Star Diary

By BBC Sky at Night MagazineScience Astronomy

Star Diary episodes

October 16, 2019 Apollo 12, volcanic moons and cannibal galaxies
This month we discuss Apollo 12 on its 50th anniversary, reveal news of an impending volcanic eruption on Jupiter's moon Io, and speak to astrophysicist Geraint Lewis from the University of Sydney, who's part of a team that has been studying the Andromeda Galaxy's past galactic mergers.
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42 min
September 13, 2019 Jim Al-Khalili, OSIRIS REx, IIAPY 2019, tardigrades on the Moon
This episode we speak to Professor Jim Al-Khalili about humanity's return to the Moon and the challenges facing our planet. Plus, the team discuss the OSIRIS REx asteroid sample collection mission, a speeding star that's racing through our Galaxy and recent news of tardigrades on the Moon.
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43 min
August 19, 2019 Chasing comets, Indian lunar ambitions, Juno at Jupiter
This month the team discuss the UK-led ESA mission to fly by a comet as it enters the Solar System, India’s new lunar spacecraft and the latest from NASA’s Juno probe at Jupiter. Plus, we speak to experienced amateur astronomer and BBC Sky at Night Magazine writer Katrin Raynor-Evans to get her practical stargazing tips for the longer nights that lie ahead.
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35 min
July 22, 2019 Bluedot Festival 2019 special
The team return to Jodrell Bank in Cheshire for a weekend of science and music at Bluedot 2019. We speak to Prof Tim O’Brien about the important astronomy undertaken by the Lovell Telescope and the legacy of Apollo 11. Filmmaker Chloë Penman discusses the incredible history of Jodrell Bank Observatory and ‘Dr Space Junk’ Alice Gorman tells us about the human artefacts left behind by our exploration of the Solar System.
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34 min
July 15, 2019 Apollo 11: 50th anniversary special
50 years ago, humans set foot on the surface of the Moon for the first time. This episode the BBC Sky at Night Magazine team discuss the legacy of Apollo, the landing sites, the items left on the Moon by astronauts and the future of lunar exploration. Plus, we debunk common Apollo conspiracy theories and speak to broadcaster James Burke, who covered the Moon landing for the BBC in 1969.
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45 min
June 20, 2019 Talking moonwalkers with Andrew Smith
In a special episode of Radio Astronomy, we talk to Andrew Smith author of Moon Dust. In the early 2000s, Smith hunted down and talked with all nine living moon walkers. As the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 approaches we talk to him about what it was like to talk to these lunar explorers.
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24 min
May 23, 2019 Touring the Solar System
The team from BBC Sky at Night Magazine take a look at marsquakes, asteroid impacts and the secrets of the Solar System in this month’s episode. Featuring an interview with asteroid expert Sarah Crowther.
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35 min
April 18, 2019 Black holes, asteroid bombs and the solar cycle
This episode the BBC Sky at Night Magazine team discuss the recent image of a supermassive black hole at the heart of a galaxy, and the Japanese Hayabusa2 asteroid sample mission. Plus, we speak to The Sky at Night’s Prof Lucie Green about the science of the solar cycle.
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33 min
April 15, 2019 Kielder Observatory Special
The BBC Sky at Night Magazine team visit Kielder Observatory in Northumberland to experience truly dark skies and find out how observatory staff are spreading the stargazing bug.
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27 min
March 21, 2019 Light pollution, Mars rovers and Jupiter's storms
In the April edition of Radio Astronomy, the crew from BBC Sky at Night Magazine look at the effects light pollution, talk about the trials and tribulations of the Mars rovers and delve deep into Jupiter’s atmosphere.
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35 min