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**Star Diary**

The astronomy podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.

Latest Episodes:

What next for New Horizons? Nov 20, 2020

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NASA's New Horizons spacecraft heads deeper into the Kuiper Belt at the edge of the Solar System.

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Is there life beyond Earth? Nov 17, 2020

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Biologist Wallace Arthur reveals why he believes the Universe could be teaming with life.

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What's a black hole? Interview with astrophysicist Janna Levin Nov 06, 2020

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US astrophysicist Janna Levin reveals the secrets of black holes.

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Interview: NASA astronaut Jeff Williams Oct 30, 2020

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November 2020 marks 20 years of continuous occupation of the International Space Station. We speak to former NASA astronaut Jeff Williams about the space station's construction, what it's like working in the Earth-orbiting laboratory, and the future of human spaceflight.

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20 years of the International Space Station Oct 22, 2020

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We're marking 20 years of continuous occupation of the ISS with a look at its past, present and future, its many achievements, and what it's like to live on the floating laboratory.

Plus, astronomer and cosmologist Dr Emma Chapman discusses the history of the Universe and the moment the first stars began to shine throughout the cosmos.

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Interview: Getting The Right Stuff right Oct 09, 2020

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Robert Yowell served as a technical consultant on Dinsey+ new series, The Right Stuff. The series chronicles the story of the US’s first astronaut class, the Mercury 7 and Yowell helped ensure that the missions depicted were as accurate as possible.

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Interview: Stuart Clark on the history of astronomy Oct 02, 2020

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Have you ever wondered what early humans thought as they looked up at the night sky? How did our ancestors interpret the motion of the stars, constellations and planets? How did it develop into the science of astronomy as we know it today? This episode Stuart Clark discusses his new book Beneath The Night, and how stargazing has shaped the development of our species.

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ASTHROS: the stratospheric balloon observatory Sep 25, 2020

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NASA’s Jose Siles discusses ASTHROS, a new mission that will see a 2.5m telescope attached to a helium balloon and sent into the stratosphere, in order to give astronomers a closer look at galactic star formation.

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Galaxies Sep 19, 2020

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What are the different types of galaxies, and how have astronomers studied them over the years? Also this episode, we speak to Andrew Griffith MP, co-chair of an all-party parliamentary group seeking to protect the UK's dark skies.

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Interview: Life on Venus? Sep 18, 2020

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Could life exist elsewhere in the Solar System? Astronomers have announced the presence of phosphine in the clouds of Venus, which could be evidence of microbial life around the hellish planet. This episode Dr Emily Drabek-Maunder, one of the astronomers behind the discovery, reveals how they did it, and why we need a new mission to explore Venus.

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