BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Star Diary

Science EN ↓ 377 episodes

The astronomy podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.

Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: www.skyatnightmagazine.com

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BBC Sky at Night Magazine

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Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, August 2021 29.07.2021 34:45

A guide to August 2021’s night sky in the northern hemisphere. This month Jupiter and Saturn reach opposition, and the Perseid meteor shower appears. Transcript:https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary/august-2021/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Interview: How to make a Universe from scratch 23.07.2021 34:19

Particle physicist Dr Harry Cliff traces the building blocks of the cosmos back to the Big Bang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jupiter Special: a celebration of the gas giant 19.07.2021 29:58

August sees Jupiter reach opposition and the extension of NASA's Juno mission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Interview: Cosmic Collisions 01.07.2021 36:23

Planetary scientist Simone Marchi reveals the vital role collisions have played in the history of the Solar System. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Star Diary: What's in the night sky, July 2021 26.06.2021 31:08

A guide to July's night sky in the northern hemisphere. This month a parade of planets will be visible, even during the light summer nights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apollo 15's 50th anniversary 21.06.2021 29:11

Revisiting Apollo 15 and the moon buggy on the 50th anniversary of the fourth Moon landing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Interview: solar weather expert, Mathew Owens 14.06.2021 23:00

As the Sun's activity increases, we take a look at whether space weather could be hazardous to the Artemis moon-landing mission, and to satellites in orbit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Interview: Emily Lakdawalla talks Mars exploration 04.06.2021 36:33

Planetary scientist Emily Lakdawalla discusses the importance of putting rovers on the Red Planet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Star Diary: What's in the night sky, June 2021 26.05.2021 40:31

A guide to June's planets, stars, conjunctions and how to see the partial solar eclipse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

20 years of NASA's WMAP mission 20.05.2021 32:51

How the WMAP satellite detected residual heat from the birth of the Universe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Interview: How to photograph a black hole 15.05.2021 35:44

Astronomer Heino Falcke reveals how an international science team photographed a black hole for the first time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Interview: Andy Weir, author of The Martian 06.05.2021 39:31

The Martian author, Andy Weir, talks to us about his new novel Project Hail Mary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Star Diary: What's in the night sky, May 2021 30.04.2021 34:20

Discover the stars, planets, conjunctions and other observing highlights in the night sky this month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Interview: Genetic engineering for spaceflight 28.04.2021 32:01

Geneticist Dr Christopher Mason reveals how we could reengineer human genetics to survive on another planet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Disordered Cosmos 25.04.2021 40:16

Astrophysicist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein explores some of the Universe's greatest unsolved mysteries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How the Great Debate changed astronomy forever 23.04.2021 30:26

101 years since astronomy's Great Debate challenged our understanding of the Universe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Interview: Light pollution from satellites 19.04.2021 29:24

We talk with John Barentine from the International Dark Sky Association about an emerging source of light pollution – satellites. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Star Diary: What's in the night sky, April 2021 31.03.2021 36:43

Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space 25.03.2021 46:26

We look back on cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's historic spaceflight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Interview: How to photograph an exoplanet 22.03.2021 26:39

Astronomer Beth Biller reveals the new instrument that can directly image planets orbiting distant stars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How Uranus's rings were discovered 13.03.2021 30:50

We speak to astronomer Jessica Mink about her discovery of rings around Uranus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Star Diary: What's in the night sky, March 2021 27.02.2021 31:35

Find out what to see in the night sky this month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Interview: How SPHEREx will track the history of the Universe 23.02.2021 32:20

NASA scientist Jamie Bock discusses a new mission to track the evolution of the cosmos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

OSIRIS-Rex and the Asteroid belt 18.02.2021 23:58

We take a look at the asteroid belt and NASA's space-rock-investigating spacecraft OSIRIS-Rex as it prepares to return to Earth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Interview: The Emirates Mars Mission with Hessa Al Matroushi 08.02.2021 16:05

What will the UAE's first space mission reveal about the Red Planet? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices