Episode guide
The Sky at Night: 2020
10 episodes · premiered Jan 12, 2020
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- Episode 1: A Beginner's Guide Jan 12, 2020 The Sky at Night team go back to basics to show you how to enjoy the night sky, wherever you are. It doesn’t matter if you live in a city or in the countryside, if you have a telescope, a…
- Episode 2: Here Comes the Sun Apr 12, 2020 The Sky at Night discovers how Esa's solar orbiter was built, and how it will protect itself against the sun's searing heat and investigate its mysteries.
- Episode 3: Locked Up But Looking Up May 10, 2020 The Sky at Night 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…
- Episode 4: Different Planet, Different Sky Jun 14, 2020 The Sky at Night team explore a changing world. Maggie Aderin-Pocock interviews astronaut Jessica Meir, who returned from 205 days on the International Space Station to a world she barely…
- Episode 5: Stars: A Matter of Life and Death Jul 12, 2020 The Sky at Night team explore the life and death of stars, including the dimming of Betelgeuse and the drawings that pre-date the telescope but which can predict solar activity.
- Episode 6: Mars: Planet of Dreams Aug 9, 2020 Mars has fascinated us ever since we first looked up to the heavens. We have imagined alien civilisations, exotic life forms and even dreamed of travelling there ourselves. But after the…
- Episode 7: Life on Venus Sep 14, 2020 The Sky at Night gains exclusive access to the team of scientists behind the recent discovery of possible signs of life on Venus. Recorded in secret before the news broke, the film reveals…
- Episode 8: Beyond the Visible Oct 11, 2020 The focus for this edition of The Sky at Night is on astronomical research that is beyond the scope of our eyes. We think of astronomy as something we do primarily using our sight. But we…
- Episode 9: Life Beyond Venus Nov 8, 2020 Chris and Maggie report on the reaction to the dramatic announcement of the discovery of phosphine gas in the clouds of Venus, a gas that could be a sign of life. Venus remains an…
- Episode 10: The State of Astronomy Dec 13, 2020 The Sky at Night looks back at the last ten years of astronomy and ponders the most significant milestones and revelations. With the help of six distinguished astronomers, Chris and Maggie…