Best Outer Space Podcasts

Life's not easy for Doug Eiffel, the communications officer for the U.S.S. Hephaestus Research Station, currently on Day 448 of its orbit around red dwarf star Wolf 359. He's stuck on a scientific survey mission of indeterminate length, 7.8 light years from Earth. His only company on board the station are stern mission chief Minkowski, insane science officer Hilbert, and Hephaestus Station's sentient, often malfunctioning operating system Hera. He doesn't have much to do for his job other than monitoring static and intercepting the occasional decades-old radio broadcast from Earth, so he spends most of his time creating extensive audio logs about the ordinary, day-to-day happenings within the station. But the Hephaestus is an odd place, and life in extremely isolated, zero gravity conditions has a way of doing funny things to people's minds. Even the simplest of tasks can turn into a gargantuan struggle, and the most ordinary-seeming things have a way of turning into anything but that. Wolf 359 is a radio drama in the tradition of Golden Age of Radio shows. Take one part space-faring adventure, add one part character drama, and mix in one part absurdist sitcom, and you get Wolf 359.

Nothing fancy here — just the simple audio diary of a girl in space. Also, there’s this weird and potentially ominous light in the distance that seems to be growing steadily closer. Listen for science, guns, trust, anti-matter, truth, beauty, inner turmoil, and delicious cheeses. It’s all here. In space.

'We Fix Space Junk' follows seasoned smuggler Kilner and reluctant fugitive Samantha as they travel the galaxy, dodging bullets and meeting strange and wonderful beings as they carry out odd jobs on the fringes of the law.A female-led sci-fi comedy sitcom set in the far future, in a high-tech, dystopian world, We Fix Space Junk draws on the sci-fi of the past, following in the footsteps of Harry Harrison and of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.Equal parts love-letter to sci-fi and satire of the present-day, Space Junk is lovingly produced by Beth Crane and Hedley Knights of Battle Bird Productions.To support the show visit patreon.com/BattleBirdProd or visit Battlebird.productions

An improvised science fiction sitcom following a team of ambassadors as they attempt to establish diplomatic relations with planets in the remote and chaotic Zyxx Quadrant… better known as the "ass end of space."

“Build your planet, keep in line… also clones."Stellar Firma is a weekly Science Fiction, Comedy podcast following the misadventures of Stellar Firma Ltd.'s highest born but lowest achieving planetary designer Trexel Geistman and his bewildered clone assistant David 7. Join them each episode as they attempt to take listener submissions and craft them into the galaxy's most luxurious, most expensive and most questionably designed bespoke planets.However, with Trexel's corporate shark of a line manager Hartro Piltz breathing down their necks and I.M.O.G.E.N., the station's omnipresent and omniinvasive stationwide A.I. monitoring those necks to within 3 decimal places, they'll be lucky to make it a week before being slurried and recycled into raw human resources.Over 76 Episodes to enjoy in this long form audio drama.For more information on Stellar Firma and our award winning fiction podcasts, visit www.rustyquill.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SAYER is a narrative fiction podcast set on Earth’s man-made second moon, Typhon. The eponymous SAYER is a highly advanced, self-aware AI created to help acclimate new residents to their new lives, and their new employment with Ærolith Dynamics. New episodes release every other week.

SOLAR, starring Stephanie Beatriz, Tony Award winner Alan Cumming, Academy Award winner Helen Hunt and Jonathan Bangs, is a journey to the heart of the solar system and an exploration of the vastness of the human spirit. Disconnected from Earth and trapped on separate parts of their spacecraft, crew members must fight for survival following a disaster on board the ill-fated Aethon, a manned solar research probe sent to explore temporal distortion around the sun. As painful memories, forgotten dreams, technological challenges and blunt realities collide--they must work together to keep their hope alive in the face of growing darkness. SHADOWS ARE DARKER THIS CLOSE TO THE SUN. SOLAR is a CurtCo Media production. To learn more, visit solarthepodcast.com

In 2057, the first humans were sent to Mars. The mission - establish a permanent human presence on another world. After volunteering for a one-way mission, the crew is thrust into an epic fight for survival, facing threats both near and far, that could determine the fate of the human race. This is Transmissions From Colony One, an audio drama space odyssey unlike anything you’ve ever heard.

