Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 31 October to 6 November2022
In this week's stargazing guide: catch Saturn, Vesta and the Moon together, watch out for Jupiter on Bonfire Night.
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Sun 30 Oct 2022
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 24 to 30 October 2022
A partial solar eclipse and a Mars going into retrograde in this weekly stargazing guide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Thu 27 Oct 2022
Piecing together the history of the Universe
How much do astronomers know about the evolution of the cosmos? Prof Nial Tanvir from the University of Leicester talks about the early Universe, the formation of the first stars and galaxies, redshi…
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Sun 23 Oct 2022
Webb Telescope and the secrets of the Solar System
We spoke to University of Leicester planetary scientist Prof Leigh Fletcher about the James Webb Space Telescope, why it observes in infrared, what it has revealed about the planets of the Solar Syst…
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Thu 20 Oct 2022
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 17 to 23 October 2022
The Orionids meteor shower peaks this week, and Mercury passes by the binary star Porrima in our weekly stargazing guide.
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Sun 16 Oct 2022
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 10 to 16 October 2022
Watch out for Mars and the Pleiades as the Moon passes by as we run down this week's stargazing highlights.
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Sun 09 Oct 2022
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 3 to 9 October 2022
In this week's stargazing guide, we take a look at the Moon's southern pole and catch asteroid Pallas as it glides past Sirius.
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Sun 02 Oct 2022
Interview: A Brief History of Black Holes
What is a black hole? Are they really black? Are they really holes? How much do we actually know about them? Astrophysicist and YouTuber Dr Becky Smethurst reveals how black holes went from theoretic…
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Wed 28 Sep 2022
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 26 September to 2 October 2022
Jupiter makes its closest approach to Earth of the year this week as we take a look at Jupiter's opposition and more in this episode of Star Diary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf…
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Sun 25 Sep 2022
Interview: NASA's plan to crash a spacecraft into an asteroid
Could humanity deflect the path of a civilisation-destroying asteroid? That's what NASA's DART mission hopes to find out by crashing into an asteroid.
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Fri 23 Sep 2022
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 19 to 25 September 2022
As the autumn equinox arrives, the crescent Moon gives a great opportunity to see Earthshine.
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Sun 18 Sep 2022
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 12 to 18 September 2022
The occultation of Uranus by the Moon making the planet vanish is just one of this week's stargazing highlights.
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Sun 11 Sep 2022
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 5 to 11 September, 2022
Jupiter and Neptune meet up with minor world 3 Juno, which is in opposition as we run through this week's stargazing highlights.
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Sun 04 Sep 2022
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 29 August to 4 September
Mars makes its way past the Pleiades and the Hyades, while Mercury hugs the horizon as we take a look at what's in the sky this week.
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Sun 28 Aug 2022
Interview: How JWST observes the Universe
Instrument scientist Dr Pamela Klaassen reveals the science behind how JWST studies the cosmos, what its images show us, and the secrets it might uncover.
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Fri 26 Aug 2022
Interview: How JWST will observe exoplanets
Astrophysicist Dr Hannah Wakeford from the University of Bristol reveals how JWST will unlock the secrets of planets orbiting stars beyond our Solar System.
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Mon 22 Aug 2022
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 22 to 28 August 2022
This week is a great opportunity to take a look at Orion, or hunt out the asteroids Pallas and Vesta.
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Sun 21 Aug 2022
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 15 to 21 August 2022
Mars meets the Pleiades, Venus approaches the Beehive in this week's stargazing diary.
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Sun 14 Aug 2022
Interview: Observing the Solar System in x-ray
Astrophysicist William Dunn reveals how x-rays can reveal the secrets of the outer planets and their moons.
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Wed 10 Aug 2022
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 8 to 14 August
The Perseid meteor shower and Saturn at opposition are both stargazing highlight this week.
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Sun 07 Aug 2022
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