The Sky at Night

Next episode: S2026E8 “La Palma - Gateway to the Universe” airs on BBC Four

1957
7.8
BBC Four
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Our team of astronomers tell us what's on view in the night sky. From comets to quasars, there is always something fascinating to discuss in the Universe.

The Sky at Night Season 2026 at a glance

Episodes announced
8 (7 aired)
Premiere
Mon, Apr 13, 2026
Last announced episode
Mon, Nov 9, 2026
Release pattern
Episodes release on varying dates
Network
BBC Four

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The Sky at Night episode list and air dates
Season 20268
E1Destination MoonAired—
E2Jodrell Bank: Tuning Into the UniverseAired—
E3Space Weather: The Perfect StormAired—
E4The Aliens Next Door?Aired—
E5Big Black Holes and Little Red DotsAired—
E6Engineering the UniverseAired—
E7Space for Different PerspectivesPrevious—
E8La Palma - Gateway to the UniverseNext Episode—
Season 20258
E1Asteroid Strike?Aired—
E2Secrets of the Red PlanetAired—
E3Greenwich: A Journey Through Space and TimeAired—
E4Exoplanets - Strange New WorldsAired—
E5Queen of PulsarsAired—
E6The Expanding UniverseAired—
E7Brits in SpaceAired—
E8Space Mysteries: The Sky at Night Meets Curious CasesAired—
Season 20248
E1Space Rock ReturnAired9
E2Hiding in StarlightAired9.5
E3Cosmic GhostsAired—
E4Webb Telescope: The Story So FarAired—
E5Nicky, NASA and the Next FrontierAired—
E62075: Our Place in SpaceAired—
E7Question Time SpecialAired—
E8Ancestral SkiesAired—
Season 20238
E1The Search for Alien LifeAired—
E2Will an Asteroid Destroy Earth?Aired—
E3The UK Space RaceAired—
E4Is There Anybody out There?Aired—
E5Black Holes: Searching for the UnknownAired—
E6The Very Large TelescopeAired—
E7Question Time SpecialAired—
E8The Sky at Night Meets The Infinite Monkey CageAired—
Season 20229
E1Dark SkiesAired—
E2Exoplanets and AntarcticaAired—
E3Destination MoonAired—
E4The Astronomer Royal at 80Aired—
E5The Sky at DayAired—
E6The James Webb Road TripAired—
E7Photographing the UniverseAired—
E8Question TimeAired—
E9The Multiverse of MysteryAired—
Season 202110
E1Pick of the YearAired—
E2Mars and MeteoritesAired—
E3Mapping the Milky WayAired—
E4Space Boom BritainAired—
E5ET and the BBCAired—
E6Exploring JupiterAired—
E7Question TimeAired—
E8The Forgotten Solar SystemAired9.7
E9Telescopes through TimeAired—
E10Review of the YearAired—
Season 202010
E1A Beginner's GuideAired—
E2Here Comes the SunAired—
E3Locked Down but Looking UpAired—
E4Different Planet, Different SkyAired—
E5Stars - A Matter of Life and DeathAired—
E6Mars: Planet of DreamsAired—
E7Life on VenusAired—
E8Beyond the VisibleAired9.5
E9Life Beyond VenusAired9.5
E10The State of AstronomyAired—
Season 201911
E1Beyond PlutoAired9.5
E2Is Cosmology in Crisis?Aired—
E3Marsquake!Aired—
E4Supermassive Black HoleAired—
E5Return to The MoonAired—
E6The Moon, the Mission and the BBCAired—
E7Space Mission SpecialAired—
E8Alien WorldsAired—
E9Question TimeAired—
E10Rosetta: The Comet's TaleAired—
E11Review of the YearAired—
Season 201811
E1The Invisible UniverseAired—
E2The Mystery of 'OumuamuaAired—
E3Mars: Red and Dead?Aired—
E4Gaia: A Galactic RevolutionAired—
E5Jupiter: Up Close and PersonalAired9.5
E6Outback AstronomyAired9.5
E7Death StarAired—
E8Expedition AsteroidAired9
