Star Diary

By BBC Sky at Night MagazineScience Astronomy

Star Diary episodes

September 25, 2022 Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 26 September to 2 October 2022
Jupiter makes its closest approach to Earth of the year this week as we take a look at Jupiter's opposition and more in this episode of Star Diary.
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16 min
September 23, 2022 Interview: NASA's plan to crash a spacecraft into an asteroid
Could humanity deflect the path of a civilisation-destroying asteroid? That's what NASA's DART mission hopes to find out by crashing into an asteroid.
Ahead of the impact on 26th September at 11:14pm UTC, we spoke with the mission's co-ordination team lead Nancy Chabot about the mission.
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25 min
September 18, 2022 Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 19 to 25 September 2022
As the autumn equinox arrives, the crescent Moon gives a great opportunity to see Earthshine.
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13 min
September 11, 2022 Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 12 to 18 September 2022
The occultation of Uranus by the Moon making the planet vanish is just one of this week's stargazing highlights.

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14 min
September 04, 2022 Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 5 to 11 September, 2022
Jupiter and Neptune meet up with minor world 3 Juno, which is in opposition as we run through this week's stargazing highlights.
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16 min
August 28, 2022 Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 29 August to 4 September
Mars makes its way past the Pleiades and the Hyades, while Mercury hugs the horizon as we take a look at what's in the sky this week.
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19 min
August 26, 2022 Interview: How JWST observes the Universe
Instrument scientist Dr Pamela Klaassen reveals the science behind how JWST studies the cosmos, what its images show us, and the secrets it might uncover.

We also discuss the Square Kilometre Array Organisation and how this brand new ground-based observatory will work in tandem with the Webb Telescope to unlock the secrets of the Universe.

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33 min
August 22, 2022 Interview: How JWST will observe exoplanets
Astrophysicist Dr Hannah Wakeford from the University of Bristol reveals how JWST will unlock the secrets of planets orbiting stars beyond our Solar System.

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49 min
August 21, 2022 Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 22 to 28 August 2022
This week is a great opportunity to take a look at Orion, or hunt out the asteroids Pallas and Vesta.
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15 min
August 14, 2022 Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 15 to 21 August 2022
Mars meets the Pleiades, Venus approaches the Beehive in this week's stargazing diary.
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12 min