We are midway through the 26th Century, out at the edge of Human space, in the Teegarden system.John B, a humble repairman and ”former human” (having lost his legal status as such), has left the Earth for mysterious reasons. He is perhaps the unluckiest being in the galaxy.He has wound up at the Human Exchange Concourse, or the ”HEC,” once the site of Humanity’s First Galactic Fair. It was the biggest flop in Human history. ”The Fairgrounds” is perhaps the unluckiest place in Human space. You don’t go there, you end up there.John’s luck seems to have changed when he gets a good apartment at an amazingly reasonable price only to find his roommate is Althaar, an Iltorian, who is determined to befriend a Human (Iltorians are the kindest, nicest species in all known space, and natural diplomats, beloved by almost all, but their slightest presence causes Humans to instinctively respond with panic, fear, disgust, nausea, and loss of bodily functions).Can a Human and Iltorian live together without one of them driving the other crazy?

When a far-future commercial spaceflight ends in disaster, the survivors are left floating in escape pods with nothing but the radio for company. What happened to their flight...and, where are they going now? This sci-fi whodunnit mystery features escape pods, intercepted fast-food commercials, and things that should never be found.

Space. The final job before I quit. These are the voyages of 'UK Space Agency Engineering Pod Number 46'. My five-year mission: to explore the ten square metres I'm trapped inside, seek out Pluto and boldly go switch off a lightbulb. If it's still on... Welcome to our 22 part, completed scifi comedy audiodrama 'Pod To Pluto' and say hello to 'Jemima Belafonte' and her 'Pod' computer. As they try and keep each other company during a very long 4.6 billion mile trip to Pluto to go turn off a lightbulb. This story is now finished, so you can now binge listen from the very beginning all the way to the epic chaotic ending!Written by Peter Richard Adams. Starring Laura England and Wayne Russell. Directed By Peter Beeston

Space: It’s big. Like, really big. These are the misadventures of a group of misfits that accidentally found themselves on the wrong side of a wormhole, trying not to blow up the galaxy in their attempts to make the long journey home. Join us on a voyage to the stars with the wholly unqualified Captain Tucker Lentz (Colton Dunn), scatterbrained scientist Elsa Rankfort (Felicia Day), apathetic technician Stew Merkel (Steve Berg) and the misanthropic A.I. Sorry (Janet Varney). The universe will never be the same.

Starship Q Star is an award-winning sci-fi comedy: When a space agency sends the “first all woman and non-binary crew” on a blatant PR mission to Mars, they inadvertently end up the last six humans in the universe. Lead by Co-Captains (and exes) Aurelia and Sim, Starship Q Star follows this madcap crew on their quest across the galaxy in search of a new home... which is basically one hilarious mishap after the other.Recently winning Silver at the Signal Awards for Best Writing (Fiction), this Aussie sitcom has picked up awards across the globe including Best Fiction Podcast at Sydney Web Fest, Best Comedy at LA Webfest, Outstanding Comedy at New Jersey Web Fest, and took out the 2023 Audio Fiction World Cup.Three all new animated adventures are out now on YouTube! Supported by the ABC and Screen Australia, you can learn more and watch them here: https://starshipqstar.com/animated Created by co-writing couple Meegan May & Lauren Anderson, Starship Q Star stars: Annie Lumsden, Drey Mendez, Lena Moon, Sunanda, Scott Limbrick, Isha Menon, and Ben Russell.For More:https://starshipqstar.com/https://www.instagram.com/starshipqstar/https://www.tiktok.com/@starshipqstar Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A bi-weekly anthology Science Fiction audio drama, telling the stories of the people of the Sol System. For more information on the show, the cast, and the crew, visit our website: https://breathingspace.lawofnames.com/Join the Law of Names discord: http://discord.lawofnames.com/

Join Varian, Isra and Ren as they battle to maintain every ounce of their humanity against a despotic regime determined to turn them into monsters. As prototype enhanced soldiers they have been raised in the lab and on the training quad, and now it’s time to unleash them on the world. Their adopted father, President of the Dex Industries weapons corporation and the newly formed Dex Island nation, uses every asset at his disposal to steer world politics… but some assets are easier to control than others. Beyond the borders of Dex Island, Varian, Isra and Ren discover new dangers… and new levels of freedom. The Dex Legacy is an award-winning full cast audio drama written by Emily Inkpen and produced by Alternative Stories. Website: thedexlegacy.com

