The Quiet Planet and the Loud Sky

With the Moon going dark midweek, we take a look at some targets in deep-sky territory, plus some dazzling planetary pairings. Also, learn why now might be a good time to rise to the bold (and slightly bonkers) challenge of trying to spot Pluto! It’s not for the faint of aperture, but it’s a fun stretch goal for the ambitious skywatcher.

Then, in the second half of the episode, the night gets stranger. We’ll revisit the legendary Wow! Signal from 1977—a mysterious 72-second radio burst that never repeated. It’s the perfect launchpad into the latest real-life cosmic mysteries, including bizarre radio pulses, celestial Morse code, and signals that challenge everything we thought we knew about stars and space.

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