
The Sky at Night
2026
20267 episodes
Episodes
E1Destination Moon
2026-04-13 · 29m
The team explore Nasa's Artemis II mission, the first crewed journey towards the moon since 1972. They also look into robotic landers and new scientific clues from lunar samples.
- E2
Jodrell Bank: Tuning Into the Universe
2026-05-11 · 30m
The team explore the remarkable story of Jodrell Bank Observatory and its towering Lovell Telescope, which scientists have used to listen to the cosmos for almost 70 years.
- E3
Space Weather: The Perfect Storm
2026-06-08 · 29m
The team uncover a danger that humanity is only just waking up to – space weather. They meet the dedicated people working to keep us safe from the very worst that the sun can throw at us.
- E4
The Aliens Next Door?
2026-07-13 · 30m
Could alien life exist closer than we think - perhaps right next door? The team investigate evidence that suggests the search for life beyond Earth may lie within our own solar system.
- E5
Big Black Holes and Little Red Dots
2026-08-10 · 29m
Professor Brian Cox joins the team to explore the mind-bending mysteries of black holes discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope’s most exciting new observations.
- E6
Engineering the Universe
2026-09-14 · 30m
Chris Lintott and the team explore the extraordinary engineering, both on Earth and millions of kilometres above it in space, that is transforming modern astronomy.
- E7
Space for Different Perspectives
2026-10-12 · 30m
Maggie Aderin explores how dyslexia has affected her life and career by meeting other dyslexic astronomers and discovering their research – from icy moons to clumpy galaxies.
