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142 episodes
2016 to present
Average episode: 29 minutes
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Categories: Astronomy
Podcaster's summary: The monthly astronomy podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
| Episodes |
| 2022-Jun-26 • 11 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 27 June to 3 July A parade of planets, Earthshine and a stellar occultation, as we run down what you can see in the night sky this week.Transcript See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. |
| 2022-Jun-24 • 36 minutes The search for extraterrestrial intelligence The SETI Institute's Franck Marchis discusses the search for life beyond Earth |
| 2022-Jun-19 • 11 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 20 to 26 June A handful of planets, Earthshine and a comet are all in this weeks episode, where we list the best things to see in this week's night sky. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. |
| 2022-Jun-15 • 16 minutes Space Women: Maggie Aderin-Pocock Presenter of The Sky at Night, Maggie Aderin Pocock, talks us through her career and her lifelong obsession with the MoonTranscript See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. |
| 2022-Jun-12 • 18 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 13 to 19 June Supermoons, stargazing with Antares and a planetary parade in this week's episode, where we tell you the best things in the night sky this week.Transcript See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. |
| 2022-Jun-05 • 10 minutes Star Diary: What's in the night sky from 6 to 12 June The craters of the Moon; double stars and the Moon's progress across the stars – We run down the best things to see in the sky this week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. |
| 2022-May-27 • 13 minutes Star Diary: What's in the night sky from 30 May to 5 June The Planets; the twins of Gemini - Castor and Pollux; the Moon. We run down the best things to see in the sky this week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. |
| 2022-May-27 • 34 minutes What is dark energy? Cosmologist Eva-Maria Mueller discusses the mysterious force speeding up the expansion of the Universe |
| 2022-May-22 • 12 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 23 to 29 May 2022 A run down of all the best things to see in the northern hemisphere's sky from the 23 to 29 May 2022.Transcript See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. |
| 2022-May-15 • 9 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 16 to 22 May 2022 A run down of all the best things to see in the northern hemisphere's sky from the 16 to 22 May 2022.Transcript See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. |
| 2022-May-08 • 11 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 9 to 15 May 2022 A run down of all the best things to see in the northern hemisphere's sky from the 9 to 15 May 2022.Transcript See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. |
| 2022-May-01 • 10 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 2 to 8 May 2022 A run down of all the best things to see in the northern hemisphere's sky from 2 to 8 May 2022.Transcript See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. |
| 2022-Apr-29 • 37 minutes Hubble, James Webb and life beyond Earth NASA’s Dr Richard Barry discusses the science of space telescopes |
| 2022-Apr-24 • 14 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 25 April to 1 May 2022 A run down of all the best things to see in the northern hemisphere's sky from the 25 April to 1 May 2022.Transcript See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. |
| 2022-Apr-18 • 11 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 18 to 24 April 2022 A run down of all the best things to see in the northern hemisphere's sky from the 18 to 24 April 2022.Transcript See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. |
| 2022-Apr-11 • 14 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 11 to 17 April 2022 A run down of all the best things to see in the northern hemisphere's sky from the 11 to 17 April 2022.Transcript See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. |
