Latest Episodes:

In the show this time, Nik Szymanek tells us about astrophotography, Dr. Thomas Targett tells us about supermassive black holes and Prof. Alan Fitzsimmons tells us about the NEOShield project. We also talk to Foteini Lykou about evolved stars in this month's JodBite and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Tim O'Brien in Ask an Astronomer. Listen to May 2012 Extra.

Cover art credit: Nik Szymanek and Ian King, courtesy of the Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes, La Palma

In this month's show we bring you the first of many interviews recorded at the National Astronomy Meeting. We talk to Dr Jayne Birkby about Hot Jupiter planets, Dr Nick Cross about a billion star image, Dr Dan Brown and John Tanner about light pollution in the Peak District and Phil Bull about Dark Energy. Plus, Megan rounds up the latest news and we find out what's in the May night sky from Ian Morison and John Field. Listen to May 2012.

Cover art credit: NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, Melissa Meyers

In the show this time, Dr Christine Jordan tells us about the computers that run the telescope and about the data processing at Jodrell Bank in this month's JodBite, we talk to Prof. Raman Prinja about stellar winds in massive stars, Dr Paulo Freire talks about testing alternative theories of gravity using pulsars and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Melanie Gendre. Listen to April 2012 Extra.

Cover art credit: NASA

In the show this month, Megan rounds up the latest news and we find out what's in the April night sky from Ian Morison and John Field. Listen to April 2012.

Cover art credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington/Brown University

In the final of the NAM special episodes, Mark rounds up the National Astronomy Meeting in Manchester. Listen to NAM 2012: Day 4.

Cover art credit: Jen Gupta

In the third of the NAM special episodes, Christina reports from day 3 of the National Astronomy Meeting in Manchester. Listen to NAM 2012: Day 3.

Cover art credit: Jen Gupta