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8 Episodes 2024 - 2024
Episode 1
29 mins
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.
Episode 2
29 mins
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.
Episode 3
29 mins
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. In the medieval rooms of Provan Hall, Chris meets Dr Olivia Jones from the UK Astronomy Centre and discovers how a tool often employed by ghost hunters is actually great for finding objects hidden in the dust of the cosmos. He also meets Prof Tessa Baker from the University of Portsmouth, who shows him how ripples in space-time are helping scientists to detect new, unseen cosmic events. And while scanning the house for spooky sounds, Maggie hears a voice from the past, which leads her to uncover the wonderful work of Vera Rubin - a trailblazing astronomer who helped to prove the existence of dark matter.
Episode 4
29 mins
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.
Episode 5
29 mins
The Sky at Night team talk to Dr Nicola Fox, NASA's head of science, whose life began in the UK. Dr Fox discusses her role at NASA, and reveals what the exciting plans for future missions may reveal.
Episode 6
29 mins
The Sky at Night embarks on a journey into the future, exploring how space will revolutionise life on Earth over the next 50 years.
Episode 7
59 mins
The Sky at Night's annual Question Time Special, where viewers get the opportunity to ask the questions they have always wanted answered about our universe.
Episode 8
29 mins
The Sky at Night teams up with BBC Ideas to discover the secrets of archaeology and astronomy and to reflect on our ancestral skies.