| 2022-Apr-04 • 13 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 4 to 10 April 2022 A run down of all the best things to see in the northern hemisphere's sky from the 4 to 10 April 2022.Transcript See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. |
| 2022-Apr-01 • 31 minutes What happens if someone dies in space? Chatting space law with Prof Chris Newman |
| 2022-Mar-28 • 12 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 28 March to 3 April 2022 A run down of all the best things to see in the northern hemisphere's sky from the 28 March to 3 April 2022.Transcript See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. |
| 2022-Feb-28 • 22 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, March 2022 What's coming up in the night sky in the month of March 2022.Transcript. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. |
| 2022-Feb-22 • 37 minutes Interview: The science of exploding stars Astronomer Or Graur reveals how supernovae can reveal the secrets of the cosmos. |
| 2022-Jan-29 • 29 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, February 2022 What's coming up in the night sky in the month of February 2022.Transcript See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. |
| 2022-Jan-19 • 28 minutes Astronomy events of the 21st Century Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel pick their favourite memories observing the night sky |
| 2021-Dec-30 • 37 minutes Interview: Astrobiologist Nicol Caplin How microorganisms are helping humans push further into space |
| 2021-Dec-23 • 22 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, January 2022 What's coming up in the night sky in the month of January 2022.Transcript |
| 2021-Dec-20 • 35 minutes Launch of the James Webb Space Telescope As the James Webb Space Telescope prepares to launch on 22 December, we take a look at what the telescope has to offer.Transcript See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. |
| 2021-Dec-02 • 38 minutes Interview: Astronaut Nicole Stott The former NASA astronaut ponders the fragile beauty of our home planet. |
| 2021-Nov-25 • 28 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, December 2021 BBC Sky at Night Magazine's guide to the best things to see in the northern hemisphere's night sky in December 2021.Transcript |
| 2021-Nov-18 • 18 minutes Deflecting asteroids with NASA's DART mission Can we stop an asteroid from hitting Earth? That's what NASA's DART mission is about to investigate |
| 2021-Nov-08 • 33 minutes Interview: How to see the Northern Lights Aurora-hunter Tom Kerss reveals how to see the phenomena for yourself. |
| 2021-Oct-31 • 32 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, November 2021 BBC Sky at Night Magazine's guide to the best things to see in the northern hemisphere's night sky in November 2021.Transcript |
| 2021-Oct-24 • 17 minutes Interview: Astronaut Nora Al Matrooshi We speak to the UAE’s first female astronaut.Transcript |
| 2021-Oct-21 • 24 minutes Remembering Rosetta We take a look back at what ESA's Rosetta mission taught us about comets as the comet it spent two years exploring - 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko - returns into the inner Solar System.Transcript |
| 2021-Oct-07 • 34 minutes Interview: Natalie Starkey talks space volcanoes Cosmochemist Dr Natalie Starkey discusses the volcanoes of the Solar System. |
| 2021-Sep-29 • 34 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, October 2021 What to see in the northern hemisphere night sky throughout October 2021. |
| 2021-Sep-24 • 35 minutes Interview: UK astronaut Tim Peake The British astronaut discusses life on the International Space Station and getting human feet on Mars. |
| 2021-Sep-17 • 38 minutes Perseverance: 200 sols on Mars NASA's Perseverance rover and the Ingenuity helicopter scout have been on Mars for 200 sols. We find out what they've been up to.Transcript |
| 2021-Aug-26 • 26 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, September 2021 A guide to September 2021’s night sky in the northern hemisphere.Transcript |
| 2021-Aug-19 • 35 minutes Interview: The largest radio telescope in the world Astrophysicist Carole Mundell reveals how the Square Kilometre Array will explore the secrets of the cosmos. |
