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Star Trails: From Backyard Astronomy to Cosmic Wonder

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Star Trails is a weekly astronomy podcast that begins in your backyard and expands outward to the edge of the universe. Each episode features a guide to the night sky visible across North America — constellations, planets, moon phases, and…

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The Case of the Martian Meteorite 2026-11-08 · 32m
The Darkroom at the Edge of the Universe 2026-11-01 · 29m
The Telescope is Full of Water! 2026-10-25 · 36m
The Death of Andromeda 2026-10-18 · 21m
The Moon That Sends Us Its Ocean 2026-10-11 · 34m
A Black Hole Is Pointing at Us 2026-10-04 · 29m
There Was a Planet That Swallowed a Moon 2026-09-27 · 33m
Dyson Spheres: The Heat Has to Go Somewhere 2026-09-13 · 24m
Rivers Through the Dark 2026-09-06 · 27m
Little Red Dots at Cosmic Dawn 2026-08-30 · 27m
Did the Milky Way Flip? 2026-08-16 · 35m
When Black Holes Twist Spacetime 2026-08-02 · 38m
Listening to the Heartbeat of the Milky Way 2026-07-19 · 27m
Is there a Black Hole in Our Backyard? 2026-07-05 · 21m
How Jupiter Almost Destroyed the Solar System 2026-06-21 · 23m
A Summer Sky Road Trip 2026-06-07 · 31m
From the Archive: Star Party Stories 2026-05-31 · 18m
The Birth and Death of Galaxies 2026-05-24 · 29m
The Hidden Universe: Cosmic Structures in the Dark 2026-05-17 · 22m
When Galaxies Collide 2026-05-10 · 29m
Where the Milky Way Begins… and Ends 2026-05-03 · 23m
The Invisible Architecture of the Universe, with Dr. Enrique Lopez Rodriguez 2026-04-26 · 38m
From Gears to Code: Computing the Cosmos 2026-04-19 · 22m
Radio Astronomy: Listening to the Universe 2026-04-12 · 26m
Space Oddity: The Harmony of Isolation 2026-04-08 · 25m
Photon by Photon: A Journey Through Observatories 2026-04-05 · 26m
The Edge of the Solar System 2026-03-29 · 18m
Moons: The Solar System’s Secret Worlds 2026-03-22 · 26m
The Case of Pluto: Discovery, Demotion, and Redemption 2026-03-15 · 26m
Beyond the Frost Line: The Giant Planets of Our Solar System 2026-03-08 · 31m
Four Worlds, One Sun; Plus, a Total Lunar Eclipse 2026-03-01 · 28m
How Stars Die (Including the One That Keeps Us Alive) 2026-02-22 · 23m
The Quiet Majority of Stars 2026-02-15 · 29m
What Stars Do While They’re Alive 2026-02-08 · 18m
What a Star Is (and What It Isn’t) 2026-02-01 · 30m
The Myth of the Perfect Night 2026-01-25 · 23m
Choreography of the Cosmos: Why the Sky Never Stands Still 2026-01-18 · 22m
Night of the Hunter: A Deep Dive into Orion 2026-01-11 · 26m
How to Begin (or Begin Again) With the Night Sky 2026-01-04 · 23m
Winter’s Beacons (And a Holiday Gift) 2025-12-21 · 11m
How to Build a Time Machine 2025-11-30 · 29m
Eras of the Universe (Taylor’s Version) 2025-11-23 · 26m
Sad Astronomy: Reflections on Distance, Death, and Meaning 2025-11-16 · 24m
Playing Dice with the Universe 2025-11-09 · 26m
A Postcard to the Cosmos: Recreating the Arecibo Signal 2025-11-02 · 25m
The Silence Between the Stars 2025-10-26 · 22m
Echoes from the Cosmic Graveyard 2025-10-19 · 14m
The Mid-October Sky and The House of a Thousand Mirrors 2025-10-12 · 13m
Unsolved Mysteries of the Cosmos (and a Supermoon Too) 2025-10-05 · 23m
Star Trails will return on October 5 2025-09-27 · 3m
Tempus Fugit: Time in Space and Sky 2025-08-31 · 14m
A Dark Sky for Us, and a New Moon for Uranus 2025-08-24 · 13m
The Black Moon & the Milky Way’s Hidden Companions 2025-08-17 · 14m
Perseids, Planets, and the Smell of Space 2025-08-10 · 15m
The Sturgeon Moon and the Fossil in the Dark 2025-08-03 · 10m
Meteors, Mars, and a Betelgeuse Breakthrough 2025-07-27 · 13m
The Quiet Planet and the Loud Sky 2025-07-20 · 13m
A Star in Someone Else’s Sky 2025-07-13 · 13m
Weighty Matters and Wandering Worlds 2025-07-06 · 16m
Cosmic Fireworks and a Crazy Week of Space News 2025-06-29 · 15m
Blazars, Bootids and a Blackout Moon 2025-06-22 · 10m
Under the Same Stars: Ancient Astronomy 2025-06-15 · 17m
Sunspots, Moon Tricks, and Meteors at Dawn 2025-06-08 · 16m
Urban Alignments and Cosmic Parking Spots 2025-06-01 · 14m
New Moon Week and the Mystery of Missing Green Stars 2025-05-25 · 10m
Erased from the Charts, but Still Etched in the Stars 2025-05-18 · 13m
A Crown, a Ghost Planet, and a Star That Ate Another Star 2025-05-11 · 12m
Tracking Vesta and Exploring Alien Worlds 2025-05-04 · 14m
Cosmic Rebels & Celestial Farewells 2025-04-27 · 12m
