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  • The 365 Days of Astronomy

    Space Stories - Starburst Galaxy: The Universe's Stellar Baby Boom

    07/16/2026 | 6 mins.
    Hosted by Avivah Yamani, our Director!
    Some galaxies don't just make stars. They go on a star-making frenzy! Discover what turns an ordinary galaxy into a starburst galaxy, and why these spectacular events help astronomers understand how galaxies evolved over billions of years.
     
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    Guide To Space - What Are Fast Radio Bursts? A Big Mystery in Astronomy

    07/15/2026 | 12 mins.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikdOTj6g_Zw
    Hosted by Fraser Cain.
    From  Apr 26, 2017.
    Here's a big mystery in astronomy: fast radio bursts. Brief shrieks of radio waves coming from space. What are they? Where do they come from? Astronomers have no idea.
     
    Team: Fraser Cain - @fcain / frasercain@gmail.com
    Karla Thompson - @karlaii
    Chad Weber - weber.chad@gmail.com
     
    You might think you're watching an educational channel, where I explain fascinating concepts in space and astronomy, but that's not really what's going on here. 
     
    What's actually happening is that you're tagging along as I learn more and more about new and cool things happening in the Universe. I dig into them like a badger hiding a cow carcass, and we all get to enjoy the cache of knowledge I uncover.
     
    Okay, that analogy got a little weird. Anyway, my point is. Squirrel!
     
    Fast radio bursts are the new cosmic whatzits confusing and baffling astronomers, and now we get to take a front seat and watch them move through all stages of process of discovery.
     
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    Deep Astronomy - Exolife Hangout: Happy Pi Day!

    07/14/2026 | 57 mins.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXW7uXo04aE
    Hosted by Tony Darnell.
    Streamed live on Mar 14, 2018.
    Join Tony Darnell, Dr. Jeff Kuhn, Dr. Svetlana Berdugina and Kevin Lewis as they discuss the latest development in the field of astrobiology.  Want to learn the latest in Exoplanet research? The cutting edge of finding related to our search for life elsewhere?  Then this is the hangout for you!
     
    This week we'll talk about Pi Day, Stephen Hawking's death, the GAO report on the JWST mission and much, much more.
     
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    Astronomy Cast Ep. 41: The Rise of The Supertelescopes

    07/13/2026 | 30 mins.
    Hosted by: Fraser Cain (@frasercain) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay (@CosmoQuest)
    From June 18, 2007.
    The last decade has been the golden age of astronomy, with new observatories and space telescopes pushing out our understanding of the Universe. We see billions of light years away, watch dynamic events unfold in almost real-time, and see into every corner of the electromagnetic spectrum. But just you wait: things will only get better. Here come the supertelescopes!
     
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    Travelers in the Night Eps. 897 & 898: Kacper's Comet & Pandora

    07/12/2026 | 6 mins.
    Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. travelersinthenight.org
    From May 2026.
    Today's 2 topics:
    - In 2007 a small icy object moving in the constellation of Ursa Minor crossed the orbit of Pluto at a speed of approximately 4.2 mi/s starting its journey towards the inner solar system. It was between the orbits of Saturn and Jupiter traveling at some 9 mi/s towards the Sun, when my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Dr. Kacper Wierzchoś discovered it on March 3, 2024, while asteroid hunting, in the constellation of Draco, with our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Arizona. Kacper studies comets passionately was thus excited to observe that it has a coma and a tail. On its way out of the solar system, in 2045, Kacper's COMET C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) will cross the orbit of Pluto heading in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major and is destined to wander between stars in the Milky Way till the end of time.
     
    - Looking into a star filled sky at a place like the Cosmic Campground International Dark Sky Sanctuary in New Mexico inspires a person to wonder if our home planet is unique in the Universe. To begin to answer this question, NASA launched the small satellite Pandora on January 11, 2026 . It is on at least a one year long mission to study the chemical composition of more than 20 planets orbiting nearby stars in the Milky Way. The Pandora satellite's results will hopefully include a list of potentially habitable planets to be observed the James Webb Space Telescope and other observatories in the search for life elsewhere in the Universe.
     
    We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. 
    Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can!
    Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! 
    Every bit helps! Thank you!
    ------------------------------------
    Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness!
    http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. 
    Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!)
    ------------------------------------
    The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu
    Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.
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About The 365 Days of Astronomy
The 365 Days of Astronomy podcast launched in 2009 as part of the International Year of Astronomy. This community podcast continues to bring you day after day of content across the years. Everyday, a new voice, helping you see the universe we share in a new way. This show is managed by Avivah Yamani, edited by Richard Drumm. This podcast is funded through Patreon.com/CosmoQuestX and produced out of the Planetary Science Institute.
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