Episode guide
The Sky at Night: 2021
10 episodes · premiered Jan 17, 2021
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- Episode 1: Pick of the Year Jan 17, 2021 Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Chris Lintott look back at some of the biggest stories featured on the programme in 2020, with the help of special guests who have chosen their favourite moments…
- Episode 2: Mars and Meteorites Apr 11, 2021 In February 2021, orbiters from China and the UAE settled into their positions above Mars, and Nasa’s Perseverance rover touched down on its surface. Maggie Aderin-Pocock reviews the…
- Episode 3: Mapping the Milky Way May 9, 2021 The Gaia space telescope is not just helping scientists create the ultimate star map of the Milky Way. It is also showing our galaxy's past and how it will change in the future.
- Episode 4: Space Boom Britain Jun 13, 2021 The Sky at Night team visit the companies spearheading the boom in Britain's space industry, a sector with an annual income of £16.4bn and which employs over 45,000 people.
- Episode 5: ET and the BBC Jun 19, 2021 Chris and Maggie dive into the archives to discover how the hunt for extra-terrestrial life in the universe has been reported by the BBC over six decades.
- Episode 6: Exploring Jupiter Aug 8, 2021 Juno, Nasa's mission to Jupiter, is still gathering data on the gas giant, a decade after it was launched.
- Episode 7: Question Time Sep 19, 2021 A special ‘Question Time’ edition of the programme. Planetary scientist Carly Howett and cosmologist Hiranya Peiris join the team to answer questions from viewers covering all things…
- Episode 8: The Forgotten Solar System Oct 10, 2021 Sir Patrick Moore (1923-2012) began presenting The Sky at Night in April 1957. Airing a new episode every month, the show continues to explore our solar system and beyond. It is the…
- Episode 9: Telescopes through Time Nov 14, 2021
- Episode 10: Review Of The Year Dec 12, 2021 Chris and Maggie look back at some of the stories they have covered in 2021 in the Sky at Night’s big review of the year.