The Discussion:

• Murder on a submarine
• Jeni's exoplanet talk for the Open University Space Society - available here on YouTube
• An email from Eastern Europe prompting a discussion on future energy harvesting

The News: Rounding up the astronomy news in October, we have:

• Understanding asteroids using ground based telescopes
• Solving The Mysterious Case of the Missing Supernova
• Discovering a new asteroid close to the Sun
• Evidence of recent volcanoes on Venus
• A look at the joys of star parties (not just ours!)

The Sky Guide: This month we're taking a look at the constellation of Lacerta with a guide to its history, how to find it, a couple of deep sky objects and a round-up of the solar system views on offer in October.

Q&A: Is there more matter in the Universe now than when the Big Bang happened? From our good friend Nick Massey on Facebook.