Links
There are plenty of great astronomy related websites, podcasts and other resources available on the Internet. Here we bring together some of our favourites.
Podcasts | Observatories | Societies | Other
Astronomy Podcasts (audio and video)
Note: most of these podcasts can now be heard via our Astronomy Media Player.
- Slackerpedia Galactica (US/Canada) - The podcast formerly known as Slacker Astronomy. In September 2006 it morphed into a monthly astronomy podcast. Play Slackerpedia Galactica in AMP
- Planetary Radio - a weekly programme from the Planetary Society; the world's largest space interest group. Play Planetary Radio in AMP
- Astronomy a Go-Go (US) - weekly astronomy podcast with extensive show notes. Play AGoGo in AMP
- Astronomy Cast (US) - the second podcast of Fraiser Cain (Universe Today) and Dr Pamela Gay (previously of Slacker Astronomy). Play Astronomy Cast in AMP
- Astronomy Ireland Radio Show (Ireland) - Although not strictly a podcast (no RSS feed) you can download all the shows broadcast by the National Astronomy Club of Ireland on Dublin City Anna Livia FM.
- Dans le ceil (Canada) - baladodiffusion des capsules en français sur l'astronomie. Play Dans le ceil in AMP
- Irish Astronomy Podcast (Ireland) - Created by the Irish Federation of Astronomical Societies. Play IRAS in AMP
- Regulus! - discusses what you can see in (or on) the night sky each month.
- SETI: Are we alone/Skeptical Sunday (US) - A weekly radio programme from the SETI Institute presented by Seth Shostak.
- StarStuff (Australia) - a weekly show from ABC News Radio.
- Sky Tour (US) - a personal tour of the night sky from the northern hemisphere.
- Universe Today - Fraser Cain interviews a range of physicists and astronomers. Play Universe Today in AMP
- Urania (Italy) - an astronomical podcast in Italian. Play Urania in AMP
- Q and BA (US) - weeklyish questions and answerw with the Bad Astronomer aka Phil Plait. Play Q and BA in AMP
- ESApod (ESA) - audio and video from the European Space Agency. Play ESApod in AMP
- SkyWatch (US) - a weekly conversation about astronomy from the nice folks at HubbleSite. Play Skywatch in AMP
- W.M. Keck Observatory (US) - from the W. M. Keck Observatory at Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Play W.M. Keck podcast in AMP
- Mountain Radio Astronomy (US) - from the world's largest steerable radio telescope (Greenbank, USA)
- Gemini Observatory Podcasts - podcasts from the Gemini Observatory. Play Gemini podcasts in AMP
- Chandra Observatory Podcasts - podcasts from the Chandra Observatory
- Planet Quest (NASA) - a podcast from NASA.
- Hidden Universe (US) - a video podcast (vodcast) from the Spitzer Space Telescope. They also have a podcast.
- Science@NASA (NASA) - the latest science news from NASA. There is also a Spanish language version Ciencia@Nasa.
- spacePod (UK) - the Rutherford Appleton Laboratories give a round up of the latest developments in UK space science and technology. Play spacePod in AMP
- StarDate (US) - Short, daily astronomy programme from the University of Texas McDonald Observatory.
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA) - news and information from the California Institute of Technology's JPL.
Podcasts by Observatories/Laboratories/Space Agencies
Observatories/Instruments
- eVLBI - high angular resolution observations of cosmic radio sources.
- Hubble Space Telescope (HST) - a 2.4m mirror in space gives some of the best views of the universe.
- JIVE - the Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe.
- Jodrell Bank Observatory - we couldn't leave this one out!
- Mt John Observatory, New Zealand.
- Royal Observatory, Greenwich - home of the Prime Meridian.
- Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
- SOHO - the solar heliospheric observatory is run by ESA/NASA.
- Spitzer Space Telescope - observing the universe in infra-red.
- Swift - a gamma-ray burst satellite.
- Vatican Observatory
- Very Large Telescope (VLT) - the World's largest optical telescope array.
- WASP - the wide-angle search for planets
Astronomical Societies
- Farnham Astronomical Society - Farnham, Surrey-Hampshire border, UK
- Macclesfield Astronomical Society - Macclesfield, Cheshire, UK
Other
- The Sky At Night - the classic astronomy TV show presented by Sir Patrick Moore.
- Bad Astronomy - Phil Plait finds bad astronomy in TV and movies and uses it to explain some good astronomy.
- Astronomy Picture of the Day - every day a new fantastic image.
- Stellarium - one of the best free planetarium programmes around.
- Southern Skywatch - a site that tells you what you can see in the southern hemisphere.
- Jonathan's Space Report - issued about twice a month. It describes all space launches, including both piloted missions and automated satellites.




