In this episode we speak to Professor Wallace Arthur, one of the world’s leading experts on the question of life elsewhere in the universe. Find out what he makes of the recent suggestions of microbial life on Venus, how close we are to finding extraterrestrial life, and has ET already found us?! If you’ve never visited us before, Ian Dan and Adam also bring you a virtual tour of Kielder Observatory a explain the different tools available to show you around the Milky Way. And we look ahead to some of the events in the night sky visible even from your own garden through the month of October and beyond, as well as a look ahead to upcoming events at Kielder Observatory.

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