Brought to you by New Blood Universe, an indie paranormal production co. - Hosted by eclectic witch & paranormal investigator, Fen Alankus & paranormal investigator/researcher, Megan Toutant, AKA thequeercrypt. Fen & Megan follow their curiosity wherever it takes them - from witchcraft & spooky folklore to true accounts of ghosts, demons, aliens, fairies, cryptids, NDEs, interdimensional travel - and and and - all the WOO (now bi-weekly).Through interviews, stories, & investigations, they explore some of life’s most intriguing mysteries, high strangeness, & weird phenomena. Share your strange encounters here: followthewoo@gmail.com

Light-years away from a dying Earth, humanity’s last hope rides aboard the Dellingr, a ship on course to a distant planet to start life anew. Follow the five crew members on board, far away from all they knew and loved, tasked with a mission that is falling apart in unexpected, strange, and horrific ways. Are all the classic sci-fi’s wrong? Is love really the answer to everything? Or was this all doomed from the start?

Come get curious with NASA. As an official NASA podcast, Curious Universe brings you mind-blowing science and space adventures you won't find anywhere else. Explore the cosmos alongside astronauts, scientists, engineers, and other top NASA experts who are achieving remarkable feats in science, space exploration, and aeronautics. Learn something new about the wild and wonderful universe we share. All you need to get started is a little curiosity.NASA's Curious Universe is an official NASA podcast hosted by Padi Boyd and Jacob Pinter. Discover more original NASA shows at nasa.gov/podcasts

REACH: A Space Podcast for Kids is a bi-weekly, family friendly exploration of our galaxy (and beyond!) with hosts Brian Holden and Meredith Stepien. Built for kids and based on questions from kids, REACH educates with entertaining segments, fun at-home experiments, and interviews with subject matter experts from leading institutions such as NASA, Adler Planetarium, Cosmosphere, and more. Subscribe today, and get knowledge...within your Reach.

Audio recordings assembled from project #M1342. Property of the Mnemosyne Corporation.Aboard Mnemosyne, the space-station-turned-prison that orbits Earth, a disgraced neurologist conducts a series of experiments on some prisoners, in hopes of unlocking the secrets of human memory. But no one he encounters is exactly who they seem to be, and those memories all seem to hold more secrets than answers. Project updates released bi-weekly. Now an award-winning podcast! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gardeners of the Galaxy is a podcast for all of the sentient beings in the Universe who have a passion for plants. Emma the Space Gardener is your guide as you explore cultivating the cosmos, planting planets and sowing seeds in space.

Spotify transforma tus mañanas con su primer programa diario. De lunes a viernes, noticias, entretenimiento, música y todo lo que te importa. Te despiertan Fiorella Sargenti, Luciano Banchero, Eddie Fitte y un dream team de columnistas.

Do you ever feel like you’re being watched? Don’t trust the government? Are aliens real? Is time travel possible? Will artificial intelligence actually take over the Earth? Do ghosts actually exist? Is Bigfoot real or just media hype? Are all UFO reports falsified? These questions are only the beginning...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/troubled-minds-radio--4953916/support.

*Black Pulse* is a thrilling sci-fi audio drama that plunges listeners into the adventures of a diverse crew navigating the treacherous edges of the galaxy. Set in a universe where rebellion, smuggling, and high-stakes missions are the norm, the crew faces everything from intense space battles to mysterious alien worlds.What makes *Black Pulse* stand out is its blend of action-packed sequences, humorous character interactions amongst the crew of 8 iconic main characters with each having a unique personality.Listeners can expect a mix of suspense, camaraderie, and the occasional laugh as the crew tackles the challenges of their missions while uncovering dark secrets that could change the fate of the galaxy.Get to know the characters in the Cast List ( https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AToOiOkVrADQfSteKIH3sZnOusu8Y4kxrSQO_KaLvDg/edit?usp=sharing )This show uses RVC for voice modulations.