Made of Stars

About Made of Stars

Made of Stars is a look at everything in space exploration from programs and vehicles on Earth to discoveries made just out of our atmosphere and into deep space. Space enthusiast Wes Carroll interviews executive director of CSU's Coca-Cola Space Science center Dr. Shawn Cruzen each week with new episodes published Thursday mornings. Georgia Association of Broadcasters winner for Best Podcast Series at the 2022 Gabby Awards Support the Podcast https://www.patreon.com/Wescarroll (https://www.patreon.com/Wescarroll) Voice Over: Joe Earl Williams Original Music: Graham Hobson Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/made-of-stars--4746260/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/made-of-stars--4746260/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss).

Publisher

Wes Carroll

Category

science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Jan 2021

Latest episode

1 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

300 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Episode 300! Frank, They're Not Here for You. Weird Al Yankovic Is on the Plane

   On our 300th epiosde, a startup company is preparing to launch the first ever fully autonomous space mission to mine an asteroid. Forecasting weather on alien worlds outside out solar system is now a thing. An asteroid has now officially been named after Weird Al. Astronomers may have discovered the first moon outside our solar system. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/made-of-stars--4746260/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/made-of-stars--4746260/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss).

2. 

   24 Sept 2026

   Auroras and Equinoxes Are Pretty Much BFFs

   The autumnal equinox means the beginning of aurora season. Research shows that the Sun may have swallowed a planet. SpaceX launch moved to next week. Plus new data from JWST and Hubble has driven reseach and shows how massive star clusters drive galaxy evolution. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/made-of-stars--4746260/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/made-of-stars--4746260/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss).

3. 

   17 Sept 2026

   Down Goes Farrah

   A US Cold War era satellite broke apart in orbit and no one knows why. A French court has ruled that aviation radiation is real and that it qualifies as an occupational hazard for flight crews. SpaceX has a significant launch scheduled for next week. Vampire dwarf stars probably won't be a hot Halloween costume this year, but perhaps they should be. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/made-of-stars--4746260/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/made-of-stars--4746260/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss).

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

91

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

81

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