January 9, 2012
We now know there are other solar systems far away in space, but are they like ours and is there life on these strange worlds? Sir...Read more
February 13, 2012
Space telescopes such as Herschel and Spitzer are peering at the dusty, dark cosmos and with their infrared eyes they can see the ...Read more
March 4, 2012
A look at how amateur astronomers can help in the quest for knowledge of the cosmos.
April 2, 2012
Have you ever dreamed of travelling through space? Sir Patrick Moore takes us on an epic journey to the ends of our known universe...Read more
May 10, 2012
The Sky at Night celebrates 55 years with the second of its special programmes. Sir Patrick picked out 55 objects in the April sky...Read more
June 4, 2012
A European mission called JUICE has been announced which will visit Jupiter and its fascinating moons Europa, Callisto and Ganymed...Read more
July 2, 2012
The Sky at Night travels to the Arctic Circle and the archipelago of Svalbard to see the transit of Venus. This astronomical wonde...Read more
August 13, 2012
Up and down the country amateur astronomers are out in their back-garden observatories looking at stars, galaxies and nebulae. The...Read more
September 3, 2012
The NASA rover, Curiosity, the size of a small car and nuclear-powered, landed on Mars in August and took its first view of the re...Read more
October 8, 2012
Sir Patrick Moore selects celestial objects to observe in the winter night sky and challenges viewers to spot as many as possible....Read more
November 5, 2012
Sir Patrick Moore, Dr Chris Lintott and Dr Chris North find out what the universe is made of, from the 'dark matter' that shapes o...Read more
December 3, 2012
The tiny planet Mercury is in the morning sky and Sir Patrick Moore talks about the latest news from Messenger, the spacecraft whi...Read more