Star Diary

By BBC Sky at Night MagazineScience Astronomy

Star Diary episodes

February 22, 2022 Interview: The science of exploding stars
Astronomer Or Graur reveals how studying exploding stars - known as supernovae - can reveal the secrets of the Universe, past present and future.
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41 min
January 29, 2022 Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, February 2022
What's coming up in the night sky in the month of February 2022.
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33 min
January 19, 2022 Astronomy events of the 21st Century
January 2022 marks the 200th issue of BBC Sky at Night Magazine. To celebrate, astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel look back on their favourite memories of observing the night sky since issue #1 launched in 2005.
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33 min
December 30, 2021 Interview: Astrobiologist Nicol Caplin
European Space Agency astrobiologist and Deep Space Exploration Scientist Dr Nicol Caplin discusses the search for life beyond Earth, and how our planet's microorganisms are helping humans push further into space.
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42 min
December 23, 2021 Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, January 2022
What's coming up in the night sky in the month of January 2022.Transcript
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26 min
December 20, 2021 Launch of the James Webb Space Telescope
As the James Webb Space Telescope prepares to launch on 22 December, we take a look at what the telescope has to offer.
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40 min
December 02, 2021 Interview: Astronaut Nicole Stott
The former NASA astronaut ponders the fragile beauty of our home planet.
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42 min
November 25, 2021 Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, December 2021
BBC Sky at Night Magazine's guide to the best things to see in the northern hemisphere's night sky in December 2021.
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31 min
November 18, 2021 Deflecting asteroids with NASA's DART mission
Can we stop an asteroid from hitting Earth? That's what NASA's DART mission is about to investigate
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22 min
November 08, 2021 Interview: How to see the Northern Lights
Aurora-hunter Tom Kerss reveals how to see the phenomena for yourself.
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37 min