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Cheap Astronomy Podcasts

by Steve Nerlich

Cheap Astronomy offers you 10 minute weekly podcasts on a wide range of astronomy and space exploration topics.

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Episodes

  1. 385. Dear Cheap Astronomy - Episode 154 - 12 October 2026

    Crashing through.

  2. 384. Dear Cheap Astronomy - Episode 153 - 5 October 2026

    Heavy stuff.

  3. 383.2 What might aliens look like Part 2 - 28 September 2026

    Probably not bipedal, but could be digital.

  4. 383.1 What might aliens look like - 21 September 2026

    Probably not green, but could be little.

  5. 383. Dear Cheap Astronomy - Episode 152 - 14 September 2026

    Other roads.

  6. 382.2 Gravity from entropy - 7 September 2026

    Some random thinking.

  7. 382.1 The (un)likelihood of meeting aliens - 31 August 2026

    Leave it to the robots.

  8. 382. Dear Cheap Astronomy - Episode 151 - 24 August 2026

    The right ingredients.

  9. 381.1 The first stars - 17 August 2026

    The really big stars of astronomy.

  10. 381. Dear Cheap Astronomy - Episode 150 - 10 August 2026

    Theoretically.

  11. 380.1 IE18 Turning night into day - 3 August 2026

    Sky mirrors.

  12. 380. Dear Cheap Astronomy - Episode 149 - 27 July 2026

    More death rays.

  13. 379. Dear Cheap Astronomy - Episode 148 - 20 July 2026

    Astronomy without borders.

  14. 378.1 Goldilocks Zones and the Cosmic Shoreline - 13 July 2026

    You have to draw a line somewhere.

  15. 378. Dear Cheap Astronomy - Episode 147 - 6 July 2026

    An impactful episode.

  16. 377.1 Why does the Moon rust - 29 June 2026

    Only around a full Moon.

  17. 377. Dear Cheap Astronomy - Episode 146 - 22 June 2026

    Getting existential.

  18. 376.1 How long will Saturn's rings last - 15 June 2026

    Nothing lasts forever.

  19. 376. Dear Cheap Astronomy - Episode 145 - 8 June 2026

    Neither intuitive, nor elegant.

  20. 375.1 Fossil fuels and the Fermi Paradox - 1 June 2026

    A burning topic.

  21. 375. Dear Cheap Astronomy - Episode 144 - 25 May 2026

    Not likely.

  22. 374.1 What is mineable on the Moon - 18 May 2026

    Not much.

  23. 374. Dear Cheap Astronomy - Episode 143 - 11 May 2026

    Missed by that much.

  24. 373.1 How we see our past - 4 May 2026

    Distance is history.

  25. 373. Dear Cheap Astronomy - Episode 142 - 27 April 2026

    Who knew?

  26. 372.2 Artemis 2, Part 2of2 - 20 April 2026

    Showing how it's done.

  27. 372.1 Artemis 2, Part 1of2 - 13 April 2026

    Not just cargo.

  28. 372. Dear Cheap Astronomy - Episode 141 - 6 April 2026

    A podcast of sorts.

  29. 371.2 Technosignatures - 30 March 2026

    Over here.

  30. 371.1 Artemis revision- 23 March 2026

    What's old is new again.

  31. 371. Dear Cheap Astronomy - Episode 140 - 16 March 2026

    Objective: objects.

  32. 370.2 Recycling rockets - 9 March 2026

    Landing some options.

  33. 370.1 Rotating Universe - 2 March 2026

    A lot of spin.

  34. 370. Dear Cheap Astronomy - Episode 139 - 23 February 2026

    Saving the world on a tight budget.

  35. 369.2 IE_Future Orbits - 16 February 2026

    Rounding up.

  36. 369.1 Rogue planets - 9 February 2026

    Wandering alone.

  37. 369. Dear Cheap Astronomy - Episode 138 - 2 February 2026

    Some place in space.

  38. 368.2 Quantum computing - 26 January 2026

    It works if you don't peek.

  39. 368.1 Quantum teleportation - 19 January 2026

    Moving possibilities.

  40. 368. Dear Cheap Astronomy - Episode 137 - 12 January 2026

    We are still out there.

  41. 367.2 3I/ATLAS - 5 January 2026

    An ancient mariner.

  42. 367.1 Electrostatic lunar dust - 29 December 2025

    A sticky problem.

  43. 367. Dear Cheap Astronomy - Episode 136 - 22 December 2025

    Things aren't always straight-forward

  44. 366.2 Spooky action - 15 December 2025

    It is probably real.

  45. 366.1 Unrecognisable life - 8 December 2025

    Are we just looking at it the wrong way?

  46. 366. Dear Cheap Astronomy - Episode 135 - 1 December 2025

    Are we ready?

  47. 365. Dear Cheap Astronomy - Episode 134 - 10 November 2025

    Taking nothing for granted.

  48. 364. Dear Cheap Astronomy - Episode 133 - 20 October 2025

    Shining a light.

  49. 363. Dear Cheap Astronomy - Episode 132 - 29 September 2025

    Bringing it home.

  50. 362. Dear Cheap Astronomy - Episode 131 - 8 September 2025

    Being here.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Cheap Astronomy offers you 10 minute weekly podcasts on a wide range of astronomy and space exploration topics.

HOSTED BY

Steve Nerlich

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Cheap Astronomy offers you 10 minute weekly podcasts on a wide range of astronomy and space exploration topics.

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Cheap Astronomy Podcasts is created and hosted by Steve Nerlich.
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