Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 1st to 7th August
Comet Wilson-Harrington is still on show for stargazers this week, while Venus brushes up against the stars in this week's night sky.
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Sun 31 Jul 2022
Bluedot 2022 | Why study asteroids?
This episode we spoke to planetary scientist and spacerocks expert Dr Sarah Crowther about the science of asteroids.
What can asteroids tell us about the early Solar System?
Why do we send spacecra…
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Fri 29 Jul 2022
Bluedot 2022 | A new era for human spaceflight?
We spoke the the UK Space Agency's Libby Jackson about what the future holds for crewed space exploration.
Are we overdue a UK astronaut?
Can we expect future collaborations between space agencies?…
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Thu 28 Jul 2022
Bluedot 2022 | What is space weather?
We sat down with Jim Wild, Professor of Space Physics at Lancaster University, to find out about space weather and the Sun's far-reaching influence on the planets of the Solar System.
How will solar…
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Wed 27 Jul 2022
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 25 to 31 July
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune continue their planetary parade, while a comet, 107P Wilson Harrington, also makes an appearance as we tell you all the best things for stargazers to see thi…
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Sun 24 Jul 2022
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 18 to 24 July
Neptune, the Pleiades and asteroid that used to be a comet are all visible in this week's night sky.
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Sun 17 Jul 2022
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 11 to 17 July 2022
The full moon offers a great 'stargazing' opportunity this week, with asteroid Vesta also making an appearance.
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Sun 10 Jul 2022
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 4 to 10 July
This week, we take a look at the full Moon – which is a supermoon this month – as it tracks its way across the night sky.
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Sun 03 Jul 2022
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.
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Sun 26 Jun 2022
The search for extraterrestrial intelligence
Could there be life beyond Earth? Microbial life existing elsewhere in the Universe seems likely, but what about an intelligent civilisation? How are scientists searching for them, and what would it …
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Fri 24 Jun 2022
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Sun 19 Jun 2022
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 Moon
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Wed 15 Jun 2022
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.
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Sun 12 Jun 2022
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sun 05 Jun 2022
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Fri 27 May 2022
What is dark energy?
Cosmologist Dr Eva-Maria Mueller reveals how we know the expansion of the Universe is accelerating, what this 'dark energy' might be, and how we can hope to solve the mystery.
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Fri 27 May 2022
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.
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Sun 22 May 2022
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.
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Sun 15 May 2022
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.
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Sun 08 May 2022
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.
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Sun 01 May 2022
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