Star Diary

BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Ultimo episodio

Listening to black holes colliding
12/01/2026 | 23 min
Tessa Baker discusses newly-discovered cosmic collisions and how they’re helping her unlock the secrets of the Universe.
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New Year, new stargazing – January 2026
06/01/2026 | 29 min
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!
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3D-mapping an alien world
15/12/2025 | 22 min
Astronomer Anjali Piette reveals how she and colleagues created a 3D view of a scorching gas giant around a distant star.
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Christmas stargazing 2025
28/11/2025 | 26 min
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.
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Have scientists solved Webb’s ‘impossible’ black holes?
14/11/2025 | 20 min
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.
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