Star Diary

Have you ever seen a UFO? Reports of strange objects in the sky are a global phenomena, regardless of whether you’re a believer or skeptic. This episode, historian Greg Eghigian discusses his own research into the reports, and reveals what he found.

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The ringed planet will be high in the sky this week, making it a great time to spot the gas giant. Find out how to see the sight for yourself by listening to this week’s episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine. 

Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-5-aug-2024

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NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft became the first to visit Pluto in July 2015, and has since then continued its explorations at the edge of the Solar System. Principal Investigator Alan Stern reveals how the spacecraft is still going and what it’s discovered so far.

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Saturn’s moon Dione casts its shadow across the ringed planet this week. Find out how to see the sight for yourself by listening to this week’s episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine. 

Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-29-jul-2024

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Mars passes through the constellation of Taurus this week, giving the Bull a second red eye. Find out how to see the sight for yourself by listening to this week’s episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine. 

Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-22-jul-2024

Mary's guide to observing meteors with a CCTV camera: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/cctv-cameras-meteor-science

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Watch Mars as it passes by the Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters, in this week’s night sky, while bright Jupiter shines nearby. Find out how to see the sight for yourself by listening to this week’s episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.

Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-15-jul-2024

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The shadows of a lunar crater cast the shape of the face that, according to one presenter, looks a bit like a certain famous singer. Catch the sight for yourself and see if you agree by listening to this week’s episode of the podcasting guide from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine, Star Diary.

Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-8-jul-2024

Track the ISS in the night sky: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/how-see-international-space-station-iss-night-sky

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This week, Jupiter’s moons will arrange themselves into a triangle to the left of the gas giant. Find out how you can see it and other celestial sights in this week’s stargazing guide podcast, Star Diary from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.

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A ‘new’ star is expected to appear in the night sky any day, as recurring nova T Coronae Borealis is due to flare up once again. Every 70 to 80 years, the star’s brightness jumps, making it naked eye visible for a few days. Find out where you should be looking for the nova and other stargazing highlights in this week’s Star Diary podcast.

Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-24-jun-2024

Track the ISS in the night sky: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/how-see-international-space-station-iss-night-sky

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The Moon and dwarf planet Ceres both pass near the Teapot asterism this week. Find out how you can see these for yourself as well as our usual stargazing highlights in this week’s podcast guide, Star Diary, 17 to 23 June 2024.

Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-17-jun-2024

Learn to forecast the aurora: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/how-predict-aurora

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In his latest book, A Crack In Everything, former radio astronomer and science author Marcus Chown reveals the history of black holes, from the mathematical calculations that predicted them, to their first discovery and the incredible first images captured in the current age. Plus, we explore some of the many mysteries that remain to be solved.

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This week is a great opportunity to spot Lacus Mortis, the Lake of Death, on the lunar surface. Find out how you can see this for yourself as well as our usual stargazing highlights in this week’s podcast guide, Star Diary, 10 to 16 June 2024.

Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-10-jun-2024

Patrick Moore on the Summer Triangle: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/summer-triangle

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Both comet Comet C 2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS and 13P Olbers continue to make their way across the night sky. Find out how you can see these for yourself as well as our usual stargazing highlights in this week’s podcast guide, Star Diary, 3 to 9 June 2024.

Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-3-jun-2024

See the Moon’s libration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f_21N3wcX8

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Noctilucent, or nightshining clouds, sparkle from the edge of space on the twilight sky. Find out how you can see these for yourself as well as our usual stargazing highlights in this week’s podcast guide, Star Diary, 27 May to 2 June 2024.

Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-27-may-2024

How to photograph a comet: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/astrophoto-tips/how-to-photograph-a-comet

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Remember the Winchombe meteorite, a sample of which landed in a front garden in Gloucestershire, UK in 2021? Since that time, scientists have been analysing samples of the space rock using high-tech instruments. Dr Luke Daly reveals what we know so far and how meteorites help scientists piece together the story of the Solar System.

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The Hamburger Galaxy is well placed in the sky this week, while Comet C 2023 A3 Tsuchinchan-ATLAS makes an appearance amongst the stars. Find out how you can see these for yourself as well as our usual stargazing highlights in this week’s podcast guide, Star Diary, 20 to 26 May 2024.

Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-20-may-2024

How Patrick Moore Mapped the Moon: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/patrick-moore-mapping-the-moon

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Catch the Milky Way this month before it disappears into the twilight. Find out how to catch these and more stargazing highlights in this week’s podcast guide, Star Diary, 13 to 19 May 2024.

Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/star-diary-13-may-2024

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Challenge yourself to find the 1% crescent Moon as it passes by Jupiter and the Pleiades. Find out how to catch these and more stargazing highlights in this week’s podcast guide, Star Diary, 6 to 12 May 2024.

Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-6-may-2024

Make you own craters: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/make-moon-impact-craters

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See the Moon sit inside the Teapot asterism this week, as well as a quartet of asteroids moving across the night sky. Find out how to catch these and more stargazing highlights in this week’s podcast guide, Star Diary, 29 April to 5 May 2024.

Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-29-apr-2024

Listen for meteors on your FM radio: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/how-hear-meteors-fm-radio

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The full Moon will wash out some of the dimmer meteors, but fortunately there are plenty of other stargazing highlights in this week’s stargazing podcast guide, Star Diary, 22 to 28 April 2024.

Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-22-apr-2024

Record a meteor shower for science: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/observe-and-record-the-geminid-meteor-shower 

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Astronomer Stefano Facchini reveals how he and his colleagues found water vapour at a Sun-like star where planets could already be forming.

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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks reaches perihelion, its closest approach to the Sun this week, and should be at its brightest. Find out how you can see them for yourself as well as our usual stargazing highlights in this week’s podcast guide, Star Diary, 15 to 21 April 2024.

Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-15-apr-2024

Comet Pons-Brooks: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/comet-12p-pons-brooks 

How to see the Lunar X and Lunar V: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/lunar-x-v

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A total solar eclipse will pass right across the US, Mexico and part of Canada on 8 April. Over 40 million people are expected to see the majestic sight of totality, with millions more able to see a significant partial. Find out how you can see the eclipse for yourself, as well as our usual weekly stargazing highlights in this week’s podcast guide, Star Diary, 8 to 14 April 2024.

Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-8-apr-2024

Our complete guide to the 8 April 2024 total solar eclipse: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/total-solar-eclipse-8-april-2024

See the 8 April 2024 eclipse from the UK and Ireland: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/april-8-solar-eclipse-uk-ireland

Watch the 8 April eclipse online: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/watch-april-8-eclipse-online

Record a meteor shower for science: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/observe-and-record-the-geminid-meteor-shower

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Comet Pons-Brooks will pass close to Aries this week, while the US is treated to the sight of Venus disappearing behind the Moon. Find out how to see all this and more in our weekly stargazing podcast, Star Diary 1 to 7 April 2024.

How to find the bowl of Virgo: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/bowl-virgo-asterism

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Comet C/2021 S3 PanSTARRS passes through the Coathanger cluster, the Moon dips into the Bowl of Virgo and Mercury hangs in the evening sky. Find out how to see all this and more in our weekly stargazing podcast, Star Diary 25 to 31 March 2024.

How to find the bowl of Virgo: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/bowl-virgo-asterism

View the Pleiades star cluster: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/stars/star-clusters/pleiades

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Have you ever seen a ghost or a UFO? Chris French is a psychologist whose latest book The Science of Weird S**t explores the paranormal, and why people might claim to have experienced something science can’t currently explain. We spoke to Chris to find out how psychologists address the paranormal, and what makes people believe in UFOs.

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Mercury reaches greatest elongation this week, while Jupiter will be bracketed by its moons. Find out how to see both of them in our weekly stargazing podcast, Star Diary.

Transcription: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-18-mar-2024

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Comet 12P Pons Brooks will streak past the Andromeda Galaxy this week, while Comet C/2021 S3 PanSTARRS passes the star clusters of the Milky Way. Find out how to see both of them in our weekly stargazing podcast, Star Diary.

Learn how to measure the craters on the Moon: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/how-to-measure-lunar-craters-moon

Transcription: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-11-mar-2024

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Two comets pass overhead this week. Find out how to see both of them in our weekly stargazing podcast, Star Diary.

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Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-4-mar-2024 

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Catch Jupiter’s Great Red Spot. Hear the details in this week’s stargazing guide podcast, Star Diary.

Make an animation of Jupiter: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/astrophoto-tips/planetary-animation

Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-26-feb-2024 

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Watch Callisto pass under Jupiter. Get the details in the latest episode of our weekly stargazing guide podcast.

Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-19-feb-2024 

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Optical expert Dr Charly Feldman from the University of Leicester discusses her work on China’s Einstein probe, and reveals how x-ray vision unlocks the secrets of the Universe.