Dawn Patrol: Planets, Meteors, and a Wandering Comet 2025-04-20 · 5m
Crows, Cosmic Collisions, and the Coming Lyrids 2025-04-13 · 13m
Sky Serpents and Space Legends 2025-04-06 · 11m
Galaxy Season: A Deep Sky Adventure 2025-03-30 · 10m
Spring Skies, a Solar Eclipse, and the Shadow of a Black Hole 2025-03-23 · 13m
Planets Fade, Leo Roars, and the Equinox Arrives 2025-03-16 · 16m
Blood Moon Rising: A Total Lunar Eclipse 2025-03-09 · 9m
Cosmic Collisions: Asteroids, Comets, and the Science of Planetary Defense 2025-03-02 · 16m
Dark Skies, Elusive Light, and Pluto’s Legacy 2025-02-23 · 16m
Venus at Peak Brilliance and the Voyager Golden Record 2025-02-16 · 26m
The Snow Moon & The Pale Blue Dot: A Cosmic Perspective 2025-02-09 · 17m
One Year of Star Trails: A Journey Through the Cosmos and Time 2025-02-02 · 23m
Hunting the Hunter: Orion’s Myth and Marvels 2025-01-26 · 17m
Stars 101: The Building Blocks of the Cosmos 2025-01-19 · 17m
The Wolf Moon and Mars: Spooky Occultations & Planetary Oddities 2025-01-12 · 17m
A Beginner’s Winter Sky Tour & the Wonders of Ceres 2025-01-05 · 23m
December Stargazing Highlights and a Holiday Break 2024-12-01 · 5m
A Celestial Feast: Thanksgiving Under the Stars 2024-11-24 · 14m
Skies Alive: Planets, Meteors, and Satellites in Motion 2024-11-17 · 15m
The Beaver Moon, Planetary Pairings, and the Cosmic Ray Mystery 2024-11-10 · 16m
Star Party Stories and November’s Night Sky 2024-11-03 · 18m
Spirits in the Sky: Halloween Stargazing 2024-10-27 · 18m
Chasing Comets and Conquering Light Pollution 2024-10-20 · 21m
The Hunter's Moon and Celestial Resonances 2024-10-13 · 18m
Autumn Stargazing: From the Draconids to Dazzling Planets 2024-10-06 · 17m
A Comet, a Crescent Moon and the Myth of the Great Bear 2024-09-29 · 16m
Autumn Arrives, Stargazing Adventures on Vacation 2024-09-22 · 15m
Light and Darkness: From the Harvest Moon to the Far Side 2024-09-15 · 11m
Quasars: Ancient Objects of the Early Universe 2024-09-08 · 11m
Moon Mysteries and the Rise of Pegasus 2024-09-01 · 12m
Celestial Triangles and Cosmic Clocks 2024-08-25 · 15m
The Sturgeon Blue Supermoon and Cosmic Ripples 2024-08-18 · 14m
The Perseid Meteor Shower and Wonders of Radio Astronomy 2024-08-11 · 14m
Exploring Nebulae: Cosmic Clouds and Stellar Nurseries 2024-08-04 · 14m
A Galactic Grand Tour; the Moon and Planets Gather 2024-07-28 · 15m
Exploring the Milky Way, Our Galactic Neighborhood 2024-07-21 · 14m
The Perseids Meteor Shower, a Conjunction, and the Summer Triangle 2024-07-14 · 15m
Summer’s Starry Nights, a Nova Watch, and Planetary Adventures 2024-07-07 · 22m
Dark Skies and Dazzling Sights: Summer’s Celestial Fireworks 2024-06-30 · 15m
Summer’s Cosmic Wonders and Martian Milestones 2024-06-23 · 13m
A Strawberry Moon, the Summer Solstice, and a Star Going Nova 2024-06-16 · 14m
Moon Pairings, Planetary Highlights, and the Afterglow of Creation 2024-06-09 · 15m
Planets on Parade, a New Moon, and How to Read a Star Chart 2024-06-02 · 13m
Neptune's Secrets and May's Stellar Highlights 2024-05-26 · 10m
A Flower Moon, Parading Planets, and the Quest to Prove General Relativity 2024-05-19 · 10m
Saturn’s Disappearing Rings, Night Sky Lore, Plus, Telescope Talk 2024-05-12 · 12m
The Shimmering Fury: Geomagnetic Storms 2024-05-10 · 4m
May Meteor Showers, Dark Nights and Planet Nine 2024-05-05 · 8m
Moving into May Skies, Plus, Paying Homage to Hubble 2024-04-28 · 7m
A Pink Moon Rises; Plus, Making Sense of RA and Declination 2024-04-21 · 9m
Twilight Whispers, and Mysteries of the Unseen 2024-04-14 · 8m
The Wonders of Early April, the Eclipse, and the Life Cycle of Stars 2024-04-07 · 8m
A New Moon in April Offers Dark Skies; Plus, All About Eclipses 2024-03-31 · 8m
Spring Skies, a Comet Returns, and the Discovery of Uranus 2024-03-24 · 9m
Spring Equinox Skies, Plus, Binoculars for Astronomy 2024-03-17 · 8m
Marching into Spring: Jupiter Dances with the Moon; Tracing the Ecliptic 2024-03-10 · 9m
Moving into March with a Messier Marathon and More 2024-03-03 · 9m
February's Celestial Curtain Call: The Moon and Planets Dazzle 2024-02-25 · 4m
Twilight Dance: Venus, Mars, the Snow Moon, and Winter's Guardians 2024-02-18 · 6m
Valentine's Stargazing: Venus, Mars, and the First Quarter Moon 2024-02-11 · 4m
February's Frosty Cosmos: Winter Constellations Unveiled 2024-02-04 · 4m
Introducing Star Trails: A Weekly Journey Through the Cosmos 2024-02-04 · 2m
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