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by BBC Sky at Night Magazine · English · Tech & Science
The astronomy podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
11 Oct 2026 · 28 minNew
Astronomer Eamonn Kerins reveals how the newly-launched Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will revolutionise the search for planets beyond our Solar System Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
29 Sep 2026 · 34 min
Astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the night sky in October 2026, including Mars and Jupiter’s close encounter, the Moon and deep-sky objects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
6 Sep 2026 · 24 min
Astronomer Cyrielle Opitom reveals what she’s learned about the interstellar visitor via Earth’s most powerful telescopes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
30 Aug 2026 · 32 min
Dark skies are back as we head into September 2026. Astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see this month, including a lunar occultation of the Beehive Cluster, how to see the planets and tips for observing deep-sky objects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
9 Aug 2026 · 24 min
Tobermory Mackay-Champion reveals a game-changing find in the search for signs of life on Mars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
30 Jul 2026 · 33 min
Astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the night sky this month, including the August 2026 solar eclipse and the peak of one of the year's best meteor showers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
13 Jul 2026 · 19 min
Amena Faruqi reveals how she uses cosmic dust rings to measure the mass of planets around distant stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
25 Jun 2026 · 31 min
Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the night sky in July 2026, from the Moon and planets to constellations and deep-sky objects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
11 Jun 2026 · 20 min
Dr Rachel Drummond reveals how engineers are crafting a new space mission, called Ariel, that will study alien worlds across the Galaxy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
30 May 2026 · 33 min
Summer is here! Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the night sky, June 2026, including the close meeting of Venus and Jupiter just after dawn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
7 May 2026 · 20 min
Scientist Tim Etheridge talks Artemis II, crewed spaceflight and the toll of weightlessness on astronauts spending long periods of time in space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
29 Apr 2026 · 28 min
Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal what's in the sky in May 2026, including the ever-improving return of Venus and what astronomers really think about the 'blue Moon' on 31 May. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
16 Apr 2026 · 18 min
Astronomer Shyam Balaji reveals how three cosmic signals could be an invisible dark force in deep space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
29 Mar 2026 · 29 min
Venus is slowly returning to the evening sky, marking the re-emergence of one of the best naked-eye objects. Find out what else is happening with the planets, the Moon, stars constellations and deep-sky objects in April 2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
16 Mar 2026 · 32 min
Radio astronomer Dr Emma Chapman reveals how radio waves enable scientists to explore the cosmos, from mapping Venus to searching for alien life and discovering the origins of the Universe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2 Mar 2026 · 31 min
Find out which planets are best in the night sky in March 2026, plus key times to observe the Moon, stars and constellations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
9 Feb 2026 · 31 min
The European Space Agency's BepiColombo mission arrives at Mercury later this year. Planetary scientist Emma Bunce reveals the mysteries the mission could uncover. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
30 Jan 2026 · 29 min
Find out the best things to see in the sky this month, from the planets and constellations to deep-sky targets for your telescope. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
12 Jan 2026 · 23 min
Tessa Baker discusses newly-discovered cosmic collisions and how they’re helping her unlock the secrets of the Universe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
6 Jan 2026 · 29 min
Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the night sky to kick off a new year of stargazing. Happy 2026 everyone! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
15 Dec 2025 · 22 min
Astronomer Anjali Piette reveals how she and colleagues created a 3D view of a scorching gas giant around a distant star. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
28 Nov 2025 · 27 min
Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal what you should be looking at in the December 2025 night sky, including the best planets, the Geminid meteor shower, Orion and top times to see the Moon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
14 Nov 2025 · 21 min
Astronomers say the James Webb Space Telescope has seen black holes at the dawn of time that shouldn't exist. But a new study may be able to explain what's going on. Astronomer Seb Hoenig reveals how a new look at the early Universe could show that JWST has got black holes all wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
31 Oct 2025 · 31 min
As winter gets underway, we’re approaching the darkest time of year. Find out the best times to see the Moon and planets this month, including November’s supermoon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
14 Oct 2025 · 18 min
Astronomer Belinda Damian discusses her research into the giant, free-floating worlds that may one day be able to form their own planetary systems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
29 Sep 2025 · 32 min
Find out how to see the biggest planets in the Solar System while they’re big and bright, and find out what makes the Harvest Moon so special. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
14 Sep 2025 · 21 min
Astronomer Tom Killestein reveals how the public can help him on his mission to find stellar explosions via the Kilonova Seekers project, and reveals its first major discovery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
28 Aug 2025 · 35 min
We reveal how to see the ‘blood Moon’ total lunar eclipse in September 2025, and explain the best dates and times to see the planets of the Solar System in the sky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
14 Aug 2025 · 27 min
The Vera C Rubin Observatory is set to be a game-changer in our understanding of key ideas such as the expansion of the Universe and the distribution of matter in distant galaxies. But how will it do all this? We spoke to astronomer Dani Leonard, who is working with the Rubin Observatory, to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
30 Jul 2025 · 32 min
The best things to see in the night sky this month, including Venus and Jupiter’s close approach, Uranus’s meeting with the Pleiades, Saturn and Neptune’s nightly tango and the low-down full Moon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The astronomy podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
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