E9Space BritanniaAired9
E10First Rock from the SunAired—
E11Telescope on a Plane!Aired9
Season 201710
E1Guide to the GalaxyAired9.5
E2Telescope TakeoverAired8.3
E360th Anniversary SpecialAired—
E4Inside God's Observatory: SpecialAired—
E5Into the Dark ZoneAired—
E6It Came From Outer SpaceAired—
E7Cassini: The GamechangerAired—
E8Return to the Moon?Aired7.5
E9In the Blink of an EyeAired—
E10Wonders of the Night SkyAired—
Season 201610
E1Planet 9 From Outer SpaceAired9
E2Five Greatest Images of the Solar SystemAired9
E3Stephen Hawking on Black HolesAired—
E4Mercury: The Problem Child of the Solar SystemAired—
E5Secrets of the Whirlpool GalaxyAired—
E6Juno: Mission to JupiterAired—
E7Interstellar: The Journey to Proxima CentauriAired—
E8Goodbye Rosetta: A Sky at Night SpecialAired—
E9Life on MarsAired—
E10Review of the YearAired—
Season 201511
E1The Billion Pixel CameraAired—
E2What Have UFOs Done for Us?Aired—
E3Hubble: The Five Greatest Images of the CosmosAired—
E4Venus, Earth's TwinAired—
E5Rosetta Update - A Comet's StoryAired—
E6Pluto RevealedAired—
E7Cosmic BlastsAired—
E8Playing With a Clockwork UniverseAired—
E9Volcanoes of the Solar SystemAired—
E10Second Earth?Aired—
E11The Real Star of Bethlehem: A Sky at Night Christmas SpecialAired—
Season 201411
E1Jupiter: Weather and MoonsAired—
E2Sounds Of The UniverseAired—
E3Mysterious MarsAired—
E4How Gravity Shapes the UniverseAired—
E5ImpactsAired—
E6The Brightest StarAired—
E7How to Catch a CometAired—
E8The Hunt for ETAired—
E9Ice GiantsAired—
E10Rosetta: A Sky at Night SpecialAired—
E11The Pillars of CreationAired—
Season 201312
E1Reaching for the StarsAired—
E2The Sun KingAired—
E3Moore Winter Marathon ResultsAired—
E4They Fall to EarthAired—
E5Stunning SaturnAired—
E6Lives of the StarsAired—
E7SolsticeAired—
E8Exploring MarsAired—
E9Fatal AttractionAired—
E10Space Surgery SpecialAired—
E11Moore Moon MarathonAired—
E12Comet ChasingAired—
Season 201212
E1Other Solar SystemsAired—
E2Age of the InfraredAired—
E3Citizen AstronomyAired—
E4Warp Factor 55Aired—
E5The Moore MarathonAired—
E6JuiceAired—
E7Venus and the Midnight SunAired—
E8Home-Grown ObservatoriesAired—
E9Curiosity at MarsAired—
E10Moore Winter MarathonAired—
E11The Story of StuffAired—
E12Mercury and the MoonAired—
Season 201112
E1Volcanoes of the Solar SystemAired—
E2Orion the HunterAired—
E3700 Not OutAired—
E4Double Star PartyAired—
E5Storm ChasingAired—
E6Cygnus the SwanAired—
E7The Stars IndoorsAired—
E8Dawn at VestaAired—
E9Final FrontierAired—
E10Pegasus and AndromedaAired—
E11Curious about MarsAired—
E12Outer LimitsAired—
Season 201012
E1Twinkle TwinkleAired—
E2The Spirit of MarsAired—
E3LifeAired—
E4The Sun in SplendourAired—
E5Ring WorldAired—
E6Star BirthAired—
E7The Universe from AtlantisAired—
E8Monster StarAired—
E9Events on JupiterAired—
E10Light EchoesAired—
E11Ghostly TravellersAired—
E12The Great BearAired—
Season 200915
E1Light FantasticAired—
E2The Merry DancersAired—
E3The Fountains of EnceladusAired—
E4Herschel in the RedAired—
E5Close EncountersAired—
E6Neighbourhood WatchAired—
E7Apollo 11: A Night to RememberAired—
E8The Apollo MiracleAired—
E9Last Man on the MoonAired—
E10Coronae of the SunAired—
E11Jupiter RisingAired—
E12The Great ObservatoriesAired—
E13Lunar ImpactAired—
E14Exploring MarsAired—