| 2021-Aug-12 • 43 minutes Telescopes that changed astronomy From Galileo's refractor, to the Hubble Space Telescope, to the JWST - there have been some telescopes that have changed how we look at the night sky. Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/podcast-telescopes-that-changed-astr... |
| 2021-Jul-29 • 32 minutes Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, August 2021 A guide to August 2021’s night sky in the northern hemisphere. This month Jupiter and Saturn reach opposition, and the Perseid meteor shower appears. Transcript:https://www.skyatnightmagazin... |
| 2021-Jul-23 • 31 minutes Interview: How to make a Universe from scratch Particle physicist Dr Harry Cliff traces the building blocks of the cosmos back to the Big Bang. |
| 2021-Jul-19 • 26 minutes Jupiter Special: a celebration of the gas giant August sees Jupiter reach opposition and the extension of NASA's Juno mission. |
| 2021-Jul-01 • 33 minutes Interview: Cosmic Collisions Planetary scientist Simone Marchi reveals the vital role collisions have played in the history of the Solar System. |
| 2021-Jun-26 • 28 minutes Star Diary: What's in the night sky, July 2021 A guide to July's night sky in the northern hemisphere. This month a parade of planets will be visible, even during the light summer nights. |
| 2021-Jun-21 • 25 minutes Apollo 15's 50th anniversary Revisiting Apollo 15 and the moon buggy on the 50th anniversary of the fourth Moon landing |
| 2021-Jun-14 • 19 minutes Interview: solar weather expert, Mathew Owens As the Sun's activity increases, we take a look at whether space weather could be hazardous to the Artemis moon-landing mission, and to satellites in orbit. |
| 2021-Jun-04 • 33 minutes Interview: Emily Lakdawalla talks Mars exploration Planetary scientist Emily Lakdawalla discusses the importance of putting rovers on the Red Planet. |
| 2021-May-26 • 38 minutes Star Diary: What's in the night sky, June 2021 A guide to June's planets, stars, conjunctions and how to see the partial solar eclipse. |
| 2021-May-20 • 29 minutes 20 years of NASA's WMAP mission How the WMAP satellite detected residual heat from the birth of the Universe. |
| 2021-May-15 • 32 minutes Interview: How to photograph a black hole Astronomer Heino Falcke reveals how an international science team photographed a black hole for the first time. |
| 2021-May-06 • 36 minutes Interview: Andy Weir, author of The Martian The Martian author, Andy Weir, talks to us about his new novel Project Hail Mary. |
| 2021-Apr-30 • 32 minutes Star Diary: What's in the night sky, May 2021 Discover the stars, planets, conjunctions and other observing highlights in the night sky this month. |
| 2021-Apr-28 • 28 minutes Interview: Genetic engineering for spaceflight Geneticist Dr Christopher Mason reveals how we could reengineer human genetics to survive on another planet. |
| 2021-Apr-25 • 37 minutes The Disordered Cosmos Astrophysicist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein explores some of the Universe's greatest unsolved mysteries. |
| 2021-Apr-23 • 27 minutes How the Great Debate changed astronomy forever 101 years since astronomy's Great Debate challenged our understanding of the Universe. |
| 2021-Apr-19 • 26 minutes Interview: Light pollution from satellites We talk with John Barentine from the International Dark Sky Association about an emerging source of light pollution – satellites. |
| 2021-Mar-31 • 34 minutes Star Diary: What's in the night sky, April 2021 Discover the stars, planets, conjunctions and other observing highlights in the night sky this month. |
| 2021-Mar-25 • 43 minutes Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space We look back on cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's historic spaceflight. |
| 2021-Mar-22 • 23 minutes Interview: How to photograph an exoplanet Astronomer Beth Biller reveals the new instrument that can directly image planets orbiting distant stars. |
| 2021-Mar-13 • 27 minutes How Uranus's rings were discovered We speak to astronomer Jessica Mink about her discovery of rings around Uranus. |
| 2021-Feb-27 • 29 minutes Star Diary: What's in the night sky, March 2021 Find out what to see in the night sky this month. |
