365 Days of Astronomy Podcast

By Nancy Atkinson - October 10, 2008 at 10:06 AM UTC | Site News
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Hopefully you've heard about the

International Year of Astronomy

-- a year long celebration in 2009 of the 400th anniversary of Galileo's first look through the telescope. One part of that celebration is the

365 Days of Astronomy Podcast.

There will be one podcast per day, every day, for all 365 days of 2009. The podcasts will be 5 to 10 minutes in duration, and will be available through the

365 Days of Astronomy website

and an

RSS feed

. The 365 Days team has just put out a trailer encouraging everyone to listen every day:

Want to be part of the project?

Not only will you have the chance to listen each day, but you can participate as well. The podcast episodes will be written, recorded and produced by people around the world. Each day will have a specific topic or theme based on The

365 Days of Astronomy Calendar

, a daily calendar of astronomical events, themes and ideas created by the IYA.

People participating can choose their own topics, all of which will need to be approved ahead of time. For all the details head on over to the website. And if you've never recorded anything before, never fear. There's even information on

how to record a podcast,

as well as much more.

You can also follow

365 Days of Astronomy on Twitter.

And, if you thought you've heard the voice on the video before, its none other than the golden voice of Mat Kaplan from

Planetary Radio.

Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson is a space journalist and author with a passion for telling the stories of people involved in space exploration and astronomy. She is currently retired from daily writing, but worked at Universe Today for 20 years as a writer and editor. She also contributed articles to The Planetary Society, Ad Astra (National Space Society), New Scientist and many other online outlets.

Her 2019 book, "Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions,” shares the untold stories of engineers and scientists who worked behind the scenes to make the Apollo program so successful, despite the daunting odds against it. Her first book “Incredible Stories From Space: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Missions Changing Our View of the Cosmos” (2016) tells the stories of 37 scientists and engineers that work on several current NASA robotic missions to explore the solar system and beyond.

Nancy is also a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador, and through this program, she has the opportunity to share her passion of space and astronomy with children and adults through presentations and programs. Nancy's personal website is nancyatkinson.com