The Sky at Night embarks on a journey into the future, exploring how space will revolutionise life on Earth over the next 50 years.
2075: Our Place in Space
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Nicky, NASA and the Next Frontier
In this Sky at Night special, the team talk to Dr Nicola Fox, NASA’s head of science, whose life began in the UK.
Webb Telescope: The Story So Far
The Sky at Night team mark the second anniversary of the release of the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope, finding out what the telescope has told us so far.
Cosmic Ghosts
The Sky at Night team go cosmic “ghost” hunting, looking for hidden objects across the universe that we can’t see, but which astronomers and scientists still believe are out there. This is in stark contrast to “ghosts”, which of course definitely don’t exist. This is a real science programme, after all.
Hiding in Starlight
The Sky at Night team looks at how scientists are creating eclipses on demand to discover the hidden secrets that might be revealed, including habitable planets like our own.
Space Rock Return
The Sky at Night team delve into Nasa’s OSIRIS-REx mission and find out what it takes to analyse the tiny pieces of space rock that may tell us about the origins of life.
The Sky at Night Meets The Infinite Monkey Cage
In a special episode to mark the end of another season, The Sky at Night teams up with Radio 4's The Infinite Monkey Cage to talk all things amateur astronomy.
The Very Large Telescope
The Sky at Night team travels to the heart of Chile's Atacama Desert to explore one of the most advanced observatories in the world – the Very Large Telescope, or VLT.
Black Holes: Searching for the Unknown
The Sky at Night team investigate the science of black holes and discover the incredible techniques being used to uncover their secrets.
Is There Anybody out There?
The team investigates the controversial world of alien communication. If we discover aliens, how would we contact them, and should we communicate with them at all?