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AWESOME ASTRONOMY

Awesome Astronomy explores the frontiers of science, space and our evolving understanding of the universe. Join Ralph, Paul & Jeni for informative and fun astronomy programmes dedicated to space and astronomy news and monthly podcast extras covering hot topics and special interviews in the world of science and astronomy.

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#17 - November 2013

AWESOME ASTRONOMY ·

2013/11/01

This month we have the planets, meteor showers and moon phases to look out for in November and a look at the deep sky objects in the Cetus, Pisces & Sculptor constellations. In the news we have the sad death of Scott Carpenter, the US government shutdown, water in Martian rocks, the completion of ESO’s ALMA array & ESA's upcoming GAIA mission. In the 5MC, Paul reveals all we know about dark energy: a cosmological constant, a qualtum vacuum energy or quintessence (you decide). We interview Pauline

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#16 - October 2013

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2013/10/01

Highlights of September's skies at the AstroCamp star party with the BBC TV cameras. The Sky at Night team joinined us for some observing in Wales. A penumbral lunar eclipse, a round up of the planets visible in the northern hemisphere this month, a couple of meteor showers to get you outside, and the deep sky treats in Perseus, Camelopardalis and Auriga in our October sky guide.News that Voyager 1 is in interstellar space, NASA's latest mission to explore the thin lunar atmosphere and moon's dust

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#15 - September 2013

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2013/09/01

A daytime lunar occultation and a favourable libration of the moon, the ice giants and a round-up of all the planets on view and the deep sky treats in Cassiopeia and Andromeda in our September sky guide. A bright nova in Delphini, declassification of Area 51 plans, an update on Kepler, Juno and the Mars Science Laboratory, Voyager 1 leaving the solar system (maybe!), and new science from ESO's ALMA array. Nucleosynthesis and the life of stars explained in Paul's 5 Minute Concept.An interview

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#14 - August 2013

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2013/07/31

The wonderful upcoming Perseid meteor shower, planetary & lunar spectacles and the deep sky objects on offer in the Summer Triangle & Ophiuchus in our August sky guide. The new names for Pluto’s 4th & 5th moons, a new moon disocered around Neptune, the discovery of mysterious extragalactic radio emissions and a photo of home from the Cassini spacecraft. Cepheid Variable stars explained in Paul's 5 Minute Concept and we draw a winner for a pair of magnificent astronomy binoculars. An interview with

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#13 - July 2013

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2013/06/30

Your July sky guide & a competition to *win a pair of binoculars!* News on the Goldilocks Zone, 3 new interesting exoplanets, a busy time on Low Earth Orbit, Curiosity & radiation risks for Mars-bound astronauts and black holes in the Andromeda Galaxy. Paul’s 5 Minute Concept to explain an astronomy theory or idea in simple terms. An interview with the ESA ExoMars Project Scientist and Ralph & Paul get overrun with a listener's cookie-craze in Q&A.

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#12 - June 2013

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2013/06/06

Bringing you your sky guide for June, a salute to ISS Commander Chris Hadfield and news on Kepler. Paul tells us all about ET in his Five Minute Concept, Ralph interviews astronomy communicator Mark Thompson and Q&A includes questions on lunar impacts, the end of the universe and the five best astronomy objects to observe!

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#11 - May 2013

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2013/05/01

Awesome Astronomy gets a new cohost - welcome Paul!

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#10 - February 2013

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2013/02/22

The Northern Lights, more exoplanets, a chat with the PanSTARRS team, and Tom & Ralph get angry about DA14 coverage

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#9 - January 2013

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2013/01/18

A (very) large quasar group, 2013 Solar System highlights, Dawn's dance with Vesta and a very astrobiological interview

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2012 End of Year Special

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2012/12/31

A special message from Tom & Ralph, complete with 2012's finest cock-ups! Download Episode!

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#8 - December 2012

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2012/12/13

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#7 - November 2012

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2012/11/23

Water on Mars, an amazing new comet and the black heart of Orion Download Episode!

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#6 - October 2012

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2012/10/01

The latest from Mars, October's skies, solar-scopes, supermassive black holes and how to fly a spacecraft

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#5 - September 2012

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2012/08/31

The Curiosity Episode! A focus on Mars, some sad news, and quick flight to cool off with the Ice Giants

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#4 - August 2012

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2012/07/31

A 'Higgs-like' boson, Curious about Mars, August skies and a chat with a UK Astro-Communication Legend

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#3 - July 2012

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2012/06/30

The last transit of Venus, July's night sky and the hunt for ETI with Seth Shostak

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#2 - June 2012

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2012/05/23

With apologies to Uranus, the asteroid lottery, June's night sky and a very JUICEy interview. Download Episode!

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#1 - May 2012

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2012/04/23

A crash course in Solar System exploration, May's night sky and an interview with none other than the legendary Sir Patrick Moore. Awesome Astronomy is go for launch! Download Episode!

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