A podcast about astronomy including the latest news, what you can see in the night sky, interviews with astronomers and more. It is created by astronomers from The University of Manchester's Jodrell Bank for anyone interested in things out of this world.

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  • May 2013 Extra

    May 2013 Extra: Oddity

    In the show this time, Brother Guy Consolmagno tells us about meteorites in our Solar System, Dr Joe Zuntz discusses the Dark Energy Survey in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer. Listen to May 2013 Extra.

    Cover art credit: NASA/CSA/Chris Hadfield

  • May 2013

    May 2013: Breakable

    In the show this time, we talk to Dr Rubina Kotak about supernovae, Stuart rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the May night sky from Ian Morison and John Field. Listen to May 2013.

    Cover art credit: ESA/Herschel/T. Cavalié et al.

  • April 2013 Extra

    April 2013 Extra: Orbit

    In the show this time, Prof Paola Caselli tells us about her research into water in the very early stages of star formation, Prof Shude Mao tells us about finding exoplanets using gravitational microlensing in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Tim O'Brien in Ask an Astronomer. Listen to April 2013 Extra.

    Cover art credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ.Potsdam/L.Oskinova et al; Optical: NASA/STScI; Infrared: NASA/JPL-Caltech

  • April 2013

    April 2013: Forwards

    In the show this time, we talk to Dr Matt Auger about dark matter, Christina rounds up the latest news and we hear what we can see in the April night sky from Ian Morison and John Field. Listen to April 2013.

    Cover art credit: NASA

  • March 2013 Extra

    March 2013 Extra: Plancking

    In the show this time, Dr Paddy Leahy tells us about today's exciting new results from the Planck mission, Prof Richard Davis tells us about the Planck instruments and satellite in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer. Listen to March 2013 Extra.

    Cover art credit: ESA and the Planck Collaboration

  • March 2013

    March 2013: Moons

    In the show this time, we talk to Dr Jeronimo Bernard-Salas about circumstellar and interstellar fullerenes, Stuart rounds up the latest news and we hear what we can see in the March night sky from Ian Morison and John Field. Listen to March 2013.

    Cover art credit: ESO

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