Patrick Moore presents a retrospective of five decades of The Sky ay Night, recalling the history of...

Using archive sound, satellite footage and film taken by the astronauts, Patrick Moore presents the...

The planets have fascinated us for millennia, but over the past 60 years our understanding of them h...

Galaxies are the building blocks of the universe. Our solar system sits inside a huge galaxy that we...

Chris Lintott opens up The Sky at Night's 60-year archive to reveal how stars work, their life cycle...

Comets and asteroids are the building blocks of the planets, relics from the early days of the solar...

Patrick Moore focuses on the planets Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, identifying points of interests abou...

A look back at a special programme marking the 25th anniversary of The Sky at Night. Patrick Moore r...

July 4th 2005 a small copper impactor from the NASA Deep Impact spacecraft was released in the path...

Patrick talks to Mike A'Hearn, the NASA scientist behind the Deep Impact mission.

A look at Hawaii's Mauna Kea observatories; Chris looks at the telescopes, while Patrick talks to Br...

Patrick Moore presents a guide to the most familiar body in the night sky, whilst Chris Lintott give...

Tips on finding Saturn; Patrick talks to Prof John Zarnecki about the latest from the Cassini missio...

Patrick Moore offers advice on how to observe the sun and its many brilliant features. Chris Lintott...

On 29 March, a total eclipse of the Sun passes over Antalya in Turkey. Patrick hopes for a glimpse o...

How galaxies are formed.

Discussing gamma-rays that the spacecraft Swift has shown are far more varied than at first thought....

Uranus and Neptune, which four billion years ago were much closer to the Sun, regularly swap orbits....

UK scientists hope to find Martian life with the innovative 'life marker chip'; Chris lintott goes i...

SMART-1 project scientist Bernard Foing on the spacecraft's pioneering technology; Chris looks at th...

What to look for over the next few months; Lucie Green visits the Autumn Equinox star party at Kelli...

The latest findings of Venus Express, currently scrutinising Earth's 'evil twin' Venus, known for it...

Patrick finds out how scientists are making sounds and music from the changes within stars. Chris Li...

British astronaut Piers Sellers on orbiting the Earth and the future of the manned space programme;...

Celebrating the success of Martian rovers Spirit and Opportunity; NASA's Phoenix mission; Lucie Gree...

Chris shows us how to see Saturn with a small telescope, while Patrick finds out the latest from the...

Celebrating 50 years of The Sky at Night, Patrick 'travelled' back to the show's first ever recordin...

The Sky at Night 50th birthday party. Patrick reflects on how astronomy has changed over the last ha...

Patrick learns more about the exciting discovery of a planet that seems similar to Earth.

Patrick looks at the summer constellation Scorpius, and the black hole lurking at the centre of the...

A look at Robonet, the robotic network of telescopes spanning the globe, able to react to cosmic phe...

Patrick uses magic to explain the mysteries of the Universe.

A look back at the completion of the world's largest steerable radio telescope in 1957, just in time...

Patrick anticipates the cataclysmic day, in two billion years, when our Milky Way will collide with...

In his garden, Patrick Moore is joined by Dr Brian May and Jon Culshaw to watch the cosmic firework...

Dr Chris Lintott finds out how British technology is leading the way in satellite science, while Sir...

On 14th December 1972, Captain Eugene Cernan left the Moon to return to Earth. He had no idea that,...

Patrick Moore investigates comet tails, meteorites and asteroids and discovers the terrible conseque...

Mercury is a world of extremes and enigmas - the closest one to the Sun. The spacecraft Messenger, w...

With a new era of lunar exploration dawning as more probes are launched to try to unlock the Moon's...

It's the start of a new solar cycle, and the spacecraft Ulysses faces retirement, but solar missions...

The world of astronomy. Gamma ray bursts are some of the largest explosions in the universe, and Sir...

Patrick Moore wonders if there is life beyond Earth, and Chris Lintott visits SETI.

This first Sky at Night of 2009 is a celebration of the humble (and Hubble) telescope, which is now...

Dr Chris Lintott travels to a radar facility in Norway to see the Aurora Borealis.

Saturn's mysterious moon Enceladus has startled astronomers with its amazing ice geysers, which spew...

Patrick Moore discusses what Herschel, Europe's biggest and most expensive space satellite, will do...

Every day, asteroids whiz past the Earth on their journey through space. Sir Patrick Moore discusses...

Containing trillions of stars, Andromeda is the largest galaxy in our neighbourhood. It is 2.5 milli...

Using archive sound, satellite footage and film taken by the astronauts, Patrick Moore presents the...

Patrick Moore presents a guide to the most familiar body in the night sky, whilst Chris Lintott give...

Forty years on, Patrick Moore and guests discuss the achievements of the Apollo programme.

