Season 64
10 episodes
30 min. per episode
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A passionate astronomer battles personal demons while uncovering cosmic mysteries, revealing the profound connection between the universe and human emotion.
Episodes
The Sky at Night team go back to basics to show you how to enjoy the night sky, wherever you are.
The programme discovers how Esa's solar orbiter was built, and how it will protect itself against the sun's searing heat and investigate its mysteries.
The programme celebrates its 800th episode by showing how you can still explore space even when confined to your home by the coronavirus lockdown. Plus a new arrangement of the show's theme tune.
Maggie Aderin-Pocock speaks to astronaut Jessica Meir and asks her what it was like to take part in the first all-female spacewalk with Christina Koch.
Chris Lintott investigates the strange dimming of Betelgeuse, while Maggie Aderin-Pocock reports on the recent discovery of the biggest and brightest supernova ever observed.
Astronomy programme.