| 2021-Feb-23 • 29 minutes Interview: How SPHEREx will track the history of the Universe NASA scientist Jamie Bock discusses a new mission to track the evolution of the cosmos. |
| 2021-Feb-18 • 20 minutes OSIRIS-Rex and the Asteroid belt We take a look at the asteroid belt and NASA's space-rock-investigating spacecraft OSIRIS-Rex as it prepares to return to Earth. |
| 2021-Feb-08 • 13 minutes Interview: The Emirates Mars Mission with Hessa Al Matroushi What will the UAE's first space mission reveal about the Red Planet? |
| 2021-Jan-30 • 28 minutes Star Diary: What's in the night sky, February 2021 Discover the best things to see in the night sky this month. |
| 2021-Jan-22 • 65 minutes 2021: A new year for astronomy and spaceflight A guide to stargazing and space missions over the coming year. |
| 2021-Jan-19 • 30 minutes Interview: Kellie Gerardi on the future of spaceflight Suborbital scientist Kellie Gerardi reveals the secrets of the space industry. |
| 2020-Dec-17 • 67 minutes 2020's spaceflight and astronomy highlights We look back at 2020's milestones in space science and our stargazing highlights of the past year. |
| 2020-Dec-12 • 38 minutes Interview: NASA astronaut Terry Virts Former NASA astronaut Terry Virts discusses life in zero gravity and the future of human spacelflight. |
| 2020-Dec-09 • 30 minutes A history of Palomar Observatory Astronomer Linda Schweizer discusses the history of California's Palomar Observatory. |
| 2020-Nov-20 • 39 minutes What next for New Horizons? NASA's New Horizons spacecraft heads deeper into the Kuiper Belt at the edge of the Solar System. |
| 2020-Nov-17 • 36 minutes Is there life beyond Earth? Biologist Wallace Arthur reveals why he believes the Universe could be teaming with life. |
| 2020-Nov-06 • 36 minutes What's a black hole? Interview with astrophysicist Janna Levin US astrophysicist Janna Levin reveals the secrets of black holes. |
| 2020-Oct-30 • 26 minutes Interview: NASA astronaut Jeff Williams NASA veteran Jeff Williams looks back on 20 years of the International Space Station. |
| 2020-Oct-22 • 36 minutes 20 years of the International Space Station We're marking 20 years of continuous occupation of the ISS with a look at its past, present and future. |
| 2020-Oct-09 • 20 minutes Interview: Getting The Right Stuff right Robert Yowell served as a technical consultant on Dinsey+ new series, The Right Stuff. The series chronicles the story of the US’s first astronaut class, the Mercury 7 and Yowell helped ensure that the missions depicted were as accurate as possible. |
| 2020-Oct-02 • 37 minutes Interview: Stuart Clark on the history of astronomy Dr Stuart Clark discusses his new book Beneath The Night and the story of ancient astronomy. |
| 2020-Sep-25 • 27 minutes ASTHROS: the stratospheric balloon observatory NASA’s Jose Siles discusses the mission to send a 2.5m telescope into the stratosphere on a helium balloon. |
| 2020-Sep-19 • 43 minutes Galaxies What are the different types of galaxies, and how have astronomers studied them over the years? |
| 2020-Sep-18 • 18 minutes Interview: Life on Venus? Dr Emily Drabek-Maunder discusses new evidence of microbial life on Venus. |
| 2020-Sep-03 • 25 minutes Interview: Libby Jackson on the history of human spaceflight We talk to Libby Jackson – one of the UK's leading experts in human spaceflight and author of Space Explorers: 25 stories of space exploration and adventure – about the history and future of human spaceflight. |
| 2020-Aug-13 • 28 minutes The life and death of stars We reveal how stars are born, evolve and die, and discover that a star's mass determines its ultimate fate. Plus, we speak to astronomer Emily Cannon about her research into the dimming of Betelgeuse, a red giant star that forms part of the Orion ... |
| 2020-Aug-10 • 24 minutes Trident: a new mission to explore Neptune's moon Triton Neptune's icy moon Triton may host an ocean of liquid water beneath its icy surface. We spoke to planetary scientist Louise Prockter to find out about Trident, a proposed mission she's leading to send a spacecraft to explore the frozen satell... |