On 14th December 1972, Captain Eugene Cernan left the Moon to return to Earth. He had no idea that,...

Sir Patrick Moore, with the help of Pete Lawrence and the latest pictures, investigates the longest...

In July 2009, a mysterious large object crashed into Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system...

Following the Hubble space telescope's overhaul, Sir Patrick Moore and Chris Lintott examine its lat...

Observers now know there is water on the Moon, but how much? NASA's new LCROSS probe into the lunar...

For centuries, astronomers, writers and philosophers have speculated about life on the planet Mars,...

Winter is approaching and, with longer nights, it is the perfect time to get outside to enjoy the wo...

January provides the perfect opportunity to observe stars, planets and galaxies. Sir Patrick Moore...

Mars is the brightest thing in the sky and is at its closest to Earth for the next four years. With...

Half a century ago, scientists were speculating about the possibility of planets outside our solar s...

We can never see our nearest star at night, only by day. Looking at it directly will blind us - beca...

Saturn is one of the largest planets and the beautiful system of rings surrounding it makes it the m...

The many star-forming areas of our galaxy are obscured by interstellar dust, but Herschel, a new spa...

The Space Shuttle Atlantis has returned from its final flight to the International Space Station. Wi...

The team look at the discovery of the brightest and most massive star to date.

In July 2009 a large object crashed into Jupiter, and in May 2010 one of the most prominent features...

Light echoes are reflections of light from distant objects in space. But what do they look like and...

Comets are strange and exotic objects, the remnants from dead stars and the birth pangs of our solar...

Ursa Major, the Great Bear, is a rich source of galaxies, double and variable stars and the Hubble D...

The planets and moons of our solar system are covered in volcanoes, some billions of years old and s...

The great winter constellation of Orion is easily visible, with its ruby red star Betelgeuse and dis...

Sir Patrick Moore celebrates the 700th episode of The Sky at Night at his home in Sussex, with the h...

Sir Patrick Moore joins an unlikely star party in the heart of London, where enthusiastic astronomer...

In the atmosphere of Saturn there is a gigantic storm, which is bigger than Earth itself. This month...

The summer constellation of Cygnus will soon be flying overhead in our night sky. With its rich arra...

Sir Patrick Moore visits the South Downs Planetarium and discovers how the stars appeared to the anc...

The NASA spacecraft Dawn is getting up close and personal with the asteroid Vesta. Sir Patrick Moore...

The future of manned space flight is entering an uncertain phase, with our once vivid dreams of retu...

Two of the great autumn constellations of Andromeda and Pegasus will soon be gracing our night skies...

As Mars returns to our night skies, Sir Patrick Moore discusses its four faces. Dr Chris Lintott tra...

The outer limits of the solar system are a dark, cold and mysterious place, which only the Voyager s...

We now know there are other solar systems far away in space, but are they like ours and is there lif...

Space telescopes such as Herschel and Spitzer are peering at the dusty, dark cosmos and with their i...

A look at how amateur astronomers can help in the quest for knowledge of the cosmos.

Have you ever dreamed of travelling through space? Sir Patrick Moore takes us on an epic journey to...

The Sky at Night celebrates 55 years with the second of its special programmes. Sir Patrick picked o...

A European mission called JUICE has been announced which will visit Jupiter and its fascinating moon...

The Sky at Night travels to the Arctic Circle and the archipelago of Svalbard to see the transit of...

Up and down the country amateur astronomers are out in their back-garden observatories looking at st...

The NASA rover, Curiosity, the size of a small car and nuclear-powered, landed on Mars in August and...

Sir Patrick Moore selects celestial objects to observe in the winter night sky and challenges viewer...

Sir Patrick Moore, Dr Chris Lintott and Dr Chris North find out what the universe is made of, from t...

The tiny planet Mercury is in the morning sky and Sir Patrick Moore talks about the latest news from...

For more than half a century Sir Patrick Moore encouraged people to look up at the wonders of the ni...

The team are at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to see how the sun affects our planet.

There are amazing astronomical objects to see in the winter night sky, and Sir Patrick Moore chose a...

Meteorites regularly hit Earth, although most go undetected. Occasionally a big meteorite collides w...

Saturn is in our evening skies, and in any telescope looks a stunner. Lucie Green and Chris Lintott...

Stars are full of variety - they can be big or little, bright or dim. Our sun is right in the middle...

Every year thousands flock to Stonehenge to celebrate the summer solstice. Seeing the rise of the su...

It's a golden era of exploration on Mars, with Nasa's space rover Curiosity finding out new and exci...

Black holes are the beating heart of galaxies. It seems that they are pivotal in their evolution, bu...

The team go camping at the Brecon Beacons star party and answer problems and queries about what to s...

The moon is a most familiar sight in our sky - it is the astronomer's friend and was Sir Patrick Moo...