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Watch Venus pass through the morning sky this Valentine’s Day. Get the details in the latest episode of our weekly stargazing guide podcast.

Photographing the Moon: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/astrophoto-tips/how-to-photograph-the-moon

Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-12-feb-2024 

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Watch the shadows of Jupiter’s moons as they pass across the face of the planet. Get the details in the latest episode of our weekly stargazing guide podcast.

Learn how to make your own Jupiter animation: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/astrophoto-tips/planetary-animation

Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-5-feb-2024 

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Search for a comet in the morning twilight all this week. Get the details in the latest episode of our weekly stargazing guide podcast.

Learn how to make your own Jupiter animation: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/astrophoto-tips/planetary-animation

Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-29-jan-2024 

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Catch all 8 of the Solar System’s planets in one night! Get the details in the latest episode of our weekly stargazing guide podcast.

Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-22-jan-2024 

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Prof Sara Russell of the UK’s Natural History Museum reveals how she will be studying the samples of Asteroid Bennu returned to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, and what it could tell us about the history of our Solar System.

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Jupiter appears to gain another moon this week as it passes another star. Find out how to see it and other astronomy highlights in this week’s stargazing podcast guide.

Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-15-jan-2024

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Watch the rare sight of a moon’s shadow passing across the face of Saturn. Get the details in the latest episode of our weekly stargazing guide podcast.

Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-8-jan-2024

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The Quadrantids meteor shower lights up the night sky, while Comet 144P Kushida passes by on the latest episode of our weekly stargazing podcast. 

Meteor shower observing tips: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/top-tips-observing-perseid-meteor-shower

Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-1-jan-2024

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Venus puts on a good show on Christmas morning, while Mercury reappears in time for the new year in the latest episode of our weekly stargazing podcast. 

Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-25-dec-2023

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Jupiter, Uranus and the Pleiades line up for a Christmas Eve treat in our weekly stargazing guide.

Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-18-dec-2023

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Watch the minor planet Vesta as it moves past the Monkey Head Nebula in this week’s stargazing guide.

Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-11-dec-2023

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Take a look at the evening Milky Way while the Moon is out of view in this week’s stargazing guide.

Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-4-dec-2023

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Former NASA astronaut and spacewalker Mike Massimino is perhaps best known for his work repairing the Hubble Space Telescope in Earth orbit. In this episode, Massimino discusses his new book Moonshot and his top tips for achieving your goals.

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The full Moon offers a great chance to see ray features before gliding past the Beehive cluster in this week’s stargazing guide.

Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-27-nov-2023

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The Moon points the way to Neptune, before heading on to the Pleiades in this week’s stargazing guide.

 Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-20-nov-2023 

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The Leonids meteor shower and Jupiter’s moons pass in front of the planet’s in this week’s stargazing guide.

Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-13-nov-2023  

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Saturn’s moons – including Titan, Iapatus and Dione – will be putting on a great show this week. Find out how to catch it and other astronomy highlights in this week’s episode of the Star Diary stargazing podcast guide.

Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-6-nov-2023

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Jupiter reaches opposition and will be high and bright in the night sky. Find out how to catch it and other astronomy highlights in this week’s episode of the Star Diary stargazing podcast guide.

Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-30-oct-2023

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A partial lunar eclipse is the highlight of this week’s stargazing guide. Listen now for all the latest astronomy highlights.

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Transcript: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-23-oct-2023

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If intelligent alien life did exist out there in the cosmos, how would we find it? This episode, astronomer Adam Frank discusses his latest book The Little Book of Aliens, reveals how scientists can now detect signs of life on other planets, discusses the implications of making contact, and what he really thinks about UFOs.

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Comet 103P Hartley continues to pass across the sky, while Venus dominates the morning sky in this week’s stargazing guide. Listen now to catch all the week’s astronomy highlights.

Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-16-oct-2023

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We discuss how the cosmic microwave background (CMB) can reveal the earliest days of the Universe with cosmologist Ermina Calabrese from Cardiff University.

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Comet 103P Hartley will streak its way across the sky this week, while Venus shines brightly in the morning sky. Listen now to catch all of this week’s stargazing highlights.

Learn all about astrophotography in our upcoming online Masterclass, all about deep-sky imaging: https://bit.ly/SaNMCDSPod

Transcript: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-9-oct-2023

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The Draconids meteor shower puts on a show and the Moon brushes past the Pleiades star cluster in this week’s stargazing guide. Listen now to catch all the week’s astronomy highlights.

Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-2-oct-2023

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Uranus lines up with Jupiter and the Pleiades this week, making it a great chance to see this faint planet. Find out how in our weekly stargazing guide.

Capture a shadow cast by Venus: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/capture-a-shadow-cast-by-the-planet-venus

Transcript: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-25-sept-2023. 

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The equinox signals the start of autumn, and Neptune reaches opposition. Find out what other astronomy highlights are coming up in our weekly stargazing guide.

Find out more details about the equinox and causes it: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/autumn-equinox-when-is-what-means

Transcript: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-18-sept-2023

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Professor Michele Dougherty reveals what we can learn by studying the magnetic fields of Solar System bodies, why the Cassini mission was so important, and what JUICE might discover at Jupiter's icy moons.

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Welcome back the winter sky, and take in the Milky Way as we take you through the astronomy highlights in our weekly stargazing guide.

Learn all about astrophotography in our upcoming online Masterclass, all about deep-sky imaging: https://bit.ly/SaNMCDSPod

Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-11-sept-2023

Astrophotography guide: Create a Milky Way mosaic: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/astrophoto-tips/astrophotography-guide-create-milky-way-mosaic

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 The Milky Way is on fabulous display this week as the Moon clears out of the evening sky, while the Moon passes close to the Pleiades in this week’s stargazing guide.

Transcript: www.skyatnightmagazine.co.uk/podcast/star-diary-4-sept-2023

How to see the Milky Way: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/how-to-see-the-milky-way

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This week the Super Blue Moon takes centre stage in this week’s stargazing guide.

Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-28-august-2023/]

What is a supermoon: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/supermoon-what-when-next

Astrophotography image processing: a beginner’s guide: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/astrophoto-tips/astrophotography-image-processing-beginners-guide

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Saturn’s rings are disappearing, so make sure you don’t miss the planet as it passes through opposition in this week’s stargazing guide.

Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-21-august-2023/]

Photograph Saturn’s rings before they disappear: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/astrophoto-tips/photograph-saturn-rings

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All four gas giants will be visible this week, as well as other highlights in our stargazing guide.

Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-14-august-2023/]

Photograph Saturn’s rings before they disappear: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/astrophoto-tips/photograph-saturn-rings/

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The Perseid meteor shower is due to put on a great show in this week’s stargazing guide.

Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-7-august-2023/]

How to see the meteors: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/meteor-showers-how-observe-record-shooting-stars/

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The first of August’s supermoons and the appearance of the Pleiades feature in this week’s stargazing guide.

Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-31-july-2023/ ]

Meteor observing [URL] https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/perseid-meteor-shower-how-to-see-it/

Stargazing in Utah [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/stargazing-utah/]

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Telescopes like JWST or the upcoming Square Kilometre Array have the power to reveal the hidden depths of the Universe. Their images contain not just the stars, galaxies and planets astronomers are looking for, but could contain all manner of hidden gems we have yet to even consider. However these observatories produce so much data it’s impossible to look through it all by hand and even citizen science projects like Zooniverse, which gets hundreds of volunteers to go through the data, could struggle to cope. 

Alex Andersson from Oxford University is working on a new machine learning programme that could help work with humans to find the undiscovered mysteries of the Universe. 

https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/alex-andersson/bursts-from-space-meerkat

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Keep an eye out for the three innermost planets just after sunset in this week’s stargazing guide.

Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-24-july-2023/ ]

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Mishaal Ashemimry started her own aerospace company at the age of 26, aiming to build the space industry in her home nation of Saudi Arabia. Now she works as a special adviser to the Saudi Space Commission, who recently sent their first female astronaut into space on board the Axiom-2 mission. She is a keen promoter of women in the space industry, and is the President for diversity initiatives at the International Aeronautical Federation (IAF).

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Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-17-july-2023/ ]

How to see the ISS in the night sky [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/how-see-international-space-station-iss-night-sky/]

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The Pleiades return to the morning sky, while the Moon pairs up with Jupiter in this week’s stargazing guide.

Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-10-july-2023/]

Test your eyesight with the Pleiades [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/electra/]

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How do you measure ultra-low-frequency gravitational waves coming from the centres of distant galaxies? By observing their effect on cosmic clocks of course! This episode Dr Michael Keith, an astrophysicist at the University of Manchester, reveals how detecting subtle changes in the regularity of pulsars is providing a new way of observing the cosmos.