E15The Winter SkyAired—
Season 200812
E1Cosmic DebrisAired—
E2Messenger to MercuryAired—
E3Return to the MoonAired—
E4The Sun RevealedAired—
E5We Just Don't KnowAired—
E6Battle of the GiantsAired—
E7Rise of the PhoenixAired—
E8Double VisionAired—
E9Galaxy ZooAired—
E10Autumn SkyAired—
E11Big BangsAired—
E12Other WorldsAired—
Season 200715
E1SpacemanAired—
E2Martian AdventuresAired—
E3Stunning SaturnAired—
E4Time Lord - 50Th AnniversaryAired—
E550Th Anniversary - Birthday PartyAired—
E6Home From HomeAired—
E7Sting in the TailAired—
E8RobonetAired—
E9Black Holes and Black MagicAired—
E10Jodrell BankAired—
E11The Grand CollisionAired—
E12Meteor ManiaAired—
E13Sputnik's ChildrenAired—
E14Last Man on the MoonAired—
E15A Journey through Space and TimeAired—
Season 200614
E1Journey to the EdgeAired—
E2On Top of the WorldAired—
E3Mapping the MoonAired—
E4The Loveliest PlanetAired—
E5A Spin around the SunAired—
E6Turkish DelightAired—
E7Glorious GalaxiesAired—
E8Bangs in the NightAired—
E9Wandering GiantsAired—
E10Return to the Red PlanetAired—
E11The Sun and MoonAired—
E12Autumn SkyAired—
E13The Evil TwinAired—
E14The Sounds of StarsAired—
Season 200513
E1Lord of the RingsAired—
E2Unveiling TitanAired—
E3Strangers in the NightAired—
E4Star PartyAired—
E5Eye on the UniverseAired—
E6The Shocking SunAired—
E7Deep ImpactAired—
E8Fallout From Deep ImpactAired—
E9The Search for LifeAired—
E10Mapping The Sky (Sky Survey)Aired—
E11The Planets (Converge On Cambridge)Aired—
E12Mars and the Ring of FireAired—
E13Celestial ZooAired—
Season 200412
E1Music of the SpheresAired—
E2Roving On MarsAired—
E3Cosmic VisionAired—
E4Digging for Dark MatterAired—
E5Star BirthAired—
E6The 2004 Transit of VenusAired—
E7Moons of SaturnAired—
E8Cassini at SaturnAired—
E9Robotic TelescopeAired—
E10Planet QuestAired—
E11Star DeathAired—
E12Wide EyedAired—
Season 200312
E1Hot StuffAired—
E2Astro ArtAired—
E3The Hidden UniverseAired—
E4Life On MarsAired—
E5The ShadowAired—
E6Highland RingAired—
E7Space ScoutsAired—
E8Mars: The Next FrontierAired—
E9Out of the Dark AgesAired—
E10The Smart Way To The MoonAired—
E11Jupiter and GalileoAired—
E12Cosmic WanderersAired—
Season 200213
E1The Signature For LifeAired—
E2Galactic WhirlpoolsAired—
E3A Tale of Two BearsAired—
E4Twelve Men on the MoonAired—
E5Forty-Five Years of Star-GazingAired—
E6Southern EyesAired—
E7The Birth and Death of the UniverseAired—
E8The Indoor SkyAired—
E9Apocalyptic AsteroidsAired—
E10The Long WaveAired—
E11Picture PerfectAired—
E12Radio RevolutionAired—
E13A Royal CelebrationAired—
Season 200113
E1Genesis - Earth & MoonAired—
E2Cassini - Next Stop SaturnAired—
E3A New View Of MarsAired—
E4Pictures From The Red PlanetAired—
E5Meet The NeighboursAired—
E6Eye Spy …Aired—
E7Our StarAired—
E8Crash & BurnAired—
E9Great Balls Of FireAired—
E10Evolving Universe - BeginningsAired—
E11Evolving Universe - Modern ViewsAired—
E12The Lion's StormAired—
E13The Star Of BethlehemAired—
Season 200013
E1Millennium AstronomyAired—
E2A Glimpse Of A New WorldAired—
E3Two Of A KindAired—
E4X-Ray VisionAired—
E5A Massing Of PlanetsAired—
E6The Moon In FocusAired—
E7Caldwell's CatalogueAired—
E8Back To BasicsAired—
E9Back To Basics - Into Deep SpaceAired—
E10Wimps & MachosAired—
E11The Darkness Of The UniverseAired—
E12Worlds ApartAired—
