The Sky at Night
The Sky at Night is a TV show on BBC4. Look up! Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Professor Chris Lintott present the iconic, inspirational look at cutting-edge space science and the incredible universe all around us. The program has been available since 2023. A total of 8 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in July 2024.
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The Sky at Night
The Sky at Night team mark the second anniversary of the release of the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope, finding out what it has told us so far.
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The Sky at Night team go cosmic ghost-hunting, looking for hidden objects across the universe that we can’t see, but which astronomers and scientists still believe are out there.
The Sky at Night team looks at how scientists are creating eclipses on demand to discover the hidden secrets that might be revealed, including habitable planets like our own.
The Sky at Night team delve into Nasa’s OSIRIS-REx mission and find out what it takes to analyse the tiny pieces of space rock that may tell us about the origins of life.
Episodes 2023
In a special episode to mark the end of another season, The Sky at Night teams up with Radio 4’s The Infinite Monkey Cage to talk all things amateur astronomy.
A special Question Time edition of the programme, recorded at the University of Exeter as part of the British Science Association’s Science Festival.
The Sky at Night team travels to the heart of Chile's Atacama Desert to explore one of the most advanced observatories in the world - the Very Large Telescope, or VLT.
The Sky at Night team investigate the science of black holes and discover the incredible techniques being used to uncover their secrets.