NASACast: What's Up? Video Podcast
1) What's Up - September 2023
Enjoy the bright beacon of Venus on September mornings, end the month with a Harvest Moon, and seek the elusive zodiacal light under dark skies.
2) What's Up - August 2023
What are some skywatching highlights in August 2023? Saturn reaches opposition this month, meaning it's at its biggest and brightest for the year, and visible all night. The "shooting stars" of the an...Show More
3) What's Up - July 2023
What are some skywatching highlights in July 2023? Mars and Venus start the month close together, but part ways and head lower as July goes on. Mars appears very near Regulus in Leo on the 9th and 10t...Show More
4) What's Up - June 2023
What are some skywatching highlights in June 2023? Mars and Venus get closer, the bright stars of Summer, and how an ancient scholar used the June solstice to determine the size of planet Earth.
5) What's Up - December 2022
Your evening planet highlights, including the disappearance of Mars, and the constellation Pegasus.
6) What's Up - August 2022
The daily parade of four naked-eye planets in the mornings comes to an end this month.
7) What's Up - April 2022
Conjunction junction and a hidden surprise in the Big Dipper…
8) What's Up - March 2022
Meet the morning planets, the nearest star cluster, and some do-it-yourself exoplanets.
9) What's Up - February 2022
Jupiter makes its exit, Venus at peak brightness, and the star-forming cloud next door.
10) What's Up - January 2022
The quadrantid meteors peak after midnight on Jan. 3, and catch some close pairings of the Moon with Jupiter, Mars, and Venus.