An irreverent and informative tour of the latest, greatest and most interesting discoveries in astronomy.

Walkabout the Galaxy got its start from our coffee break "walkabouts" at the University of Central Florida. Josh is not a coffee drinker, so instead of a “coffee break” he takes a walkabout the UCF campus with his colleagues. The wide-ranging conversation on these breaks, from the latest astronomy news to the latest developments in science fiction were so much fun that Walkabout the Galaxy was born. This conversational podcast covers the latest news in astronomy and physics at a level accessible to anyone who is interested in space or just wants to join in a fun and occasionally silly conversation.

WtG is hosted by Josh Colwell, Addie Dove, and Jim Cooney. All three are in the Physics Department and the Florida Space Institute at the University of Central Florida. Josh and Addie study dust, rings, comets, moon, asteroids, and planet formation, and they try to drag Jim into their planetary escapades, but his passion is cosmology.

You can reach out to the WtG team at wtg@ucf.edu

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Podcast from 2018

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The Interstellar Interloper and the Ravenous Black Hole, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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Does Mars Have a Chewy Center?, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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Chasing New Horizons with David Grinspoon, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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Danger Astroquarks!, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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I Think I Stepped in Some Dark Matter, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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For Stephen Hawking, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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Magnetic Ink Blot Test in Space, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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Print Me a Space Base, Please, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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The One Sponsored by Space Sex, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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I Could Swear I Left My Satellite in Orbit!, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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The Old Stars Tell Tales, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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The One About Bunburra Rockhole, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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A Very Low Rumble in Space, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

Podcast from 2017

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2017 - A Great Year for Space, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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Antimatter from your Local Thunderstorm, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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Fly Me To The Moon (of Saturn!), Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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Kronos the Planet Eater, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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Rogue Asteroid!, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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To Kilonova, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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I Left My Communicator on Sigma Iotia!, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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SOFIA, Nobel and Kuiper - What's in a Name?, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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OSIRIS-REx Gets the Gravity Assist and Scores!, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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To Be, Cassini, Or Not To Be, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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Florence and the LIGO Machine, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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Are Those Diamonds on Uranus?, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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Of Eclipses and Starspots, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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Of Zombies, Comets and Kilograms, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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Cold and Hard, not Warm and Fuzzy, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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Going Rogue!, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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Teleport Me to the Great Red Spot!, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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Where No One Has Gone Before, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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Is Planet 9 Lost in Space?, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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Leggo my LIGO!, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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Uranus Gets Bedazzled!, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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Is That Inflation Or Are You Just Happy To See Me?, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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Juno What I Mean!, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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The Solar System is a Bubble in Space, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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The Grand Finale is Finale Here, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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Enceladus is a Little Bit Gassy!, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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That's Quite a Hadron You've Got There!, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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The Great Black Hole Escape, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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Space Dust Keeps Falling on my Head, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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The One About Patrick Stewart, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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Strange New Worlds, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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White Dwarfs and Planetary Nebulae, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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Stripey Buggers, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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A Space Odyssey, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

The Hottest Year in a Row!, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney

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Walk About the Great Big Group of Stars, Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney