The AstroPod (astronomy podcast)

This month Maciek talks to Professor George Efstathiou, congratulating him on receiving the Gruber Prize for Cosmology. We also hear all about the Planck satellite and collaboration. Alex H gives us a history of Cosmology, Laura provides us with the most recent news stories, Alex C guides us around the night sky and we welcome Chris to the team, providing us with the best in Astronomy humour.

Get prepared for a hugely exciting interview this month - Maciek talks to the Astronomer Royal - Professor Martin Rees. Alex H. gives us a history of the Astronomers Royal and we have the news from Laura, your guide to the night sky from Alex C. and Michelle's last ever joke of the month! Listen next month to meet our new joke teller!

This month Maciek talks to Jonathan Gair about the exciting field of Gravitational Waves, finding out all about how they could be detected. Alex H. gives us the fascinating story of Einstein's life and career and we, of course, have the latest news from Laura, your guide to what is in the sky this month with Alex C., and an epic joke of the month from Michelle.

Welcome to the April Edition of the Astropod! This month we hear all about the history of multiwavelength Astronomy from Alex H. and Maciek has a fascinating time talking to Shri Kulkarni about this life in Astronomy. Of course we also have the latest news from Laura, your guide to the night sky from Alex C. and a fabulous joke of the month from Michelle.

This month, we congratulate our very own Vasily Belokurov who has won the Royal Astronomical Society's Fowler Prize. He tells us all about his award-winning research while Alex gives us a history of the Milky Way in astronomy. Of course we also bring you the latest astronomy news, your guide to the Sky At Night and another fabulous joke of the month from Michelle.

This month, astronomer Pat Hall from York University in Canada tells us about the science he does using astronomical surveys, while our resident historian Alex Hall tells us all about the history of survey astronomy. And of course we also bring you the latest news from the world of astronomy and what you can see in the Sky At Night and the comedy-stylings of Michelle with the Astronomy Joke of the Month.

Merry Christmas from the AstroPod Crew! This month, Dr George Becker from the Institute of Astronomy talks to us about cosmic climate change and our new historian, first year PhD student Alex Hall, tells us about the history of quasars. Of course this episode is also packed with the latest news from the world of astronomy and Alex Caverley tells us what we can currently see in the Sky At Night, while Michelle entertains us with a festive joke of the month.

This month, along with the usual banter, Anna's history section is all about gravitational lensing and Maciek talks to Joseph Hennawi about his research. Of course we also have the latest news from Laura, a guide to the night sky from Alex and Michelle provides us with another awesome Astro joke of the month.

The October Edition is now available! We apologise for the delay - but it is worth the wait! This month is jam packed full of banter, Anna gives an interesting history of ESO and Maciek interviews the IoA's Mark Gieles. We, of course, also have the latest Astro news from Laura, your guide to the night sky with Alex and Michelle's monthly Astro joke!

To celebrate summer finally coming to England we hear all about the Sun this month in our interview with Prof. Douglas Gough and our history section about Sun gods. We also have the latest Astro news from Laura and your guide to the night sky with Alex. Not forgetting Michelle's monthly Astro joke too! Sit back, enjoy and don't forget you can find more info on our website at http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/astropod

This month hear about the Royal Astronomical Society and its presidents in the history section and our interview with Prof. Andy Fabian. Listen to the latest Astro news from Laura and find your way around the night sky with Alex. Don't forget the joke of the month too! Sit back, enjoy and don't forget you can find more info on our website at http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/astropod

This month you can hear all about CCDs (charge-coupled devices) in our interview with Craig Mackay and also Anna's history section. Find out how advances in Astronomy affect your everyday life! Alex guides us around the night sky in May, we have the latest news stories from Laura and, of course, we have the Astro joke of the month from Michelle. Sit back, enjoy and don't forget you can find more info on our website at http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/astropod

This month is a Mars special! We have an interview with Dr Peter Smith of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at the University of Arizona who is in charge of the Phoenix mission to Mars. Anna also tells us about the history of Mars exploration. Thank you to everyone who came to talk to us at the IoA Open Afternoon - we hope you enjoyed the day as much as we did! Included this month are some of the questions you asked us along with our answers. Of course we also have Alex's guide to the Sky at Night in April, the latest news stories from Laura and some astro comedy from Michelle. Sit back, enjoy and don't forget you can find more info on our website at http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/astropod

Hear all about a new audio composition, 'Observations', which will be premiered at the Institute of Astronomy in March. Combined with this, Anna gives us some background about how music is connected to Astronomy. We also have the latest Astronomy news stories from Laura, the guide to what to see in the night sky this month with Alex and the joke you've all been waiting for! This month we bid farwell to Jayne and Quinton but fear not! The Astropod lives on! Thank you for all their hard work! Sit back, enjoy and don't forget you can find more info on our website at http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/astropod

Welcome to the December edition of the AstroPod and a Happy New Year to you all! We've put together a show to celebrate the start of a new decade. The new PhD students at the IoA have been keen to get involved with the AstroPod. Listen out for Quinton's interview with the new crew! We have Joe reading the news, Alex with the Sky at Night, and Michelle strikes again with a particularly terrible astronomy joke of the month! Sit back, enjoy and don't forget you can find more info on our website at http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/astropod