About this podcast
Welcome to the Astro Minute! I'm Lauren Smyth, and with the help of astronomer and teacher Kelli Smyth, I'll be your tour guide as we explore the secrets of the night sky sixty seconds at a time.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 65 episodes
- What Was the Christmas Star? · 4 min · Episode 65What was the star that led the wise men to Jesus? Find out more on today's episode of Astro Minute!
- Galaxies & Our Own Andromeda · 1 min · Episode 64Only one galaxy is visible from the northern hemisphere to the naked eye. Learn more on today's episode of Astro Minute!
- The Life of a Star FINALE: Black Holes · 1 min · Episode 63How does a star become a black hole? Find out on today's episode of Astro Minute!
- The Life of a Star: Supernovae Remnants, Neutron Stars, and Pulsars · 1 min · Episode 62What happens to a high-mass star in its old age? Find out on today's episode of Astro Minute!
- The Life of a Star: Supernovae · 1 min · Episode 61How does a star become a supernova? Find out on today's episode of Astro Minute!
- The Life of a Star: Red Supergiants · 1 min · Episode 60How does a star become a red supergiant? Find out on today's episode of Astro Minute!
- The Life of a Star: Type 1A Supernovae · 1 min · Episode 59What is a type 1A supernova? Find out on today's episode of Astro Minute!
- The Life of a Star: Novae · 1 min · Episode 58How do stars become novae? Find out on today's episode of Astro Minute!
- The Life of a Star: White Dwarfs and Planetary Nebulae · 1 min · Episode 57How do stars become white dwarves and planetary nebulae? Find out on today's episode of Astro Minute!
- The Life of a Star: Red Giants · 1 min · Episode 56How does a star become a red giant? Find out on today's episode of Astro Minute!
- The Life of a Star: Middle Age - The Main Sequence · 1 min · Episode 55What happens to a star in its "main sequence"? Learn more on today's episode of Astro Minute!
- The Life of a Star: The Birth of a Star - Stellar Nurseries · 1 min · Episode 54How are stars born? Learn more on today's episode of Astro Minute!
- SPECIAL EPISODE: Go Outside and Look Up · 2 min · Episode 53Go outside and look up with today's special episode of Astro Minute.
- Globular Clusters · 1 min · Episode 52Learn how to spot these distant, dazzling objects in today's episode of Astro Minute!
- REBOOT - The Double Cluster · 1 min · Episode 51Look up at any point during the year and discover the Double Cluster, first observed by a Greek astronomer over one hundred years before the birth of Christ.
- Lyrid Meteor Shower · 1 min · Episode 50Get ready for this nighttime shower on today's episode of Astro Minute!
- Exploring Orion · 1 min · Episode 49The constellation Orion is home to many interesting celestial objects. Learn more on today's episode of Astro Minute!
- Update on T Coronae Borealis · 1 min · Episode 48A heavenly explosion is slated for the coming months. Learn more on today's episode of Astro Minute!
- The Beehive Cluster · 1 min · Episode 47The vernal equinox brings spring ... and the beautiful Beehive Cluster! Learn how to find it on today's episode of Astro Minute.
- Coming to Skies Near You: Total Lunar Eclipse · 1 min · Episode 46On March 13th, North American viewers will be treated to a total lunar eclipse. Learn more on today's episode of Astro Minute!
