The Sky at Night Episodes Episode guide
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            The Astronomer Royal at 80
Cosmologist Martin Rees talks to Chris Lintott about his career in science.
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            Destination: Moon
We last set foot on the moon in 1972. What now for the future of lunar exploration?
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            Exoplanets and Antarctica
How new scientific methods are helping us to discover so many more planets.
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            Dark Skies
The Sky at Night team explore how light pollution impacts the beauty of the night sky.
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            Review of the Year
Chris and Maggie look back at some of the stories they have covered in 2021.
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            Telescopes through Time
How developments in telescopes have increased our understanding of the cosmos.
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            The Forgotten Solar System
Why opportunities to explore our solar system's outer planets are so important.
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            Question Time
A special ‘Question Time’ edition of the programme from the 2021 British Science Festival.
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            Exploring Jupiter
Juno, Nasa's mission to Jupiter, is still gathering data a decade after it was launched.
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            ET and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
How the hunt for extra-terrestrial life in the universe has been reported by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½.
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            Space Boom Britain
The Sky at Night visits the companies spearheading the boom in Britain's space industry.
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            Mapping the Milky Way
How the Gaia space telescope is helping scientists to reveal our galaxy's past and future.
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            Mars and Meteorites
Maggie Aderin-Pocock reviews the footage returned from Mars by Nasa's Perseverance rover.
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            Pick of the Year
Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Chris Lintott look back at some of the biggest stories of 2020.
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            The State of Astronomy
What did we learn in the 2010s, and what new discoveries will be made during the 2020s?
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            Life beyond Venus
Chris and Maggie report on the discovery of phosphine gas in the clouds of Venus.
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            Beyond the Visible
How vision-impaired astronomers are able to see the universe.
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            Life on Venus
The story behind an extraordinary scientific discovery - possible signs of life on Venus.
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            Mars: Planet of Dreams
The Sky at Night explores our ongoing fascination with the Red Planet.
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            Stars: A Matter of Life and Death
The Sky at Night team explore the life and death of stars.
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            Different Planet, Different Sky
Maggie Aderin-Pocock asks astronaut Jessica Meir about the first all-female spacewalk.
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            Locked down but Looking up
The Sky at Night celebrates its 800th episode.
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            Here Comes the Sun
The Sky at Night takes a close look at Esa’s solar orbiter.
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            A Beginner's Guide
How to enjoy the night sky, wherever you are.
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            Review of the Year
A look back at the major Sky at Night stories of 2019.
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            Rosetta: The Comet's Tale
What did the Rosetta mission to comet 67P teach us about the dawn of the solar system?
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            Question Time
The Sky at Night team face a live studio audience.
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            Alien Worlds
What do we know about the 4,000 planets found to date outside our own solar system?
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            Space Mission Special
What are the criteria for deciding which missions make it into space?
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            The Moon, the Mission and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
How the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ reported the Apollo 11 mission, with special assistance from Nasa.