E13An Astronaut's ViewAired—
Season 199913
E1Is There Anybody Out There?Aired—
E2Looking For TroubleAired—
E3As Stars Grow OldAired—
E4Seeing RedAired—
E5The Skies of SummerAired—
E6Capturing the SunAired—
E7When the Moon Hides the SunAired—
E8Countdown to the EclipseAired—
E9The Eclipse from CornwallAired—
E10Autumn SkiesAired—
E11There's No EscapeAired—
E12A Night to RememberAired—
E13A Telescope for ChristmasAired—
Season 199813
E1Ring Of MoonsAired—
E2The Art Of Deep SpaceAired—
E3The Total ExperienceAired—
E4A Cold View Of SpaceAired—
E5The Sky With ChipsAired—
E6Planets Of Other SunsAired—
E7The Sun AwakesAired—
E8The Uk Schmidt - The First Quarter CenturyAired—
E9Flaring StarsAired—
E10The Flying Horse Of AutumnAired—
E11Cosmic FireworksAired—
E12The Royal Greenwich Observatory - 1675-1998Aired—
E13Timekeeping By StarlightAired—
Season 199712
E1Centre Of The GalaxyAired—
E2The Quasar ChasersAired—
E3Zodiacal LightAired—
E4Eyes On The Universe - 40Th Anniversary ProgrammeAired—
E5The Great Comet Of '97Aired—
E6Roving On MarsAired—
E7Planets On ViewAired—
E8Hipparcos - Star PlotterAired—
E9Saturn VisitorAired—
E10Instruments Of ChangeAired—
E11Star QualitiesAired—
E12Diamonds In The SkyAired—
Season 199614
E1The Night Sky In WinterAired—
E2What's The Matter Between The Stars?Aired—
E3News From SpaceAired—
E4The March Comet - Extra ProgrammeAired—
E5Exploding StarsAired—
E6The End Of The UniverseAired—
E7The Lives Of The GalaxiesAired—
E8Hydrogen HuntersAired—
E9A Tale Of Three PlanetsAired—
E10Cool Stars MatterAired—
E11Hunt The PlanetAired—
E12Star RemainsAired—
E13Target the Red PlanetAired—
E14Galileo At JupiterAired—
Season 199513
E1The Youthful Universe?Aired—
E2Belt Round the SunAired—
E3Onward to MarsAired—
E4Spring In The Sky - The 500Th ProgrammeAired—
E5Star CradlesAired—
E6Edge On SaturnAired—
E7The Flying ObservatoryAired—
E8Comet Crash UpdateAired—
E9Is Anyone Out There?Aired—
E10The Far PlanetsAired—
E11Fibres Of LightAired—
E12Fireworks NightAired—
E13Mission To JupiterAired—
Season 199413
E1The Cosmic CharioteerAired—
E2What's In A Name?Aired—
E3Return To The MoonAired—
E4Studies Of The Southern SkyAired—
E5Celestial Hide And SeekAired—
E6The Royal Observatory EdinburghAired—
E7The Swan's NestAired—
E8Target JupiterAired—
E9Radio Network AustraliaAired—
E10The Autumn SkyAired—
E11Lenses In The UniverseAired—
E12Planets Around PulsarsAired—
E13A Year In The Life Of HubbleAired—
Season 199313
E1The Night Sky In WinterAired—
E2Radio WatchersAired—
E3Just A MomentAired—
E4The Cambridge TelescopeAired—
E5Town AstronomyAired—
E6Star DeathAired—
E7A Star And Its CostarAired—
E8Planetary NebulaeAired—
E9Swarm Around The Solar SystemAired—
E10Merlin - Radio WizardAired—
E11Tubes Of LightAired—
E12Aerial DisplayAired—
E13Galactic DustbinsAired—
Season 199213
E1Outposts Of The UniverseAired—
E2Sky-WatcherAired—
E3Vermin Of The Skies?Aired—
E4Shooting The StarsAired—
E5Space For Astronomy - 35Th Anniversary ProgrammeAired—
E6Background Of The UniverseAired—
E7Our Outer GiantsAired—
E8Comets - A Second ViewAired—
E9The First Telescope?Aired—
E10The Great SpiralAired—
E11Venus-A New ViewAired—
E12Six Into One Will GoAired—
E13A Glitch In The SystemAired—
Season 199113
E1Mars - The Red PlanetAired—
E2The Fastest Clocks In The UniverseAired—