| 2020-Jul-25 • 36 minutes The End of Everything: interview with US cosmologist Katie Mack Have you ever wondered how the Universe will end? We spoke to Dr Katie Mack to find out what it means to contemplate the final days of the cosmos. |
| 2020-Jul-16 • 33 minutes The edge of the Solar System How far away is the edge of the Solar System? What even is 'the edge'? How do we know it's there? In this month's episode we take a look at the outer limits of our planetary neighbourhood. Plus: we talk to Keith Hayward of the Royal... |
| 2020-Jul-14 • 22 minutes Cluster Special: marking 20 years of the European solar mission 16th July 2020 marks 20 years since the launch of the European Space Agency's Cluster mission. For two decades, Cluster has been examining how the solar wind interacts with Earth's magnetosphere and its effect on life on our planet. This epis... |
| 2020-Jun-19 • 43 minutes Deflecting asteroids with DART and Hera Ahead of Asteroid Day on 30 June, we take a look at NASA's DART and ESA's Hera mission. Starting in 2022, these two missions will work together to test how we might one day deflect a potential deadly asteroid. Later on, we interview Andrea... |
| 2020-Jun-10 • 25 minutes CHEOPS: Interview with exoplanet scientist Kate Isaak The European Space Agency's CHEOPS mission is currently studying planets orbiting distant stars, known as exoplanets. We spoke to CHEOPS Project Scientist Kate Isaak to find out how the spacecraft operates and what it might discover.The links K... |
| 2020-May-21 • 34 minutes Venus special: farewell to the evening star We bid Venus farewell as the planet begins to disappear from our evening sky, and take a look at the planetary geometry that has made it such a glorious sight over the past few months. Plus, we explore the science of Venus and take a look at the histor... |
| 2020-May-16 • 19 minutes WFIRST: a new era for exoplanet hunting We speak to Dr Savannah Jacklin about the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope, a new mission to discover planets orbiting distant stars using a technique predicted by Einstein over 100 years ago. |
| 2020-Apr-23 • 52 minutes Hubble at 30: how the space telescope changed astronomy forever Over the past three decades, the Hubble Space Telescope has revolutionised our view of the cosmos. It has given us unprecedented views of galaxies, nebulae, new-born stars and planets, revealing clues about the nature of dark energy, supermassive black... |
| 2020-Apr-09 • 48 minutes Apollo 13 special: interview with Mission Control's Jerry Woodfill Thousands of people helped bring the three Apollo 13 astronauts home. Jerry Woodfill was working at Mission Control when the spacecraft's oxygen tank exploded, and was responsible for the onboard alarm system that led to the crew uttering the immo... |
| 2020-Mar-25 • 47 minutes Apollo 13 special: how astronauts and Mission Control averted disaster "Houston, we've had a problem". This issue we mark the 50th anniversary of Apollo 13, revealing what went wrong and how Mission Control reacted on the ground. We also take a look at what science goals Apollo 13 might have achieved, had e... |
| 2020-Mar-09 • 6 minutes Day Eight – Back Garden Astronomy Week: The Moon In the final episode of our special series of daily podcasts for Back Garden Astronomy Week we take a look at some of the culture and stories that have grown up around the Moon. If the series has inspired you to get involved with lunar observing or ast... |
| 2020-Mar-08 • 5 minutes Day Seven – Back Garden Astronomy Week: The Moon The Moon can look vastly different throughout the month, and so we take a look at the different ways colour and shadow can affect your lunar observing experience. For more info, visit www.skyatnightmagazine.com/ba... |
| 2020-Mar-07 • 6 minutes Day Six – Back Garden Astronomy Week: The Moon Craters are one of the Moon’s most striking features, so we tell you how to make the most of observing them. PLUS, we look at how astronomers use craters to date the age of the lunar surface. For more info, visit www.skyatnightmagazine.com/ba... |
| 2020-Mar-06 • 4 minutes Day Five – Back Garden Astronomy Week: The Moon There are lots of things to see in the night sky, but how does our biggest, brightest companion effect the view? For more info, visit www.skyatnightmagazine.com/ba... |