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Venus, Mars and Regulus around themselves together in the night sky in this week’s stargazing guide.

Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-19-june-2023/

How to see the ISS in the night sky: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/how-see-international-space-station-iss-night-sky/

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Mars and Venus make their closest approach of the year in this week’s stargazing highlights.

Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-26-june-2023/

How to do astrophotography during a full moon: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/astrophoto-tips/astrophotography-during-full-moon/

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As the summer solstice approaches, take a look at Venus and Mars in this week’s stargazing guide

Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-19-june-2023/

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 How close are we to finding life beyond Earth? Are habitable planets common outside of our Solar System? Astronomer Chris Impey discusses exoplanet science and whether life could indeed exist elsewhere in the Universe.

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This week’s stargazing highlights include the earliest sunrise of the year, and Venus clipping the top of the Beehive Cluster.

Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-12-june-2023/]

Find the minor planet Massalia: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/what-comets-asteroids-in-sky-tonight/

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Keep an eye on the supernova in the Pinwheel Galaxy, M101, while the Moon passes under Saturn.

Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-5-june-2023/ ]

See the latest images of the supernova in M101: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/supernova-sn-2023ixf-m101/

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Mars will pass through the heart of the Beehive cluster in this week’s stargazing guide.

Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-29-may-2023/]

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Watch out for Noctilucent clouds, and Mars and Venus continue to dominate the evening sky in this week’s stargazing guide.

Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-22-may-2023/]

Noctilucent clouds: what are they and how to see them [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/noctilucent-clouds-what-they-are-and-how-to-see-them/]

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Former NASA astronaut Kathy Sullivan talks about her oceanographic exploits, what it’s like to stare at planet Earth during a spacewalk, her part in the launch of Hubble and what lies ahead for human spaceflight. 

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Jupiter passes behind the Moon in a daylight occultation and Mars lines up with Castor and Pollux in Gemini in this week’s stargazing guide.

Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-15-may-2023/

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Venus and Mars pass through Gemini, and the minor meteor shower the Eta Lyrids will light up the sky in this weeks stargazing guide.

Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-8-may-2023/

How to photograph a shadow cast by Venus [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/capture-a-shadow-cast-by-the-planet-venus/]

How to create a planetary animation of Jupiter [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/astrophoto-tips/planetary-animation/]

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Venus passes between the horns of Taurus, and it’s a great time to look at the double star Porrima in this week’s stargazing guide.

Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-1-may-2023/

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Mars makes its way through Gemini, while Saturn begins to emerge in the week’s stargazing guide.

Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-24-april/

Aurora hunting guide for travellers [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/travellers-guide-aurora-hunting/]

Noctilucent clouds: what are they and how can you see them [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/noctilucent-clouds-what-they-are-and-how-to-see-them/]

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The return of Halley's Comet in 1910 saw many media outlets report on the supposed end of civilisation that would occur as the celestial wanderer passed close by planet Earth. This episode, author Richard Goodrich discusses his new book Comet Madness, all about the doom-laden predictions that accompanied news of Halley's approach.

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The Lyrids meteor shower peaks this week, and Venus approaches the moon in this week’s stargazing highlights

Transcript [URL https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-17-april-2023/]

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Rover engineer Pete Visscher discusses what it takes to put a wheeled robot on another planet, and how he began his career in space exploration.

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Venus passes by the Pleiades and the Moon blocks out the star Alniyat in this week’s stargazing highlights.

Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-10-april-2023/]

How to sketch the Moon [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/how-to-draw-the-moon/]

How to photograph the Moon [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/astrophoto-tips/how-to-photograph-the-moon/]

Star-hopping across the night sky [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/guides-star-hop-the-night-sky/]

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In 2002, Lance Bass (formerly of N’Sync) spent six months training to be a cosmonaut. We talk to him about his experience and his new podcast, The Last Soviet. 

Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/interview-lance-bass

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Venus brushes past the Pleiades in this week’s stargazing guide.

Transcript  https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-3-april-2023/

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NASA scientist Aaron Yung talks about what it’s like being an astrophysicist working with the James Webb Space Telescope, and what inspired him to forge a career studying the cosmos.

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Mars and the crescent Moon make a lovely pairing in this week’s stargazing guide.

Transcript https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-27-march-2023/

 How to see the International Space Station https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/how-see-international-space-station-iss-night-sky/

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 Ceres reaches opposition, while the New Moon offers a great time for deep-sky observing.

