Jun 30, 2025
Astronomy Cast Ep. 761: It's Here! The Vera Rubin Observatory
By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
Streamed live June 25, 2025.
The time has come. The mighty Vera Rubin Observatory has finally come on line and delivered its “first light” images. And by Pamela’s rules that means we get to talk about it! So let’s...
Jun 23, 2025
Astronomy Cast Ep. 760: What to Look For This Summer
By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
Streamed live on Jun 16, 2025.
It’s almost time for our annual summer hiatus, but before we go, we wanted to direct you towards all the fun and space stuff we’ll be enjoying this summer. We’ve got meteor showers, planets,...
Jun 16, 2025
Astronomy Cast Ep. 759: The Commercial Space Program
By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
Streamed live on Jun 9, 2025.
Humanity has turned its focus back to the Moon, sending a fleet of spacecraft to the lunar surface. Some are run by the government, but there’s a whole new group of commercial landers bearing instruments...
Jun 2, 2025
Astronomy Cast Ep. 758: Non-Roving Rovers
By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
Streamed live on May 26, 2025.
Some of our favorite robots are rovers currently roving around the surface of the Moon & Mars. But there’s some pretty tricky terrain out there and engineers are scheming up clever ways to explore other worlds...