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Star Diary

BBC Sky at Night Magazine

The astronomy podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.

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20:44

Can YOU help astronomers find exploding stars?

Star Diary ·

2025/09/14

Astronomer Tom Killestein reveals how the public can help him on his mission to find stellar explosions via the Kilonova Seekers project, and reveals its first major discovery.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

35:24

See the blood Moon rise

Star Diary ·

2025/08/28

We reveal how to see the ‘blood Moon’ total lunar eclipse in September 2025, and explain the best dates and times to see the planets of the Solar System in the sky.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

26:39

How the Rubin Observatory will study the Universe

Star Diary ·

2025/08/14

The Vera C Rubin Observatory is set to be a game-changer in our understanding of key ideas such as the expansion of the Universe and the distribution of matter in distant galaxies. But how will it do all this? We spoke to astronomer Dani Leonard, who is working with the Rubin Observatory, to find out.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

33:46

See Venus and Jupiter’s close approach

Star Diary ·

2025/07/30

The best things to see in the night sky this month, including Venus and Jupiter’s close approach, Uranus’s meeting with the Pleiades, Saturn and Neptune’s nightly tango and the low-down full Moon.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

16:54

Will our Galaxy collide with its neighbour?

Star Diary ·

2025/07/10

Astronomer Alis Deason reveals new research that shows how likely it is the Milky Way will collide with the Andromeda Galaxy. She discusses why galaxy mergers happen and, if our galaxy did collide with its neighbour, which would come out on top.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

33:01

Saturn and Venus are morning jewels

Star Diary ·

2025/06/26

Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal how to observe Saturn, Venus and the rest of the planets, the Moon's meeting with the Pleiades and Antares, the Southern Aquarid meteor shower and the best deep-sky objects.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

25:31

The birth of the Universe

Star Diary ·

2025/06/19

Astronomer Hidde Jense has seen cosmic light from just after the Big Bang. He reveals what it tells us.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

33:22

Venus is a Morning Star and Mars meets the Lion's heart

Star Diary ·

2025/05/29

Find out how to see bright planet Venus in the early morning before sunrise, and track the Red Planet Mars as it passes near Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo.Our new monthly version of Star Diary is hosted by Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

24:05

Earth, aliens and astronomy

Star Diary ·

2025/05/15

The search is on for life beyond Earth. Astrobiologist Penny Boston reveals what life on our own planet can tell us about extra-terrestrial life among the stars.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

20:33

The Flower Moon rises in full bloom

Star Diary ·

2025/05/10

Meteor showers are always a great excuse to get out and do some stargazing. Find out how to see them Eta Aquarids in the latest episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine.Transcript Learn to observe our nearest star, the Sun, in our upcoming online masterclass series Subscribe to BBC Sky at Night Magazine and submit your astrophotography images over on our website: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com contactus@skyatnightmagazine.com Learn more about your

21:00

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower lights up the sky

Star Diary ·

2025/05/03

19:06

Mars passes through the Beehive

Star Diary ·

2025/04/26

The Red Planet passes through the star strewn field of the Beehive Cluster. Find out how to see them in the latest episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine.Transcript Learn to observe our nearest star, the Sun, in our upcoming online masterclass series Subscribe to BBC Sky at Night Magazine and submit your astrophotography images over on our website: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com contactus@skyatnightmagazine.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

22:29

Venus reaches its greatest brightness near the Moon...

Star Diary ·

2025/04/19

The planet will appear its largest in the morning sky before teaming up with the Moon later in the week. Find out how to see them in the latestepisode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine. Transcript Learn to observe our nearest star, the Sun, in our upcoming online masterclass series Subscribe to BBC Sky at Night Magazine and submit your astrophotography images over on our website: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com contactus@skyatnightmagazine.com Learn more

33:37

Strange signals from the 'Eye of God'

Star Diary ·

2025/04/17

Astronomer Martin Guerrero reveals the mysterious x-ray signals coming from the Eye of God Nebula, that could indicate a planet is being torn apart by a dying star. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

18:37

Two sparkling diamonds glisten in the night sky (14...

Star Diary ·

2025/04/12

A pair of globular clusters will glitter across the night sky this week. Find out how to see them in the latestepisode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine. Transcript Learn to observe our nearest star, the Sun, in our upcoming online masterclass series Subscribe to BBC Sky at Night Magazine and submit your astrophotography images over on our website: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com contactus@skyatnightmagazine.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

20:47

An asteroid passes through a Hamburger (Galaxy) (7 to...

Star Diary ·

2025/04/05

Watch the asteroid Flora as at passes by the Hamburger Galaxy this week. Find out how to see it in the latestepisode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine. Transcript Learn to observe our nearest star, the Sun, in our upcoming online masterclass series Subscribe to BBC Sky at Night Magazine and submit your astrophotography images over on our website: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com contactus@skyatnightmagazine.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

18:43

The Moon blots out the Pleiades (31 March to 6 April...

Star Diary ·

2025/03/30

After creeping ever closer to the Seven Sisters star cluster, the crescent Moon will pass through the Seven Sisters star cluster this week. Discover how you can watch the stars as blink out one by one by listening to the latest episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine.Transcript Learn to observe our nearest star, the Sun, in our upcoming online masterclass series Subscribe to BBC Sky at Night Magazine and submit your astrophotography images over on our

23:07

Partial solar eclipse visible across the UK (24 to 30...

Star Diary ·

2025/03/23

This week, a partial solar eclipse will be visible across the UK. Find out how you can safely see the momentous occasion for yourself by listening to the latest episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine.Transcript Learn to observe our nearest star, the Sun, in our upcoming online masterclass series Subscribe to BBC Sky at Night Magazine and submit your astrophotography images over on our

29:33

Searching for life on alien planets

Star Diary ·

2025/03/21

Are we alone? It’s one of the humanity’s fundamental questions. Could one of the 6,000 known exoplanets beyond our Solar System host an alien species? Lisa Kaltenegger has spent her career trying to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

19:53

The Moon passes the heart of the Scorpion (17 to 23...

Star Diary ·

2025/03/16

The Moon brushes past the red star Antares, the heart of Scorpius. Make sure to catch them both by listening to the latest episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine. Transcript Subscribe to BBC Sky at Night Magazine and submit your astrophotography images over on our website: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com contactus@skyatnightmagazine.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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