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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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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

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

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

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

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

26:34

Christmas stargazing 2025

Star Diary ·

2025/11/28

Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal what you should be looking at in the December 2025 night sky, including the best planets, the Geminid meteor shower, Orion and top times to see the Moon.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

20:59

Have scientists solved Webb’s ‘impossible’ black holes?

Star Diary ·

2025/11/14

Astronomers say the James Webb Space Telescope has seen black holes at the dawn of time that shouldn't exist. But a new study may be able to explain what's going on. Astronomer Seb Hoenig reveals how a new look at the early Universe could show that JWST has got black holes all wrong.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

31:21

See the Moon and planets under truly dark skies

Star Diary ·

2025/10/31

As winter gets underway, we’re approaching the darkest time of year. Find out the best times to see the Moon and planets this month, including November’s supermoon.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

18:05

Can a planet have a planet?

Star Diary ·

2025/10/14

Astronomer Belinda Damian discusses her research into the giant, free-floating worlds that may one day be able to form their own planetary systems.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

31:36

See gas giants Jupiter and Saturn at their best

Star Diary ·

2025/09/29

Find out how to see the biggest planets in the Solar System while they’re big and bright, and find out what makes the Harvest Moon so special.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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

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