Show overview
StarDate has published 65 episodes during 2026. That works out to roughly 2 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 2 days ago, with 65 episodes already out so far this year. Published by McDonald Observatory.
Episodes
65
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 65 episodesThe Serpent
Jun 6, 20262 min
Venus and Jupiter
Jun 5, 20262 min
Tie-Dyed Sky
Jun 4, 20262 min
Glaring Visage
Jun 3, 20262 min
Surveyor 1
Jun 2, 20262 min
Evening Planets
Jun 1, 20262 min
Cold Skies
May 31, 20262 min
Blue Moon
May 30, 20262 min
First Glimpse
May 29, 20262 min
Manhattanhenge
May 28, 20262 min
Vega Planets
May 27, 20262 min
Richard Carrington
May 26, 20262 min
Mars Lightning
May 25, 20262 min
Martian Climate
May 24, 20262 min
Martian Clock
May 23, 20262 min
Moon and Regulus
May 22, 20262 min
Space Rescue
May 21, 20262 min
Moon and Gemini
May 20, 20262 min
Moon and Jupiter
May 19, 20262 min
Moon and Venus
May 18, 20262 min
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