Astronomers always get excited about comets and in December they are looking forward to something ra...

The revamped team look at Jupiter's coloured bands and iconic 'eye', visible manifestations of a vio...

The Sky at Night team listens to the sounds of the cosmos. Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Chris Lintott ex...

Mars captures the imagination like no other planet and currently our nearest neighbour is at its bri...

The universe is filled with spectacular objects, from gloriously-coloured nebulae to the swirling mo...

The team looks at the cosmic impacts which have shaped the universe around us, from asteroids crashi...

The team explore stargazing in the daytime, show how seasons change on other planets across the sola...

The team goes behind the scenes at mission control for the critical point of the most ambitious spac...

Are we alone? Geneticist Dr Adam Rutherford seeks to define what life is and Maggie Aderin-Pocock ex...

The vast frozen worlds of Uranus and Neptune are the most enigmatic and mysterious planets in the so...

It is one of the most extraordinary space adventures in a generation - to land a spacecraft on a com...

Perhaps no object in the night sky conjures up a greater sense of awe and wonder than a nebula. Thes...

The Milky Way, our galaxy, is a magnificent sight in the night sky, but we know surprisingly little...

From unexplained flashes in the night sky to flying saucers, this episode delves into the mysterious...

For 25 years the Hubble Space Telescope has been showing us the cosmos as we've never seen it before...

The team explores our nearest neighbour Venus, discovering how it formed and how ESA's Venus Express...

With the exciting news that the Philae lander had woken up on comet 67P, Sky at Night reveals the la...

Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Chris Lintott present the inside story of NASA's groundbreaking visit to Pl...

The Sky at Night team look at cosmic explosions. They explore the beautiful but potentially deadly o...

The team looks at the dynamic nature of the universe, winding its timeline backwards and forwards to...

We think of volcanoes as some of the most powerful natural phenomena on earth - but they are nothing...

As we close in on the discovery of the 2,000th planet outside our solar system, or exoplanet, the Sk...

Astronomers have been fascinated by the idea of the Star of Bethlehem for centuries. Did it exist? A...

On January 20 2016, two American astronomers made an extraordinary claim - they had found evidence f...

For 50 years we have been sending probes to gather close-up images of the other planets and moons of...

Chris Lintott and Maggie Aderin-Pocock present a look at black holes, featuring an exclusive intervi...

May 9 2016 sees one of the astronomical highlights of the year - a transit of Mercury across the sun...

Chris Lintott and Maggie Aderin-Pocock report on a plan to train as many telescopes as possible on t...

A look behind the scenes of Nasa's project to study Jupiter. As the spacecraft Juno enters Jupiter's...

Chris Lintott and Maggie Aderin-Pocock report on the recent discovery of a planet with similar quali...

Chris Lintott and Maggie Aderin-Pocock report on the Rosetta spacecraft as it prepares to crash into...

The Sky at Night team investigates the ongoing hunt for life on Mars. It is one of the great scienti...

Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Chris Lintott present a look back at some of the biggest stories in space s...

All good travel guides need a map, and the team unveil the most detailed 3D map of the Milky Way eve...

The team travel to the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands where they take control of some of t...

When the first episode of The Sky at Night was transmitted in April 1957, it was still thought that...

This edition comes from the heart of one of the most influential - and surprising - organisations in...

The team looks at the trans-Neptunian objects - a vast number of strange, dark, icy worlds - which p...

In August, the most spectacular meteor shower of 2017 coincides with transmission: The Perseids! If...

On 15 September 2017, the most successful space mission of all time will come to a dramatic and viol...

A look at the reasons behind renewed interest in sending manned missions to the moon, with plans by...

Observing events that occur in milliseconds, including the recently detected gravitational wave crea...

The Sky at Night celebrates one of the most profound, moving and enjoyable activities there is - the...

The team reports on unnerving discoveries in the field of space science. Researchers estimate that 9...

The team investigates an astronomical detective story. In October 2017, astronomers spotted the firs...

Chris Lintott and Maggie Aderin-Pocock reveal the latest results from NASA's Curiosity and ESA's Exo...

Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Chris Lintott examine the new information about the Milky Way recorded by t...

Nasa's Juno spacecraft is currently making its 13th orbit of Jupiter on one of the most ambitious an...

Chris Lintott travels to the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory in Australia to find out how astr...

One evening in early September 1859, a spectacular blood-red aurora borealis appeared across America...

A look at two missions attempting one of the most difficult feats of space exploration - to collect...

The future of Britain's space programme, examining plans for the first UK spaceport in Scotland and...

A report on BepiColombo, a spacecraft sent on a seven-year journey to the heart of the solar system...

Chris Lintott visits an observatory aboard a jumbo jet, which carries an infra-red telescope able to...

