Star Diary

34:13

See Mars and Jupiter in the morning sky this autumn

Star Diary ·

2026/09/29

Astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the night sky in October 2026, including Mars and Jupiter’s close encounter, the Moon and deep-sky objects.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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24:21

The mystery of comet 3I/ATLAS

Star Diary ·

2026/09/06

Astronomer Cyrielle Opitom reveals what she’s learned about the interstellar visitor via Earth’s most powerful telescopes.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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32:27

The Harvest Moon and the autumn equinox

Star Diary ·

2026/08/30

Dark skies are back as we head into September 2026. Astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see this month, including a lunar occultation of the Beehive Cluster, how to see the planets and tips for observing deep-sky objects.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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24:19

Discovery beneath the surface of Mars

Star Diary ·

2026/08/09

Tobermory Mackay-Championreveals a game-changing find in the search for signs of life on Mars.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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33:02

August 2026 solar eclipse and Perseid meteor shower

Star Diary ·

2026/07/30

Astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the night sky this month, including the August 2026 solar eclipse and the peak of one of the year's best meteor showers.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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18:43

How do you weigh a planet that hasn’t formed yet?

Star Diary ·

2026/07/13

Amena Faruqi reveals how she uses cosmic dust rings to measure the mass of planets around distant stars.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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30:34

Mercury and Saturn return!

Star Diary ·

2026/06/25

Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the night sky in July 2026, from the Moon and planets to constellations and deep-sky objects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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20:15

How to build a planet-hunting spacecraft

Star Diary ·

2026/06/11

Dr Rachel Drummond reveals how engineers are crafting a new space mission, called Ariel, that will study alien worlds across the Galaxy.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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32:39

Summer stargazing

Star Diary ·

2026/05/30

Summer is here! Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the night sky, June 2026, including the close meeting of Venus and Jupiter just after dawnLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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19:35

How spaceflight hammers the human body

Star Diary ·

2026/05/07

Scientist Tim Etheridge talks Artemis II, crewed spaceflight and the toll of weightlessness on astronauts spending long periods of time in space.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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28:17

May's 'blue Moon’ – what we'll really see

Star Diary ·

2026/04/29

Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal what's in the sky in May 2026, including the ever-improving return of Venus and what astronomers really think about the 'blue Moon' on 31 May.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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17:32

Strange signals from the galactic centre

Star Diary ·

2026/04/16

Astronomer Shyam Balaji reveals how three cosmic signals could be an invisible dark force in deep space.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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29:25

The Evening Star is back

Star Diary ·

2026/03/29

Venus is slowly returning to the evening sky, marking the re-emergence of one of the best naked-eye objects. Find out what else is happening with the planets, the Moon, stars constellations and deep-sky objects in April 2026Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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32:00

Exploring the radio Universe

Star Diary ·

2026/03/16

Radio astronomer Dr Emma Chapman reveals how radio waves enable scientists to explore the cosmos, from mapping Venus to searching for alien life and discovering the origins of the Universe.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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31:03

Spring stargazing is here

Star Diary ·

2026/03/02

Find out which planets are best in the night sky in March 2026, plus key times to observe the Moon, stars and constellations.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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30:39

Revealing the secrets of Mercury

Star Diary ·

2026/02/09

The European Space Agency's BepiColombo mission arrives at Mercury later this year. Planetary scientist Emma Bunce reveals the mysteries the mission could uncover.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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28:37

Jupiter dominates the night sky in February 2026

Star Diary ·

2026/01/30

Find out the best things to see in the sky this month, from the planets and constellations to deep-sky targets for your telescope.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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23:20

Listening to black holes colliding

Star Diary ·

2026/01/12

Tessa Baker discusses newly-discovered cosmic collisions and how they’re helping her unlock the secrets of the Universe.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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29:23

New Year, new stargazing – January 2026

Star Diary ·

2026/01/06

Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the night sky to kick off a new year of stargazing. Happy 2026 everyone! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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22:17

3D-mapping an alien world

Star Diary ·

2025/12/15

Astronomer Anjali Piette reveals how she and colleagues created a 3D view of a scorching gas giant around a distant star.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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