E3Jupiter And FamilyAired—
E4Bombardment From SpaceAired—
E5Wanderers In SpaceAired—
E6Guarding Their SecretsAired—
E7Saturn - The Ringed PlanetAired—
E8Soviet Space AstronomyAired—
E9The Pole StarAired—
E10A Galaxy In Creation?Aired—
E11Hubble - A New View Of The Universe?Aired—
E12Nothing But Blue Skies?Aired—
E13The Strangest PlanetAired—
Season 199013
E1Tales Of The UnexpectedAired—
E2Window On The UniverseAired—
E3Visitor From SpaceAired—
E4The Lion And The CrabAired—
E5When Is A Star Not A Star?Aired—
E6Looking Back In TimeAired—
E7Our Daylight StarAired—
E8Mission To TitanAired—
E9The Unveiling Of VenusAired—
E10Europe In SpaceAired—
E11Armagh's 'Flare' For AstronomyAired—
E12New Maps Of The UniverseAired—
E13ROSAT Space TelescopeAired—
Season 198913
E1Mysteries of the Winter SkyAired—
E2Icebergs and Crouching GiantsAired—
E3Cosmic LighthouseAired—
E4Observing from La SillaAired—
E5Exploring the Ultraviolet SkyAired—
E6Telescopes for the 90sAired—
E7The Curious Little World Of PlutoAired—
E8Eclipse Of The MoonAired—
E9Observing from the AtacamaAired—
E10Neptune: Voyager's Last PlanetAired—
E11The Making Of An AstronomerAired—
E12The Bull in the SkyAired—
E13Voyager's Grand TourAired—
Season 198813
E1The Winter SkyAired—
E2The Brilliant PlanetsAired—
E3Yerkes ObservatoryAired—
E4The Awakening SunAired—
E5Quasars, Redshifts And ControversyAired—
E6Planets RevisitedAired—
E7The Summer SkyAired—
E8Cosmic FireworksAired—
E9Watch This SpaceAired—
E10Mars In Close-UpAired—
E11Observing The Autumn SkyAired—
E12Radio StarsAired—
E13Close EncountersAired—
Season 198713
E1Photographing The SkyAired—
E2The Study Of Variable StarsAired—
E3Stellar CatastropheAired—
E4A Celebration (30th Anniversary)Aired—
E5Air On Other WorldsAired—
E6High MoonAired—
E7The William Herschel TelescopeAired—
E8The Roof Of The WorldAired—
E9The Hunt For Planet TenAired—
E10The Exploding StarAired—
E11Jodrell - The Listening BankAired—
E12A Telescope For ChristmasAired—
E13Where Are The StarsAired—
Season 198613
E1Our Nearest StarAired—
E2Voyager To UranusAired—
E3Halley's Comet - The EncounterAired—
E4The Spring SkyAired—
E5The Story Of SaturnAired—
E6Halley - The End Of The Tale?Aired—
E7The Summer SkyAired—
E8The Death Of A StarAired—
E9The Innermost PlanetAired—
E10The Furthest Depths Of The UniverseAired—
E11The Autumn SkyAired—
E12The Cosmic Lawn SprinklerAired—
E13The Galilean MoonsAired—
Season 198513
E1Worlds ApartAired—
E2Colours Of The StarsAired—
E3The Year Of The CometAired—
E4The Infrared SkyAired—
E5Moon RillsAired—
E6Little WorldsAired—
E7Summer SkyAired—
E8Infrared At Siding SpringAired—
E9MizarAired—
E10The Computerised AmateurAired—
E11Red Shift - Or Red Herring?Aired—
E12The Comet ReturnsAired—
E13How Wrong We WereAired—
Season 198413
E1The Winter SkyAired—
E2At The Castle GateAired—
E3Venus UnveiledAired—
E4The Secret Lives Of The StarsAired—
E5New Life For Solar MaxAired—
E6Cooking The ElementsAired—
E7A Night With The INTAired—
E8Missions To CometsAired—
E9The Orange World Of TitanAired—
E10Shells Around StarsAired—
E11Once Upon A TimeAired—
E12Reflection NebulaeAired—
E13Forgotten ConstellationsAired—
Season 198313
E1The Winter SkyAired—
E2IRAS - A New FrontierAired—
E3Mauna Kea - Half Way To SpaceAired—
E4The Quickest PulsarAired—
E5Neutrino HuntingAired—
E6Speckles Of LightAired—
E7Pioneering The HeliosphereAired—
E8Illuminating QuasarsAired—
E9Unlocking The Secrets Of VegaAired—
E10The Autumn SkyAired—
E11The Mount Wilson ObservatoryAired—
E12Discoveries In SpaceAired—
E13The Black Hole Weigh-InAired—
Season 198213
E1The Winter SkyAired—
E2The Changing Face Of VenusAired—
E3The Largest Star?Aired—
E4When Planets Loop The LoopAired—
E5The Unfolding Universe (25th Anniversary)Aired—
E6The Depths Of SpaceAired—
E7La Palma - A New ObservatoryAired—
E8The Hunt For The Tenth PlanetAired—
E9Siding SpringAired—
E10The Mystery Of The Spiral ArmAired—
E11The Return Of Halley's CometAired—
E12The Cosmic SerpentAired—
E13The Last Man On The MoonAired—
Season 198113
E1The 200-Inch Telescope At Mount PalomarAired—
E2The Sword Of OrionAired—
E3Mr Herschel's PlanetAired—
E4The Spring SkyAired—
E5In The BeginningAired—
E6Neptune - The Mysterious GiantAired—
E7Bombardment From SpaceAired—
E8The Summer SkyAired—
E9The PerseidsAired—
E10Voyager 2 - A Second Opinion Of SaturnAired—
E11A Tribute to Sir Bernard LovellAired—
E12The Autumn SkyAired—
E13The Star Of BethlehemAired—
Season 198013
E1Mapping The SkyAired—
E2Saturn - The Disappearing RingsAired—
E3The Man Who Discovered A PlanetAired—
E4The Multiple-Mirror TelescopeAired—
E5Journey To The Centre Of The GalaxyAired—
E6Kitt Peak ObservatoryAired—
E7QuasarsAired—
E8The Mapping Of VenusAired—
E9Meteor CraterAired—
E10The Autumn EquinoxAired—
E11The ScintarsAired—
E12Voyager 1 Reaches SaturnAired—
E13The QuadrantidsAired—
Season 197914
E1Venus ExploredAired—
E2The Man Who Mapped The NebulaeAired—
E3Is Life On Earth Unique?Aired—
E4The Space Between The StarsAired—
E5Voyager To JupiterAired—
E6Looking At The Weather From SpaceAired—
E7X-Rays From SpaceAired—
E8Down To Earth - The End Of SkylabAired—
E9Voyager 2 Reaches JupiterAired—
E10The ZodiacAired—
E11Pioneer To SaturnAired—
E12Observing The SunAired—
E13The Message Of StarlightAired—
E14UFOs - Fact Or Fantasy?Aired—
Season 197813
E1Exploring The Night Sky With BinocularsAired—
E2The Nearest GalaxiesAired—
E3The New MarsAired—
E4The AsteroidsAired—
E5Birth Of A StarAired—
E6Astronomers' View Of The EarthAired—
E7Gamma-Ray AstronomyAired—
E8The Edge Of The Solar SystemAired—
E9Questions And AnswersAired—
E10Does Anything Ever Happen On The Moon?Aired—
E11Where Did Life Begin?Aired—
E12Exploded StarAired—
E13The Alignment Of The PlanetsAired—
Season 197713
E1Sirius - The Dog StarAired—
E2Travel In Space And TimeAired—
E3The Mapping Of MercuryAired—
E420th Anniversary ProgrammeAired—
E5The Solar CycleAired—
E6Uranus - The Second Ringed PlanetAired—
E7The New Infrared TelescopeAired—
E8The Swan In The SkyAired—
E9The Voyager MissionsAired—
E10Stars Of The Far SouthAired—
E11The Amateur AstronomerAired—
E12Why Do Planets Shine?Aired—
E13Sun, Spaceships and Bug-Eyed MonstersAired—
Season 197613
E1The Changing Face Of MarsAired—
E2The Pole StarAired—
E3Black Holes In SpaceAired—
E4The Rings Of SaturnAired—
E5The Sun And The EarthAired—
E6Neutron StarsAired—
E7Viking To MarsAired—
E8Viking On MarsAired—
E9How Far Can You See?Aired—
E10Viking - The End Of The BeginningAired—
E11A New Look From GreenwichAired—
E12Quasars - The Remotest Objects In The UniverseAired—
E13The Evening StarAired—
Season 197513
E1Orion The HunterAired—
