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Jun 9

A large enough #SolarStorm could cost lives and trillions of dollars. The @BBCSkyatnight meet the team watching our backs with their eyes on the #skies. Now on @BBCiPlayer ☀️#SpaceScience #SpaceWeather @MetOffice @ESA @NASA @RoyalAstroSoc @imperialcollege @metoffice @SophiaHerod

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Jun 9

New #SpaceMissions are underway to help us better forecast dangerous #SpaceWeather. Join Chris and the @BBCSkyatnight team to discover one of the most daring - #ESAVigil 🛰️ Now on @BBCiPlayer. #SpaceScience @ESA @imperialcollege @RoyalAstroSoc @imperialcollege @metoffice

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Jun 8

Billions of tonnes of plasma racing towards Earth. It sounds like sci‑fi - but it’s just #SpaceWeather. Learn about the #scientists trying to protect us all at 10pm tonight on @BBCSkyatnight, #BBC4 and @BBCiPlayer. @ESA @NASA @RoyalAstroSoc @imperialcollege @metoffice

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Jun 8

The #weather has turned for the worse this week, but rain isn't as bad as it gets! Join #BBCSkyAtNight as we explore a very different kind of forecast. Watch our episode on #SpaceWeather, 10pm, tonight on BBC4 and @BBCiPlayer. @ESA @NASA @RoyalAstroSoc @imperialcollege @metoffice

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May 12

On the latest episode of #BBCTheSkyAtNight we visited @jodrellbank, home of the iconic Lovell #RadioTelescope 📡 But this can work in tandem with other telescopes. Learn how scientists are using these networks to better image space debris & asteroids ☄️ on @BBCiPlayer now! #Space

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May 11

Cold War espionage. A giant radio telescope. A secret hiding in plain sight. 👀 The Lovell Telescope at @jodrellbank wasn’t just for finding black holes and meteors… Prof Chris Lintott joins @GCHQ’s Prof Danielle George to find out more – tonight 10pm BBC4 & @BBCiPlayer

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May 11

One dish vs the infinity of space 🌌 Come rain or shine, the Lovell radio #telescope at @jodrellbank is 'Tuning into the Universe' 🌧️🌞 Catch the latest episode of #BBCTheSkyAtNight on @BBCiPlayer 📡 #Astronomy #SpaceScience #UK #Astrophysics #Cosmology #Space #SpaceFacts

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May 9

Where will the radio telescopes at @jodrellbank tune into next? Welcome to the control room where Maggie meets Emmanuel, one of the people responsible for deciding where the magnificent Lovell is pointing 📡 Watch #BBCTheSkyAtNight 10pm Mon 11th May on BBC4 & @BBCiPlayer 📺

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Apr 17

It may be in our orbit, but the #Moon🌙 is a fascinating #world in its own right. #Discover how the two sides differ radically from one another on the latest episode of #BBCSkyAtNight. Catch up on @BBCiPlayer now. #SpaceScience #Lunar #SpaceFacts #SpaceMysteries @NASA @esa

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Apr 17

What's on the far side of our #Moon? 🌓 Professor Chris Lintott explains the history of humanity's ongoing quest to understand the mysterious far side. Want to find out more? Watch the latest episode of #BBCTheSkyAtNight on @BBCiPlayer. #SpaceScience #SpaceMysteries @NASA @esa

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Apr 14

#BBCSkyAtNight is back and we launched with a cracker! #Artemis II 🚀, #Science from the dark side of the #Moon 🌑, and the inside story on #lunar missions. Catch the repeat tonight at 11:30pm on #BBC4 or watch now on @BBCiPlayer #SpaceScience @NASA @esa bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…

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Apr 13

The first episode of #BBCTheSkyAtNight is about to launch! 🚀 And the self-certified Lunar-tic, Maggie Aderin, is particularly excited about this episode about the #Moon 🌙 Watch tonight on #BBC4 or catch up anytime on @BBCiPlayer #SpaceScience #Lunar

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Apr 13

It isn't easy getting to the #Moon 🌙. Learn all about how #space #scientists get their equipment out into the #cosmos ✨on the last episode of #BBCSkyAtNight - #BBC4 and #iPlayer, 10pm 13th April. #SpaceScience @NASA @esa @OpenUniversity

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Apr 12

We've loved seeing the success of @NASA's Artemis II mission 🚀 For the latest episode of #BBCTheSkyAtNight, Dr George Dransfield spoke to Britain's 1st astronaut, Dr Helen Sharman 👩‍🚀 Tune in on 13th April, 10pm on BBC4 & @BBCiPlayer

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Apr 12

Now that the #Artemis II crew 🚀 have come back down to Earth, join #BBCSkyAtNight to learn all about the mission, the #Moon 🌙 and what #space travel is like from Britain's 1st #astronaut, Helen Sharman. #BBC4 and @BBCiPlayer, 10pm 13th April. #SpaceScience @NASA

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Apr 1

The Sky at Night is back and we're returning to the #Moon! #Artemis II is set to launch tonight and we'll have a special #Lunar episode with #Britain's 1st #astronaut Helen Sharman airing soon on #BBC4 and #iPlayer, April 13th at 10pm. #BBCSkyAtNight #SpaceScience @NASA

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Mar 10

#OTD in 2006 the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrived above #Mars - it's still working there today! Celebrate 20 years of this veteran mission by watching 'Secrets of the Red Planet' on #iPlayer. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0… #TSAN #SolarSystem #STEM #NASA #PlanetaryScience #SpaceFacts

BBC Four - The Sky at Night, Secrets of the Red Planet

The team explore what the latest research is revealing about Mars.

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Mar 6

Even the #planets need company. Look to the western horizon on Sunday and you could spot the #conjunction of #Saturn & #Venus. If you'd like to visit some worlds much further away, watch Exoplanets - Strange New Worlds on iPlayer. #TSAN #Stargazing bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…

The Sky at Night - Exoplanets - Strange New Worlds

The team explore one of the newest areas of modern astronomy, the search for exoplanets, the distant worlds that orbit stars beyond our own solar system.

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Mar 3

Tonight you could spot the #WormMoon, the first #FullMoon of #spring, named for worm tails appearing in the thawed ground. See how the #moon gave birth to the modern world; watch Greenwich: A Journey Through Space & Time on iPlayer: bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b… #TSAN #Stargazing

The Sky at Night

Look up! Dr Maggie Aderin and Professor Chris Lintott present the iconic, inspirational look at cutting-edge space science and the incredible universe all around us.

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Mar 2

Don't forget to register for #MarsDay26 tomorrow! Our very own #TSAN stars, George and Pete, are on the free, virtual line-up alongside some of the biggest names in #SpaceScience. Beam in for an hour or join for the whole day. You can register here: stem.org.uk/mars-day-session… #STEM

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