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Cheap Astronomy Podcasts

by Steve Nerlich

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Cheap Astronomy offers you 10 minute weekly podcasts on a wide range of astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, space science and space exploration topics. At Cheap Astronomy you're only as cheap as the telescope you're looking through.

Latest episodes

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

Heavy stuff.

Oct 5

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

Probably not bipedal, but could be digital.

Sep 28

383.1 What might aliens look like - 21 September 2026

Probably not green, but could be little.

Sep 21

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

Other roads.

Sep 14

382.2 Gravity from entropy - 7 September 2026

Some random thinking.

Sep 7

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

Leave it to the robots.

Aug 31

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

The right ingredients.

Aug 24

381.1 The first stars - 17 August 2026

The really big stars of astronomy.

Aug 17

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

Theoretically.

Aug 10

380.1 IE18 Turning night into day - 3 August 2026

Sky mirrors.

Aug 3

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

More death rays.

Jul 27

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

Astronomy without borders.

Jul 20

378.1 Goldilocks Zones and the Cosmic Shoreline - 13 July 2026

You have to draw a line somewhere.

Jul 13

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

An impactful episode.

Jul 6

377.1 Why does the Moon rust - 29 June 2026

Only around a full Moon.

Jun 29

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

Getting existential.

Jun 22

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

Nothing lasts forever.

Jun 15

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

Neither intuitive, nor elegant.

Jun 8

375.1 Fossil fuels and the Fermi Paradox - 1 June 2026

A burning topic.

Jun 1

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

Not likely.

May 25

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Chart positions

Where Cheap Astronomy Podcasts ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Oct 7, 2026).

#86 ▼ 6 Natural Sciences US

What listeners say

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These episodes are the perfect length, have interesting topics and are mixed with some light humor. The fact that there are no advertisements makes it my go to podcast. Entertaining and informative from a guy that sounds like someone I would enjoy hanging out with.

alpacagal71 · Sep 2023

Interesting topics, well researched, clearly explained, and entertaining.

Marc_Whitaker · Jul 2021

Fundamentals as well as Deep Thoughts explained in a clear, concise and interesting podcast.

Buck in USA · Nov 2019

I dig this podcast. Somehow, it never fails to cheer me up - It´s both the content of it (uncompromisingly dense but also fun and self-aware), and the fact that someone is doing such a podcast.

gritmike · Jan 2019

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