About this episode
The episode discusses the night sky in October and covers cosmic news including potential signs of life on Mars and the confirmation of 6,000 exoplanets.
What’s the night sky in October? Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers Imo and Catherine talk through some of this month’s must-see cosmic objects in this podcast. Also discussed are this month’s cosmic news stories. They cover the exciting news about potential signs of life in ancient rocks on Mars, and the recently announced confirmation of 6,000 exoplanets! Join us on X at the start of October to be part of the conversation.
People in this episode
Host: Catherine
Topics covered
- night sky
- cosmic objects
- Mars
- exoplanets
- cosmic news
Keywords
- astronomy
- space
- October 2025
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Mars
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