E2New Northern Hemisphere LaboratoryAired—
E3Algol - The Winking DemonAired—
E4Astronomy Of The InfraredAired—
E5The Outer PlanetsAired—
E6The Mysterious X-RaysAired—
E7The Hot Clouds Of The SunAired—
E8The New MoonAired—
E9The Galilean SatellitesAired—
E10The Origin Of The UniverseAired—
E11New Star In CygnusAired—
E12The Rocks On VenusAired—
E13The Search For Life In The UniverseAired—
Season 197413
E1Positional AstronomyAired—
E2Saturn And Its SatellitesAired—
E3Milky Way & Mars ProbesAired—
E4Messenger To MercuryAired—
E5Life In The UniverseAired—
E6The Daylight StarAired—
E7The Heart Of The ScorpionAired—
E8Shooting StarsAired—
E9Choosing A TelescopeAired—
E10Lord Rosse's TelescopeAired—
E11The Changing Force Of GravityAired—
E12Eros - The Wanderer In SpaceAired—
E13The Year Of The PlanetsAired—
Season 197314
E11973 - An Exciting YearAired—
E2Practical Work In The ObservatoryAired—
E3Sirius - The Brightest StarAired—
E4The Eclipse Of The CenturyAired—
E5How Big Are The Planets?Aired—
E6The Colours Of The StarsAired—
E7The African EclipseAired—
E8Navigational AstronomyAired—
E9Venus - A Cratered WorldAired—
E10The Moon IllusionAired—
E11The Volcanoes Of MarsAired—
E12When Mercury Crosses The SunAired—
E13JupiterAired—
E14Kohoutek's CometAired—
Season 197213
E1The Great BearAired—
E2X-Ray StarsAired—
E3Mars - A Dynamic WorldAired—
E4What Do You Want To Know?Aired—
E515th Anniversary ProgrammeAired—
E6The 10th PlanetAired—
E7Midsummer and MegalithsAired—
E8Jupiter - The Colossal PlanetAired—
E9The Andromeda GalaxyAired—
E10An Exploded PlanetAired—
E11MarsAired—
E12Collapsing StarsAired—
E13Tycho's StarAired—
Season 197113
E1The Approach Of MarsAired—
E2Russian And American Space AchievementsAired—
E3Sirius The Dog StarAired—
E4A Black Hole In SpaceAired—
E5Jupiter - The Other Magnetic PlanetAired—
E6Orbiting Space StationsAired—
E7Tracking The StarsAired—
E8How Far Are The Stars?Aired—
E9Mars Comes CloseAired—
E10The Life And Death Of A StarAired—
E11Kepler - Genius And MysticAired—
E12Target MarsAired—
E13A Telescope Comes HomeAired—
Season 197015
E1Wanderers In SpaceAired—
E2MoonrockAired—
E3Galaxy MachineAired—
E4The Crab NebulaAired—
E5Total Eclipse In MexicoAired—
E6Photography Of The MoonAired—
E7When Mercury Crosses The SunAired—
E8Back Garden ObservatoriesAired—
E9Steering By The StarsAired—
E10The Moons Of MarsAired—
E11Astronomers In The Space AgeAired—
E12Moon QuakesAired—
E13Rockets To The PlanetsAired—
E14Infrared Astronomy & Neil ArmstrongAired—
E15Planets Of Other SunsAired—
Season 196916
E1The Moon - A New EraAired—
E2How Much Can You See?Aired—
E3Jupiter - The Giant PlanetAired—
E4The Moon And The EarthAired—
E5Mars: Target TwoAired—
E6Recent Moon PicturesAired—
E7When Venus Crosses The SunAired—
E8The Needles Of SpaceAired—
E9The Sky at Night Special: Mariner At MarsAired—
E10Fly Past MarsAired—
E11MoonquakesAired—
E12RelativityAired—
E13Stars That Come And GoAired—
E14The Moons Of SaturnAired—
E15The Grand TourAired—
E161969 Year of SpaceAired—
Season 196814
E1Home Build ObservatoriesAired—
E2Calendars Of Other WorldsAired—
E3The New PlanetariumAired—
E4Black Clouds In The GalaxyAired—
E5Flights Of Space FancyAired—
E6A Close Pass By IcarusAired—
E7The Unquiet SunAired—
E8PulsarsAired—
E9The Structure Of The MoonAired—