Transcript https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-20-march-2023/

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Astrophysicist Luciano Rezzolla discusses the mind-blowing properties of gravity and his quest to understand black holes

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Former NASA astronaut Nicole Stott reveals what made her choose a career in spaceflight, what it’s like living in zero gravity and how her experiences made her realise just how precious planet Earth really is.

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Ceres reaches opposition in the asteroid belt, while the planet Venus continues to dominate the sky in this week’s stargazing guide.

Transcript https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-13-march-2023

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This week’s full Moon offers a great opportunity for some lunar observing in this week’s stargazing guide.

Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-6-march-2023

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Humans Of Space is a podcast all about the people who have changed the way we view the cosmos, and how they got to be where they are today. In this episode we got the chance to speak to former NASA Space Shuttle astronaut Jeff Hoffman.

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Jupiter and Venus shine brightly together, while the Moon meets up with Mars in this week’s stargazing guide.

Transcript [link: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-27-feb-2023/]

How to photograph lunar ray craters [link: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/moon-ray-ejecta-systems/]

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Astronomer Robert Fesen discusses his observations and images of a beautiful nebula that is likely the result of two collided what dwarf stars, tallying with observations made by Chinese and Japanese astronomers in 1181.

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It’s the last chance to see the Green Comet E3 as it moves through Orion, while the Moon and Mars point the way to Uranus in this week’s stargazing guide.

Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-20-feb-2023/

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The first episode of a new podcast series talking to the people who change the way we look at the Universe, and how they got to be where they are today. In this episode, former NASA chief scientist Jim Green reveals what inspired him to pursue a career in spaceflight.

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The Green Comet E3 is still visible, while Venus and Neptune put on a great show in this week's stargazing highlights.

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Find out how to observe the Green Comet E3 throughout February

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The Green Comet E3 continues its journey across the sky, while Mare Orientale is on show in this weeks stargazing guide.

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Observe the Green Comet E3 throughout the month

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The Green Comet passes closest to Earth, Mercury reaches greatest elongation and there's a Minimoon in this week's stargazing guide.

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Astrophotography during the Full Moon

Observe the Green Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF

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NASA physicist Les Johnson discusses the science of interstellar travel, whether it's currently possible, and the challenges facing humanity as we seek to explore beyond our own Solar System.

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Venus meets Saturn next to the crescent Moon, while Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF continues to shine in this week's star gazing guide.

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Observe Venus throughout the winter

Keep track of Comet C/2022 E3

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Venus and Saturn line up this week, while Jupiter's makes its closest approach to the Sun as it passes through perihelion in this week's stargazing guide.

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Mars reaches it stationary point, while the new Moon allows for some deep-sky observing in this week's astronomy guide.

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The Quadrantids meteor shower in this week's stargazing guide PLUS we take a look at 2023's stargazing highlights.

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Guide to observing meteor showers through out the year

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Mars passes the Pleiades and Saturn approaches the Moon in this week's stargazing guide.

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How many stars in the Pleiades can you count?

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A Christmas Comet/C 2022 E3 ZTF and the meeting of Mercury and Venus are highlights in this festive edition of our weekly stargazing guide.

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Read up on Christmas night astronomy if you're looking to do some stargazing with the family.

Learn to how to see the Ursids meteor shower.

Stay up to date with how to find Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF.

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What would happen if we made contact with an extra-terrestrial civilisation? Do organisations like NASA and the United Nations have protocol in place? What would it mean, and are we prepared?

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The Geminids meteor shower is the highlight of this week's stargazing guide, which also sees the Moon pass several bright stars.

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How to see the Geminids meteor shower

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Apollo 17 was the final human moon landing mission from NASA. Student ambassador Dermot Gethings was on of 80 students who got a behind the scenes look at the mission.

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Find out more about Apollo 17 in the December issue of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.

You can see the UK piece of the Goodwill Moonrock at the Natural History Museum in London.

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Mars will be occulted by the Moon while at opposition this week - a truly historic occasion. Find out out more in our weekly stargazing guide.

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Find all the details about the occultation of Mars.

Learn how to observe Mars at opposition.

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Mars' closest approach to Earth as Saturn and Jupiter approach the crescent Moon in this week's stargazing guide.

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In this week's stargazing guide, we take advantage of the new Moon for some deep-sky astronomy.

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The Leonid meteor shower returns and the moon Callisto brushes past Jupiter in this week's stargazing guide.

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The Moon glides past Uranus, the Pleiades and Castor & Pollux in this week's stargazing guide.

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Astrophysicist Dr Jillian Scudder reveals some of the most mind-blowing facts about the universe, including why the Milky Way smells of raspberries, how the Moon has a whiff of gunpowder, what happens when galaxies collide and why our own galaxy is flatter than a credit card.

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In this week's stargazing guide: catch Saturn, Vesta and the Moon together, watch out for Jupiter on Bonfire Night.

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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, redshift and gamma-ray bursts.

This podcast was recorded at the International Astronomy Show 2022.

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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 System so far, and what's yet to come.

This podcast was recorded at the International Astronomy Show 2022.

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The Orionids meteor shower peaks this week, and Mercury passes by the binary star Porrima in our weekly stargazing guide.

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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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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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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 theoretical mysteries to objects we can photograph.

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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.

Ahead of the impact on 26th September at 11:14pm UTC, we spoke with the mission's co-ordination team lead Nancy Chabot about the mission.

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As the autumn equinox arrives, the crescent Moon gives a great opportunity to see Earthshine.

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The occultation of Uranus by the Moon making the planet vanish is just one of this week's stargazing highlights.

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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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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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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.

We also discuss the Square Kilometre Array Organisation and how this brand new ground-based observatory will work in tandem with the Webb Telescope to unlock the secrets of the Universe.

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Astrophysicist Dr Hannah Wakeford from the University of Bristol reveals how JWST will unlock the secrets of planets orbiting stars beyond our Solar System.

Watch the full video via the BBC Sky at Night Magazine YouTube channel.

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This week is a great opportunity to take a look at Orion, or hunt out the asteroids Pallas and Vesta.

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Mars meets the Pleiades, Venus approaches the Beehive in this week's stargazing diary.

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Astrophysicist William Dunn reveals how x-rays can reveal the secrets of the outer planets and their moons.

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The Perseid meteor shower and Saturn at opposition are both stargazing highlight this week.

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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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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 spacecraft to return asteroid samples to Earth?

What do scientists like her do when they get their hands on a sample from the asteroid belt?

This podcast was recorded at the Bluedot Festival 2022, Jodrell Bank Observatory, UK.

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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?

What's it really like working in Mission Control?

And what can we expect from upcoming missions to the Moon and Mars?

This podcast was recorded at the Bluedot Festival 2022, Jodrell Bank Observatory, UK.

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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 activity will affect missions to the Moon and Mars?

Did the Apollo astronauts have a lucky escape?

And does Hollywood ever get it right?

This podcast was recorded at the Bluedot Festival 2022, Jodrell Bank Observatory, UK.

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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 this week.

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Neptune, the Pleiades and asteroid that used to be a comet are all visible in this week's night sky.

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The full moon offers a great 'stargazing' opportunity this week, with asteroid Vesta also making an appearance.

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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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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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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 mean for planet Earth if we made contact with an alien species? In this episode, the SETI Institute’s Franck Marchis talks astrobiology, exoplanets and what he really thinks about UFOs.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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NASA’s Dr Richard Barry discusses the science of space telescopes, the hunt for distant worlds and why finding life beyond Earth is an inevitability.

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A run down of all the best things to see in the northern hemisphere's sky from the 25 April to 1 May 2022.

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A run down of all the best things to see in the northern hemisphere's sky from the 18 to 24 April 2022.

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A run down of all the best things to see in the northern hemisphere's sky from the 11 to 17 April 2022.

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A run down of all the best things to see in the northern hemisphere's sky from the 4 to 10 April 2022.

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Who upholds the law in space? Are astronauts governed by the same laws as those of us on Earth? Do we need a new cosmic constitution to cover future missions to the Moon or Mars? This episode, space law expert Prof Chris Newman talks post-launch legislation.

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A run down of all the best things to see in the northern hemisphere's sky from the 28 March to 3 April 2022.

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What's coming up in the night sky in the month of March 2022.

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Astronomer Or Graur reveals how studying exploding stars - known as supernovae - can reveal the secrets of the Universe, past present and future.

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What's coming up in the night sky in the month of February 2022.

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January 2022 marks the 200th issue of BBC Sky at Night Magazine. To celebrate, astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel look back on their favourite memories of observing the night sky since issue #1 launched in 2005.

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European Space Agency astrobiologist and Deep Space Exploration Scientist Dr Nicol Caplin discusses the search for life beyond Earth, and how our planet's microorganisms are helping humans push further into space.

