January 5, 2009
This first Sky at Night of 2009 is a celebration of the humble (and Hubble) telescope, which is now 400 years old. It all began wi...Read more
February 2, 2009
Dr Chris Lintott travels to a radar facility in Norway to see the Aurora Borealis.
March 2, 2009
Saturn's mysterious moon Enceladus has startled astronomers with its amazing ice geysers, which spew out material into space. Sir ...Read more
April 6, 2009
Patrick Moore discusses what Herschel, Europe's biggest and most expensive space satellite, will do once it begins its infrared ex...Read more
May 4, 2009
Every day, asteroids whiz past the Earth on their journey through space. Sir Patrick Moore discusses the chances of a close encoun...Read more
June 1, 2009
Containing trillions of stars, Andromeda is the largest galaxy in our neighbourhood. It is 2.5 million light years away, yet is st...Read more
June 21, 2009
Using archive sound, satellite footage and film taken by the astronauts, Patrick Moore presents the story of mankind's first journ...Read more
July 2, 2009
Patrick Moore presents a guide to the most familiar body in the night sky, whilst Chris Lintott gives tips on how to observe the moon.
July 6, 2009
Forty years on, Patrick Moore and guests discuss the achievements of the Apollo programme.
July 7, 2009
On 14th December 1972, Captain Eugene Cernan left the Moon to return to Earth. He had no idea that, 25 years later, he would still...Read more
August 3, 2009
Sir Patrick Moore, with the help of Pete Lawrence and the latest pictures, investigates the longest total eclipse of the sun for m...Read more
September 7, 2009
In July 2009, a mysterious large object crashed into Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, leaving behind a scar in the...Read more
October 5, 2009
Following the Hubble space telescope's overhaul, Sir Patrick Moore and Chris Lintott examine its latest findings and the data from...Read more
November 2, 2009
Observers now know there is water on the Moon, but how much? NASA's new LCROSS probe into the lunar surface will find out. Chris L...Read more
November 15, 2009
For centuries, astronomers, writers and philosophers have speculated about life on the planet Mars, but we have learned more about...Read more
December 7, 2009
Winter is approaching and, with longer nights, it is the perfect time to get outside to enjoy the wonders of the night sky. Sir Pa...Read more