E10The Siberian Eclipse Of The SunAired—
E11The Total Eclipse Of The SunAired—
E12The Clock Of SpaceAired—
E13Venus - The Hot PlanetAired—
E14The Moon And The EarthAired—
Season 196713
E1The Giant PlanetAired—
E2Oberving Earth SatellitesAired—
E3Gas Clouds In SpaceAired—
E4Craters On The MoonAired—
E5The Past 10 Years Of The Sky At NightAired—
E6A New Look At MarsAired—
E7VegaAired—
E8Lord Rosse's Great TelescopeAired—
E9Exploding StarsAired—
E10Invisible AstronomyAired—
E11Cameras Around The MoonAired—
E12Venus ObservedAired—
E13Lumps From Outer SpaceAired—
Season 196614
E1The Moons Of JupiterAired—
E2Russian Moon Shot - Special EditionAired—
E3The Barwell MeteoriteAired—
E4Man Of The MoonAired—
E5Stars In Their CoursesAired—
E6Solar EclipseAired—
E7American Moon Soft LandingAired—
E8The Royal ObservatoryAired—
E9Activity On The MoonAired—
E10Sun TimeAired—
E11The Outer GalaxiesAired—
E12The Planet With RingsAired—
E13Fireworks From SpaceAired—
E14The End Of The WorldAired—
Season 196513
E1Unwelcome AtmospheresAired—
E2Lava Or Dust?Aired—
E3Ancient LoreAired—
E4Naked Eye AstronomyAired—
E5How Long Is A Day?Aired—
E6Space WeatherAired—
E7Communicating With Other WorldsAired—
E8Mars In ShotAired—
E9Rethinking The UniverseAired—
E10Ninety Eight InchesAired—
E11The Comet - Special EditionAired—
E12The Unsteady UniverseAired—
E13The Extra PlanetAired—
Season 196413
E1Ghosts Of The UniverseAired—
E2Signals From JupiterAired—
E3The Surface Of The Moon - Rock Or Dust?Aired—
E4Space NavigationAired—
E5Ancient And ModernAired—
E6Moon GatheringAired—
E7Midsummer SenseAired—
E8QuasarsAired—
E9Red Gient, Yellow Planet, Blue SunAired—
E10Explosions In SpaceAired—
E11Planet EarthAired—
E12The Leonid MeteorsAired—
E13How Old Is The EarthAired—
Season 196313
E1Space 63Aired—
E2Space Stations For MarsAired—
E3Venus RevealedAired—
E5Exploding StarsAired—
E6Science Fact & Science FictionAired—
E7The Birth Of The PlanetsAired—
E8The Active MoonAired—
E9Eclipse Of The SunAired—
E10Sunspots (The Sun In Action)Aired—
E11Manned Bases On The MoonAired—
E12Measuring The UniverseAired—
E13Jupiter DisturbedAired—
E14Star MythsAired—
Season 196210
E2Life In The Universe?Aired—
E3The Furthest PlanetAired—
E4Space NeedlesAired—
E5The Space FogAired—
E6Astronomy And The AncientsAired—
E7Signals From JupiterAired—
E9Keeping Space CleanAired—
E10Algol, The Demon StarAired—
E11The American SpacecraftAired—
E12The Moving EarthAired—
Season 19618
E1Storms In The SkyAired—
E3Life On MarsAired—
E4Life On The MoonAired—
E850th ProgrammeAired—
E9Astronomy In SpaceAired—
E10Has The Earth Three Moons?Aired—
E11Star ClustersAired—
E12A Telescope For ChristmasAired—
Season 19606
E1The Great SpiralAired—
E5UranusAired—
E6Star Clouds of SagittariusAired—
E7Other Moons of Saturn and JupiterAired—
E8Celestial FireworksAired—
E10The MoonAired—
Season 19594
E6Minor PlanetsAired—
E11The Front and Back of the MoonAired—
E12Pairs of SunsAired—
E13What was the Star of BethlehemAired—
Season 19581
E10Life On Other PlanetsAired—
Season 19571
E1Arend-Roland Comet
Aired—

About The Sky at Night

Our team of astronomers tell us what's on view in the night sky. From comets to quasars, there is always something fascinating to discuss in the Universe.

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