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The Sky at Night Season 64 Episodes
Season 64 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2020 - 2020
Episode 1
A Beginner's Guide
30 mins
The Sky at Night team go back to basics to show you how to enjoy the night sky, wherever you are.
Episode 2
Here Comes the Sun
30 mins
The programme discovers how Esa's solar orbiter was built, and how it will protect itself against the sun's searing heat and investigate its mysteries.
Episode 3
Locked Down but Looking Up
30 mins
The programme celebrates its 800th episode by showing how you can still explore space even when confined to your home by the coronavirus lockdown. Plus a new arrangement of the show's theme tune.
Episode 4
Different Planet, Different Sky
30 mins
Maggie Aderin-Pocock speaks to astronaut Jessica Meir and asks her what it was like to take part in the first all-female spacewalk with Christina Koch.
Episode 5
Stars - A Matter of Life and Death
30 mins
Chris Lintott investigates the strange dimming of Betelgeuse, while Maggie Aderin-Pocock reports on the recent discovery of the biggest and brightest supernova ever observed.
Episode 6
Mars: Planet of Dreams
30 mins
The Sky at Night revisits the BBC's archive in a programme dedicated to our ongoing fascination with the planet Mars.
Episode 7
Life on Venus
30 mins
Exclusive interviews with the scientists behind the recent discovery of possible signs of life on Venus. Recorded in secret before the news was announced. The story behind this extraordinary piece of scientific discovery is revealed.
Episode 8
Beyond the Visible
30 mins
The Sky at Night team discovers the new techniques being pioneered by vision-impaired astronomers to see the universe, using their senses of hearing and touch.
Episode 9
Life Beyond Venus
30 mins
The reactions to the discovery of potential signs of life on Venus. Some say Venus remains an inhospitable and unlikely host. The latest missions to Mars and the icy moons of Jupiter and Saturn are looked into as better alternatives.
Episode 10
The State of Astronomy
30 mins
The team discuss with six well known astronomers the events in astronomy of the past decade and the challenges ahead in the next decade.