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As the James Webb Space Telescope prepares to launch on 22 December, we take a look at what the telescope has to offer.

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The former NASA astronaut ponders the fragile beauty of our home planet.

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BBC Sky at Night Magazine's guide to the best things to see in the northern hemisphere's night sky in December 2021.

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Can we stop an asteroid from hitting Earth? That's what NASA's DART mission is about to investigate

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Aurora-hunter Tom Kerss reveals how to see the phenomena for yourself.

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BBC Sky at Night Magazine's guide to the best things to see in the northern hemisphere's night sky in November 2021.

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We speak to the UAE’s first female astronaut.

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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.

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Cosmochemist Natalie Starkey discusses the volcanoes of the Solar System.

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The British astronaut discusses life on the International Space Station and getting human feet on Mars.

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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.

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A guide to September 2021’s night sky in the northern hemisphere.

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Astrophysicist Carole Mundell reveals how the Square Kilometre Array will explore the secrets of the cosmos.

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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.

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Particle physicist Dr Harry Cliff traces the building blocks of the cosmos back to the Big Bang.

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August sees Jupiter reach opposition and the extension of NASA's Juno mission.

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Planetary scientist Simone Marchi reveals the vital role collisions have played in the history of the Solar System.

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Revisiting Apollo 15 and the moon buggy on the 50th anniversary of the fourth Moon landing

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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.

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Planetary scientist Emily Lakdawalla discusses the importance of putting rovers on the Red Planet.

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How the WMAP satellite detected residual heat from the birth of the Universe.

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Astronomer Heino Falcke reveals how an international science team photographed a black hole for the first time.

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The Martian author, Andy Weir, talks to us about his new novel Project Hail Mary.

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Geneticist Dr Christopher Mason reveals how we could reengineer human genetics to survive on another planet.

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Astrophysicist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein explores some of the Universe's greatest unsolved mysteries.

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101 years since astronomy's Great Debate challenged our understanding of the Universe.

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We talk with John Barentine from the International Dark Sky Association about an emerging source of light pollution – satellites.

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We look back on cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's historic spaceflight.

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Astronomer Beth Biller reveals the new instrument that can directly image planets orbiting distant stars.

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We speak to astronomer Jessica Mink about her discovery of rings around Uranus.

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NASA scientist Jamie Bock discusses a new mission to track the evolution of the cosmos.

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We take a look at the asteroid belt and NASA's space-rock-investigating spacecraft OSIRIS-Rex as it prepares to return to Earth.

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A guide to stargazing and space missions over the coming year.

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Suborbital scientist Kellie Gerardi reveals the secrets of the space industry.

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2020 has been quite a year, but for many of us the ever-present cosmos has been a source of inspiration and comfort. This episode we look back on the biggest astronomical discoveries of 2020 and reveal our stargazing highlights from the past 12 months.

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Former NASA astronaut Terry Virts discusses life in zero gravity and the future of human spacelflight.

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Astronomer Linda Schweizer discusses the history of California's Palomar Observatory, the subject of her new book Cosmic Odyssey.

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NASA's New Horizons spacecraft heads deeper into the Kuiper Belt at the edge of the Solar System.

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Biologist Wallace Arthur reveals why he believes the Universe could be teaming with life.

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US astrophysicist Janna Levin reveals the secrets of black holes.

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November 2020 marks 20 years of continuous occupation of the International Space Station. We speak to former NASA astronaut Jeff Williams about the space station's construction, what it's like working in the Earth-orbiting laboratory, and the future of human spaceflight.

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We're marking 20 years of continuous occupation of the ISS with a look at its past, present and future, its many achievements, and what it's like to live on the floating laboratory.

Plus, astronomer and cosmologist Dr Emma Chapman discusses the history of the Universe and the moment the first stars began to shine throughout the cosmos.

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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.

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Have you ever wondered what early humans thought as they looked up at the night sky? How did our ancestors interpret the motion of the stars, constellations and planets? How did it develop into the science of astronomy as we know it today? This episode Stuart Clark discusses his new book Beneath The Night, and how stargazing has shaped the development of our species.

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NASA’s Jose Siles discusses ASTHROS, a new mission that will see a 2.5m telescope attached to a helium balloon and sent into the stratosphere, in order to give astronomers a closer look at galactic star formation.

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What are the different types of galaxies, and how have astronomers studied them over the years? Also this episode, we speak to Andrew Griffith MP, co-chair of an all-party parliamentary group seeking to protect the UK's dark skies.

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