The Sky at Night
The BBC's long-running astronomy series, presented for many decades by Sir Patrick Moore.
- 1957-2026
- 70 seasons
- Documentary
The BBC's long-running astronomy series, presented for many decades by Sir Patrick Moore.
Season 60 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2016
Episode 1
Planet 9 from Outer Space
30 mins
The team investigates the search for Planet 9, after two American astronomers claimed they had found evidence for a ninth planet in our solar system.
Episode 2
Five Greatest Images of the Solar System
30 mins
From a view of the surface of Mars to live pictures of the sun, a look at the five greatest images captured by spacecraft.
Episode 3
Stephen Hawking on Black Holes
30 mins
How the detection of gravitational waves proves that black holes exist and provides a way to investigate them. Featuring a Stephen Hawking interview.
Episode 4
Mercury: The Problem Child of the Solar System
30 mins
To mark a transit of Mercury, an attempt to explain its mysteries. Surface temperatures exceed 450 degrees, yet it has patches of ice.
Episode 5
Secrets of the Whirlpool Galaxy
30 mins
A look at M51 aka the Whirlpool Galaxy. By examining it at many magnifications and wavelengths the programme will build up a detailed portrait.
Episode 6
Juno: Mission to Jupiter
30 mins
Exploring Nasa's project to study Jupiter. As the spacecraft Juno enters Jupiter's orbit, the programme looks at the potential discoveries that lie in wait.
Episode 7
Interstellar: The Journey to Proxima b
30 mins
Following the discovery of an Earth-like planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, the team focuses on our nearest neighbouring star.
Episode 8
Goodbye Rosetta: A Sky at Night Special
30 mins
The team visits the ESA as the Rosetta mission reaches its conclusion and the spacecraft is crashed into the surface of comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Episode 9
Life on Mars (2016)
30 mins
The team investigates the ongoing hunt for life on Mars. It is one of the great scientific questions of our time, but are we any closer to finding an answer?
Episode 10
Review of the Year (2016)
30 mins
The team looks back on the major stories of 2016 and sees how they have developed. What has the Juno probe discovered at Jupiter? Has Planet 9 been found?