Show overview
StarDate has published 86 episodes during 2026. That works out to roughly 3 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.
Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 2 min and 2 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Science show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 4 weeks ago, with 86 episodes already out so far this year. Published by McDonald Observatory.
Episodes
86
Started
2026
Median length
2 min
Cadence
Near-daily
From the publisher
StarDate, the longest-running national radio science feature in the U.S., tells listeners what to look for in the night sky.
Latest Episodes
View all 86 episodesAltair
Jun 27, 20262 min
Moon and Antares
Jun 26, 20262 min
The Stinger
Jun 25, 20262 min
U Scorpii
Jun 24, 20262 min
Microquasar
Jun 23, 20262 min
The Scorpion’s Head
Jun 22, 20262 min
Equation of Time
Jun 21, 20262 min
Summer Solstice
Jun 20, 20262 min
Moon and Regulus
Jun 19, 20262 min
Allan Sandage
Jun 18, 20262 min
Moon and Venus
Jun 17, 20262 min
Moon and Companions
Jun 16, 20262 min
Cocoon Nebula
Jun 15, 20262 min
Evening Mercury
Jun 14, 20262 min
Methuselah Star
Jun 13, 20262 min
‘Shifting’ Stars
Jun 12, 20262 min
Evening Array
Jun 11, 20262 min
Tight Family
Jun 10, 20262 min
Moon and Saturn
Jun 9, 20262 min
More Venus and Jupiter
Jun 8, 20262 min
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