| 2020-Mar-05 • 5 minutes Day Four – Back Garden Astronomy Week: The Moon Even a modest set of binoculars can really enhance your view of the lunar surface, and so we take a look at how to use them to get the most out of a clear night’s view of the Moon. For more info, visit www.skyatnightmagazine.com/ba... |
| 2020-Mar-04 • 5 minutes Day Three – Back Garden Astronomy Week: The Moon In today’s episode we use astronomical sketching as a way to help learn our way around the face of the Moon. PLUS we look at one of the most elusive lunar sights to catch – clair obscure. For more info, visit www.skyatnightmagazine.com/ba... |
| 2020-Mar-03 • 5 minutes Day Two – Back Garden Astronomy Week: The Moon Learn all about the lunar phases in the second instalment of our special series. PLUS, a simple experiment to help you explain how the phases change from night to night. For more info, visit www.skyatnightmagazine.com/ba... |
| 2020-Mar-02 • 5 minutes Day One – Back Garden Astronomy Week: The Moon To celebrate Back Garden Astronomy Week, Radio Astronomy is running a special series of daily podcasts to help you start observing the Moon. With tips and tricks that work at any time of year, there’s no excuse to not get out there and observe our near... |
| 2020-Feb-28 • 1 minutes Trailer: Back Garden Astronomy Week special series Back Garden Astronomy Week is back between 2-9 March 2020! We're running a special series of daily podcasts throughout the week telling you everything you need to know about observing the Moon. Be sure to subscribe to Radio Astronomy podcast to ma... |
| 2020-Feb-20 • 46 minutes Europe in space: the next decade We look at the European Space Agency missions coming up over the next decade, including a crewed lunar orbiter, a spacecraft that will explore the icy moons of Jupiter and probes that will analyse planets orbiting distant stars. Plus, Emma Marrington o... |
| 2020-Feb-14 • 28 minutes The story of the BBC’s Horizon programme This bonus episode of Radio Astronomy is a Horizon special, as we speak to former producer Alec Nisbett to find out how the long-running BBC science programme covered space and astronomy, and what it was like touring the world in search of the latest s... |
| 2020-Jan-25 • 42 minutes Pluto at 90: how Clyde Tombaugh discovered a new world This episode we mark the 90th anniversary of Pluto's discovery by exploring the life of US astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, and take a look at the Pluto's rise and fall as the 9th Solar System planet. |
| 2019-Dec-19 • 52 minutes The biggest stories of 2019 and top tips for stargazing beginners This episode the team look back on 2019 and discuss the big space stories that made headlines over the past 12 months, from New Horizons' Kuiper Belt flyby on New Year's Day, to the first image of a black hole and the latest in lunar explorat... |
| 2019-Nov-21 • 52 minutes The biggest space missions launching in 2020 This episode we look at the big space missions launching in 2020 that will visit the Sun and Mars. Plus, the latest from Hayabusa2 and OSIRIS-REx, and what to expect from commercial human spaceflight over the next 12 months. Also this episode, we speak... |
| 2019-Nov-11 • 33 minutes A look at UCL Observatory's new 80cm Perren telescope BBC Sky at Night Magazine's staff writer Iain Todd visits University College London Observatory ahead of the unveiling of their new 80cm Perren Telescope. Iain speaks to the astronomers there to find out about the new scope and how it will help pr... |
| 2019-Nov-01 • 30 minutes Planetarium special BBC Sky at Night Magazine’s editor Chris Bramley joins Anna Henley and Paul Cornish from the planetarium team at Bristol's We The Curious science centre. Anna and Paul discuss how they operate the UK's only 3D planetarium, reveal the secrets ... |
| 2019-Oct-16 • 38 minutes Apollo 12, volcanic moons and cannibal galaxies This month we discuss Apollo 12 on its 50th anniversary, reveal news of an impending volcanic eruption on Jupiter's moon Io, and speak to astrophysicist Geraint Lewis from the University of Sydney, who's part of a team that has been studying ... |
