The Sky at Night Season 69 Episodes

Episode 1

Asteroid Strike?

29 mins

The Sky at Night team explore one of the biggest recent stories in space news, the 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4. How well did the planet respond to this potential natural disaster?

Episode 2

Secrets of the Red Planet

The team explore what the latest research is revealing about Mars. Could life have once thrived there? And will a return trip to our neighbouring planet ever be possible?

Episode 3

Greenwich: A Journey Through Space and Time

The team celebrate the 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory, recreating history at a special dinner party, where they are joined by a glittering line-up of science communicators.

Episode 4

Exoplanets - Strange New Worlds

The team explore one of the newest areas of modern astronomy, the search for exoplanets, the distant worlds that orbit stars beyond our own solar system.

Episode 5

Queen of Pulsars

The team delve into the enigmatic world of pulsars and hear the inspiring story of their discoverer, Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, direct from the subject herself.

Episode 6

The Expanding Universe

The team explores one of the greatest discoveries of modern astronomy - that our universe is expanding - and the new questions it raises about how the cosmos works.

Episode 7

Brits in Space

The team delve into the world of astronaut training, discovering what it takes to become a European Space Agency astronaut. With special guest Helen Sharman.

Episode 8

Space Mysteries: The Sky at Night Meets Curious Cases

In a spectacular season finale, the team are joined by Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain in front of a live studio audience to answer viewers' burning queries about space.