On 1 January 2019, Nasa's New Horizons probe notched up another historic first: the first ever Kuipe...

Ever since we discovered that distant galaxies are racing away from us, there has been a heated deba...

Marsquake! This month's episode follows Insight, NASA’s latest mission to the Red Planet, as it goes...

The team reveals how the first picture of a supermassive black hole was captured. The photograph of...

In the first of two programmes to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Moon landings, the...

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo mission to put a man on the moon, The Sky at Night l...

The programme goes behind the scenes as the European Space Agency selects its next mission, which wi...

Astronomers have found more than 4,000 planets circling stars other than our own. What do we know ab...

A one-hour special in which The Sky at Night team face a live studio audience to answer their questi...

The Rosetta mission to comet 67P was the first time a spacecraft landed on a comet's surface. What h...

Looking back on the major stories of the year - from the New Horizons mission to the most distant wo...

The Sky at Night team go back to basics to show you how to enjoy the night sky, wherever you are. It...

The Sky at Night discovers how Esa's solar orbiter was built, and how it will protect itself against...

The Sky at Night celebrates its 800th episode by showing how you can still explore space even when c...

The Sky at Night team explore a changing world. Maggie Aderin-Pocock interviews astronaut Jessica Me...

The Sky at Night team explore the life and death of stars, including the dimming of Betelgeuse and t...

Mars has fascinated us ever since we first looked up to the heavens. We have imagined alien civilisa...

The Sky at Night gains exclusive access to the team of scientists behind the recent discovery of pos...

The focus for this edition of The Sky at Night is on astronomical research that is beyond the scope...

Chris and Maggie report on the reaction to the dramatic announcement of the discovery of phosphine g...

The Sky at Night looks back at the last ten years of astronomy and ponders the most significant mile...

Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Chris Lintott look back at some of the biggest stories featured on the prog...

In February 2021, orbiters from China and the UAE settled into their positions above Mars, and Nasa’...

The Gaia space telescope is not just helping scientists create the ultimate star map of the Milky Wa...

The Sky at Night team visit the companies spearheading the boom in Britain's space industry, a secto...

Chris and Maggie dive into the archives to discover how the hunt for extra-terrestrial life in the u...

Juno, Nasa's mission to Jupiter, is still gathering data on the gas giant, a decade after it was lau...

A special ‘Question Time’ edition of the programme. Planetary scientist Carly Howett and cosmologist...

Sir Patrick Moore (1923-2012) began presenting The Sky at Night in April 1957. Airing a new episode...

Chris and Maggie look back at some of the stories they have covered in 2021 in the Sky at Night’s bi...

The team explores light pollution and what might be done to mitigate its effects.

New scientific methods to discover exoplanets, and how the winter dakness in Antarctica helps here.

2022 marks the fiftieth year since an astronaut last stepped on the moon's surface. We look back at...

Martin Rees is perhaps Britain’s most renowned cosmologist. Now, about to celebrate his eightieth bi...

The British weather is often the enemy of stargazers up and down the country. A forecast of a couple...

On 12 July 2022, the Sky at Night joined the rest of the world to watch as the James Webb Space Tele...

For centuries, humans have been drawing what they see in the night sky through telescopes. But there...

A special ‘Question Time’ edition of the programme, recorded at The Venue in De Montford University,...

The Sky at Night in the Multiverse of Mystery is a magical journey into the far-flung ideas at the v...

The Sky at Night team investigate the latest science used in the hunt for extraterrestrial life, inc...

The Sky at Night team explores the threat of an asteroid impact on earth and meets the space scienti...

The Sky at Night team investigates the incredible science and engineering helping the UK to blast in...

For July 2023, the team investigate the controversial world of alien communication. The search for l...

For August 2023, The Sky at Night team investigate the science of black holes and discover the incre...

The Very Large Telescope has been responsible for some of the greatest astronomical breakthroughs. F...

The Sky at Night is back for a brand new series, and this month it is delving into Nasa’s OSIRIS-REx...

Total solar eclipses, like the one seen last month in North America, allow us to see details of the...

This month, The Sky at Night has a spooky twist. Across the universe, there are hidden objects that...

In July 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope released its first images. They were visually stunning,...

In this Sky at Night special, the team talk to Dr Nicola Fox, NASA’s head of science, whose life beg...

The Sky at Night is embarking on a journey into the future as we explore how space will revolutionis...

Get ready for The Sky at Night’s annual Question Time Special, where viewers get the opportunity to...

This month, The Sky at Night teams up with BBC Ideas to discover the secrets of archaeology and astr...

The team explore one of the biggest stories in space news, the ‘city killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4. How...

The Sky at Night team explore what the latest research is revealing about Mars. Could life once have...

To celebrate the 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory, The Sky at Night is recreating history....