Star Diary

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Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 17 to 23 October 2022 Oct 16, 2022

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The Orionids meteor shower peaks this week, and Mercury passes by the binary star Porrima in our weekly stargazing guide.

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Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 10 to 16 October 2022 Oct 09, 2022

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Watch out for Mars and the Pleiades as the Moon passes by as we run down this week's stargazing highlights.

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Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 3 to 9 October 2022 Oct 02, 2022

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In this week's stargazing guide, we take a look at the Moon's southern pole and catch asteroid Pallas as it glides past Sirius.

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Interview: A Brief History of Black Holes Sep 28, 2022

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What is a black hole? Are they really black? Are they really holes? How much do we actually know about them? Astrophysicist and YouTuber Dr Becky Smethurst reveals how black holes went from theoretical mysteries to objects we can photograph.

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Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 26 September to 2 October 2022 Sep 25, 2022

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Jupiter makes its closest approach to Earth of the year this week as we take a look at Jupiter's opposition and more in this episode of Star Diary.

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Interview: NASA's plan to crash a spacecraft into an asteroid Sep 23, 2022

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Could humanity deflect the path of a civilisation-destroying asteroid? That's what NASA's DART mission hopes to find out by crashing into an asteroid.

Ahead of the impact on 26th September at 11:14pm UTC, we spoke with the mission's co-ordination team lead Nancy Chabot about the mission.

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Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 19 to 25 September 2022 Sep 18, 2022

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As the autumn equinox arrives, the crescent Moon gives a great opportunity to see Earthshine.

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Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 12 to 18 September 2022 Sep 11, 2022

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