The Discussion:

• A bonanza of radio interviews
• Jeni's guide to the darkest and best places to stargaze in the UK
• A trip to the satellite company Space Forge.
• Emails about radio interviews and the first AweAst episodes

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

• Jupiter's Great Red Spot is speeding up
• Crazy exoplanets orbits
• Red and dead galaxies
• Solving the mystery of alien radio signals
• The 1st exoplanet discovery in another galaxy

The Sky Guide: This month we're taking a look at the constellation of Perseus 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 November.

Q&A: Have you any advice to offer a 14 year old budding astronaut, mission controller or space telescope designer? From our good friend Peter Coates (not that one) by email.