BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Star Diary

Science EN ↓ 370 episodes

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

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BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Episodes

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

Star Diary: What's in the night sky, February 2021 30.01.2021 30:27

Discover the best things 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

2021: A new year for astronomy and spaceflight 22.01.2021 1:08:33

A guide to stargazing and space missions over the coming year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Interview: Kellie Gerardi on the future of spaceflight 19.01.2021 33:53

Suborbital scientist Kellie Gerardi reveals the secrets of the space industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2020's spaceflight and astronomy highlights 17.12.2020 1:10:53

2020 has been quite a year, but for many of us the ever-present cosmos has been a source of inspiration and comfort. This episode we look back on the biggest astronomical discoveries of 2020 and reveal our stargazing highlights from the past 12 months. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Interview: NASA astronaut Terry Virts 12.12.2020 42:09

Former NASA astronaut Terry Virts discusses life in zero gravity and the future of human spacelflight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A history of Palomar Observatory 09.12.2020 33:17

Astronomer Linda Schweizer discusses the history of California's Palomar Observatory, the subject of her new book Cosmic Odyssey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What next for New Horizons? 20.11.2020 42:37

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft heads deeper into the Kuiper Belt at the edge of the Solar System. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices