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 ...
13 Sep 201942min
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 exp...
19 Aug 201934min
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 le...
22 Jul 201933min
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...
15 Jul 201944min
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 Apo...
20 Jun 201923min
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 Crowt...
23 Mai 201934min
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 Th...
18 Apr 201932min
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. Hosted on Acast. See ...
15 Apr 201926min