| 2019-Sep-13 • 39 minutes Jim Al-Khalili, OSIRIS REx, IIAPY 2019, tardigrades on the Moon This episode we speak to Professor Jim Al-Khalili about humanity's return to the Moon and the challenges facing our planet. Plus, the team discuss the OSIRIS REx asteroid sample collection mission, a speeding star that's racing through our Ga... |
| 2019-Aug-19 • 30 minutes Chasing comets, Indian lunar ambitions, Juno at Jupiter This month the team discuss the UK-led ESA mission to fly by a comet as it enters the Solar System, India’s new lunar spacecraft and the latest from NASA’s Juno probe at Jupiter. Plus, we speak to experienced amateur astronomer and BBC Sky at Night Mag... |
| 2019-Jul-22 • 30 minutes Bluedot Festival 2019 special The team return to Jodrell Bank in Cheshire for a weekend of science and music at Bluedot 2019. We speak to Prof Tim O’Brien about the important astronomy undertaken by the Lovell Telescope and the legacy of Apollo 11. Filmmaker Chloë Penman discusses ... |
| 2019-Jul-15 • 41 minutes Apollo 11: 50th anniversary special 50 years ago, humans set foot on the surface of the Moon for the first time. This episode we discuss the legacy of Apollo, the future of lunar exploration and speak to broadcaster James Burke, who covered the Moon landing for the BBC in 1969. |
| 2019-Jun-20 • 19 minutes Talking moonwalkers with Andrew Smith In a special episode of Radio Astronomy, we catch up with author of Moon Dust Andrew Smith, who interviewed nine of the Apollo moon walkers. |
| 2019-May-23 • 31 minutes Touring the Solar System The team from BBC Sky at Night Magazine take a look at marsquakes, asteroid impacts and the secrets of the Solar System in this month’s episode. Featuring an interview with asteroid expert Sarah Crowther. |
| 2019-Apr-18 • 29 minutes Black holes, asteroid bombs and the solar cycle This episode the team discuss the recent image of a supermassive black hole at the heart of a galaxy, and the Japanese Hayabusa2 asteroid sample mission. Plus, we speak to The Sky at Night’s Prof Lucie Green about the science of the solar cycle. |
| 2019-Apr-15 • 23 minutes Kielder Observatory Special The BBC Sky at Night Magazine team visit Kielder Observatory in Northumberland to experience truly dark skies and find out how observatory staff are spreading the stargazing bug. |
| 2019-Mar-21 • 30 minutes Light pollution, Mars rovers and Jupiter's storms In the April edition of Radio Astronomy, the crew from BBC Sky at Night Magazine look at the effects light pollution, talk about the trials and tribulations of the Mars rovers and delve deep into Jupiter’s atmosphere. |
| 2019-Feb-25 • 25 minutes Planet 9 in doubt, a beautiful Beehive and an aurora adventure BBC Sky at Night Magazine’s creators discuss the latest theories about Planet 9 with physicist Antranik Sefilian, plus there’s chat about aurora hunting and the achievements of Apollo 9. |
| 2019-Jan-23 • 32 minutes New Horizons and event horizons The team take a look at the recent Chinese lunar mission Chang’e 4, discuss the New Horizons flyby of Ultima Thule and wonder why a black hole isn’t as strong as a fridge magnet. They also interview Martin Harwit. |
| 2018-Dec-20 • 36 minutes Lunar eclipses, 2019’s space missions and green stars The team of BBC Sky at Night Magazine discuss lunar eclipses look at the new raft of space missions coming in 2019, including an interview with Kerri Donaldson Hanna about the OSIRIS-Rex mission to the asteroid Bennu. |
| 2018-Nov-21 • 34 minutes 2018 in review and scientific observations of Mars The team each pick one event that stands out most for them from 2018. Plus we hear from the British Astronomical Association’s Mars section director, Richard McKim, about how to make your observations of the Red Planet count for the scientific record. |
| 2018-Sep-24 • 47 minutes Ice on the Moon, Apollo 7 and advice for new astronomers The team discuss the discovery of water at the lunar poles and what it could mean for the future of spaceflight. Plus, we take a look back at the Apollo 7 mission and talk to Guy Consolmagno, writer of Turn Left at Orion. |
| 2018-Jul-27 • 21 minutes NASA's Dawn mission, Holst’s Planets and water on Mars We look back on 100 years of Holst’s musical work The Planets and its influence on sci-fi soundtracks. Plus, the team discuss the success of NASA’s Dawn mission at Ceres and Vesta and speak to Roberto Orosei. |
| 2018-Jul-27 • 34 minutes Bluedot Festival 2018 special In this special edition of Radio Astronomy, we’re live at the world famous Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire for the Bluedot science and music festival 2018. |
| 2018-Jul-23 • 23 minutes Meteor showers and space rocks that fall to Earth Meteorite hunter Peter Jenniskens talks to us about his recent find of a meteorite in the Botswanan bush, and we reveal our stargazing tips for the Perseid meteor shower. |
| 2018-Jun-22 • 33 minutes The Sun, a danger to life on Earth? Chris Scott, Professor of Space and Atmospheric Physics at the University of Reading, speaks to us about just how dangerous solar activity is to life on Earth and what’s going on at the surface of the Sun. |
| 2018-May-21 • 30 minutes The mission to map the Milky Way We speak to Prof Gerry Gilmore, principal investigator for the UK participation in the Gaia mission to map 1.7 billion stars in our Galaxy. The team also discuss strange stars, the Stellarium online planetarium and noctilucent clouds. |
| 2018-Apr-20 • 27 minutes Sifting through Mars's sediment with a planetary geologist We speak to sedimentary geologist and Curiosity mission co-investigator Prof Sanjeev Gupta of Imperial College London. |
| 2018-Mar-29 • 17 minutes Bowie, Extraterrestrial Intelligence and Multi-Messenger Astrophysics In this first episode of an all-new, sparkly format for Radio Astronomy we speak to Dr Alan Penny, vice-president of METI International. Clear skies! |
| 2017-Dec-20 • 75 minutes Christmas Special: Tales from 2017 What does David Bowie’s Space Oddity have to do with SpaceX, should we go back to the Moon or straight to Mars, and what is multi-messenger astrophysics anyway? All these questions and more are answered in our 2017 retrospective. |
| 2017-Oct-19 • 38 minutes International Astronomy Show 2017 Special We report from the International Astronomy Show 2017 in Warwickshire, UK, and get the chance to talk to some of the speakers at the event, including The Sky at Night's Chris Lintott. |
| 2017-Aug-21 • 14 minutes Radio Astronomy Shorts - Episode 1: Dava Sobel Iain Todd speaks to US science author Dava Sobel, host of Stargazing, a new astronomy show on the BBC World Service. She discusses the story behind the show, the legacy of Copernicus and this month’s total solar eclipse over the US. |
| 2017-Jul-21 • 67 minutes Radio Astronomy: Bluedot Festival 2017 Special Recorded live at Jodrell Bank Observatory, we bring you interviews with six of the speakers at 2017’s Bluedot Festival. In this episode: Antarctic meteorite hunting, a new CERN particle, Voyager’s legacy, the latest on ESA’s BepiColombo mission to Mercury |
| 2016-Dec-23 • 30 minutes Episode 6: The 2016 retrospective This month: Fresh insights from the Beagle 2 Mars lander, a special end-of-year News Bingo, and how you can get to know the constellation of Orion a bit better. |
| 2016-Nov-08 • 45 minutes Episode 5: So long, Schiaparelli This month: The unlucky end for ExoMars lander Schiaparelli, Chinese space station ambitions, and why this month’s full Moon is a special one. |
| 2016-Sep-26 • 49 minutes Episode 4: Farewell Rosetta This month: Rosetta’s mission end and newly-discovered exoplanet Proxima Centauri b. The Sky at Night’s Pete Lawrence looks at lunar occultations and Ezzy hears from Cardiff University’s Dr Annabel Cartwright about whether life may have begun on Venus. |
| 2016-Aug-09 • 37 minutes Radio Astronomy, Episode 3: Juno at Jupiter This month: The latest on the new mission to Jupiter, tips for observing the famous Perseid meteor shower, and how research in Antarctica could take us to Mars |
| 2016-Jul-08 • 39 minutes Episode 2: Einstein’s Vindication This month: The magic of the Moon illusion, how astronomy has changed the world we live in, and the second detection of gravitational waves |
| 2016-Jun-10 • 41 minutes Episode 1: Astronaut Driving lessons This month: Tim Peake tries his hand at driving a rover from the ISS, comedian Ben Miller on aliens and an unfortunate weasel at CERN |