks about NASA starting a study on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs), while Jess updates us on the Europa Clipper mission. We also have this month's viewing highlights in our Cosmic Diary! Join us on Twitter @ROGAstronomers and take part in our poll at the start of the month!

Royal Observatory Astronomers Jess and Jake take you through what to see in the night sky during the month of June in our family friendly Look Up! podcast. On this month's podcast, Jake talks about the image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy, while Jess explores the history of space crime. We also have this month's viewing highlights in our Cosmic Diary! Join us on Twitter @ROGAstronomers and take part in our poll at the start of the month!

Royal Observatory Astronomers Jake and Patricia take you through what to see in the night sky during the month of May in our family friendly Look Up! podcast. On this month's podcast, Jake talks about the largest comet ever discovered, while Patricia explains the weird and wonderful way that sound travels on Mars. We also have this month's viewing highlights in our Cosmic Diary! Join us on Twitter @ROGAstronomers and take part in our poll at the start of the month! Don't miss out on the wonders of the night sky this month:

Royal Observatory Astronomers Patricia and Jake take you through what to see in the night sky during the month of April in our family friendly Look Up! podcast. On this month's podcast, Patricia talks about the legacy of solar physicist Eugene Parker, while Jake dives into the first image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. We also have this month's viewing highlights in our Cosmic Diary! Join us on Twitter @ROGAstronomers and take part in our poll at the start of the month! Don't miss out on the wonders of the night sky this month: https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/blog/astronomy/night-sky-highlights-april-2022

Royal Observatory Astronomer Jake takes you through what to see in the night sky during the month of March in our family friendly Look Up! podcast. On this month's podcast, Jake talks about the one year anniversary of NASA's Perseverance Rover's successful landing on Mars, featuring audio of the winds of Mars. (Credit: NASA https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/participate/sounds/) We also have this month's viewing highlights in our Cosmic Diary! Join us on Twitter @ROGAstronomers and take part in our poll at the start of the month!

Royal Observatory Greenwich Astronomers Bryony and Patricia are here to tell you what to look out for in the night sky for the final month of 2021 in our family friendly Look Up! podcast. But wait, there's more; they also bring two exciting stories that have recently broken in the world of astronomy and space science to the table. Bryony talks about the stellar beginnings of heavier elements, particularly those that are important for us, while Patricia discusses her past life of studying eclipsing binary stars and some new research recently published about the bright star(s) Algol. Which of these piques your interest the most? Head over to our twitter @ROGAstronomers and vote on our poll at the start of the month! Here is the link to our night sky highlights blog: www.rmg.co.uk/stories/blog/astronomy/night-sky-highlights-december-2021 Article mentioned by Bryony: https://theconversation.com/your-smiles-cosmic-history-we-discovered-the-origin-of-fluoride-in-early-galaxies-169562

Royal Observatory Greenwich Astronomer Bryony is going it alone this month, letting you know what to look out for in the night sky this November 2021 in our family-friendly Look Up! podcast. As for our cosmic news, this month Bryony talks about NASA's newest mission, the Lucy mission, launched October 16th, and explains where it's going, what it's looking for, and where its (rather adorable) name comes from! Here is the link to our night sky highlights blog: https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/blog/astronomy/night-sky-highlights-november-2021

Join Royal Observatory Greenwich Astronomers Bryony and Patricia to hear about what's up in the sky in October 2021 in our family friendly Look Up! podcast. But wait, there's more! Bryony and Patricia both leave the solar system to discuss recent astronomical breakthroughs, discussing the fiery ends of stars. Bryony looks at the smaller end, how white dwarf stars may not be as docile as we used to think, while Patricia talks about a new kind of supernova involving the most massive of objects. Which one is your favourite? Head over to our twitter @ROGAstronomers and vote on our poll at the start of the month! Here is the link to our night sky highlights blog: www.rmg.co.uk/explore/blog/night…ghts-october-2021

Royal Observatory Greenwich Astronomers Bryony and Patricia tell you what to look out for the night sky in September 2021, as well as giving you the run down on a couple of astronomical news stories from August in our family-friendly Look Up! podcast. This month Patricia brings her love of Star Trek to the forefront and talks about how NASA are celebrating the 100th birthday of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, while Bryony delves into the quantum realm, revealing the solution to a paradox that has puzzled solar physicists for over 20 years. Which story is your favourite? Head to our twitter @ROGAstronomers to vote in our poll at the start of September! NASA's tribute to Gene Roddenberry: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-helps-celebrate-star-trek-creator-gene-roddenberrys-centennial Solar paradox solved after 20 years: https://phys.org/news/2021-08-year-old-paradox-solar-physics.html Here is the link to our night sky highlights blog which will be live from September: www.rmg.co.uk/explore/blog/night…ghts-september-2021

Royal Observatory Greenwich Astronomers Bryony and Patricia are here to tell you what to look out for in the night sky this August 2021 as well as a few astronomical news stories from July in our family friendly Look Up! podcast. As for our cosmic news, this month Bryony talks about the first ever measurement of isotopes in the atmosphere of an exoplanet and how they may give us insight into where and how it formed, while Patricia discusses the recent Hubble telescope glitch and why it is perhaps a bit of a wake-up call. Which story is your favourite? Head to our twitter @ROGAstronomers to vote in our poll at the start of August! First measurement of isotopes around an exoplanet's atmosphere: https://phys.org/news/2021-07-isotopes-atmosphere-exoplanet.html Hubble catastrophe (and fix): https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/hubble-returns-to-full-science-observations-and-releases-new-images Here is the link to our night sky highlights blog: www.rmg.co.uk/explore/blog/night…ghts-august-2021