Astronomy for Equity
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Join us on an adventure through the telescope to the stars and back. We’ll visit people around the world who are having a big impact on the lives of others who share their place on Earth. Whatever our cultural differences, we share the same sky. We are all fellow passengers traveling through the galaxy on Spaceship Earth.
A stargazing festival comes with a teacher workshop; your sense of wonder gets homework.
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A thoughtful case for treating astronomy outreach as a human responsibility.
This Big Impact Astronomy episode frames astronomy as public work, not just observatory work. Mike Simmons and Kevin Govender center the Office of Astronomy for Development, its regional offices, language centers, and grant-backed projects that bring astronomy into communities.
A community astronomy story about turning telescopes into teacher learning, local support, and wider access.
Big Impact Astronomy follows Tribu Cultural Astronomica as it turns public stargazing into a longer-running community project. The Guadalajara team talks through rural festivals, municipal buy-in, and the importance of bringing tourism directors into the work so local support…
A grounded look at astronomy outreach in Libya, where clubs and classroom work make science education more reachable amid war, displacement, and barriers to participation.
Astronomy for STEM Education in Libya with Atiyah Al-Hassadi follows a Libyan astrophysicist and co-founder of Roya for Astronomy and Space Applications as he talks through lectures, workshops, public stargazing, and school astronomy clubs.
A warm, community-first space story that treats astronomy as something people can pass on.
Big Impact Astronomy presents a suborbital flight as a story about outreach, access, and astronomy reaching people well beyond the observatory.
Rotating StarTalk scientist-hosts and a comedian co-host tackle listener-submitted cosmic questions.
Patient space coverage with real mission context.
Host Mike Simmons interviews astronaut Ron Rosano about his suborbital flight with Virgin Galactic and its impact on his astronomy outreach.
Atiyah Al-Hassadi describes how Roya for Astronomy and Space Applications uses astronomy education in Libya to support students affected by armed conflict, disrupted schools, and displacement.
Mike Simmons interviews Kevin Govender, founder of Prima Lucha Labs and founding director of the Office of Astronomy for Development, about using astronomy for community development.
This episode features an interview with Jamal Mamouni, a past president of the African Astronomical Society, discussing his work in Algeria and across Africa to promote astronomy education and community impact.
This episode features Oli Nkafagomero, who discusses her 17-year career in space science and her work with Astronomers Without Borders Nigeria.
Mike Simmons interviews Cuauhtémoc Méndez Rosas, Guillermo “Memo” Méndez Rosas, and Magdalena Rodriguez Romero about Tribu Cultura Astronómica in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Mike Simmons interviews Kelly Blumenthal, director of the IAU Office of Astronomy Outreach in Tokyo, about its network of more than 400 National Outreach Coordinators in over 120 countries.
Big Impact Astronomy host Mike Simmons interviews Cuauhtémoc Méndez Rosas, Guillermo “Memo” Méndez Rosas, and Magdalena Rodriguez Romero about Tribu Cultura Astronómica in Guadalajara, Mexico.