BBC The Sky at Night

#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/episod… #TSAN #SolarSystem #STEM #NASA #PlanetaryScience #SpaceFacts

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/episod…

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/episod… #TSAN #Stargazing

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-sessi… #STEM

To quote David Bowie: Is there life on #Mars? Join #TSAN presenter, Dr George Dransfield, on #MarsDay26 at 11:45 to find out: stem.org.uk/primary/enrich…. She will fly through the history of the search for life, the latest research, and future missions. #Astrobiology #STEM #Aliens

Wish you knew more about the #NightSky? Journey to Mars and beyond with our very own #TSAN star and #astronomy expert, Pete Lawrence: 10am on #MarsDay26 stem.org.uk/mars-hour-2026 #Mars #SpaceScience #STEM #Education #SolarSystem #Astrophysics #Cosmology

@philntash Hi Phil, you can watch the show here: bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

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168,000 years ago, a star exploded - briefly outshining its entire galaxy! OTD in 1987, its light finally reached Earth. It became the most studied SUPERNOVA in history. Why? Watch 'The Sky at Night: Expanding Universe' to find out... 🤯💥🔭 #TSAN #SpaceScience #BBC #Astrophysics

For anyone wanting to watch the show, you can find it on iPlayer here: bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

Get ready for #MarsDay26 on March 3rd! Our very own #TSAN stars, George and Pete, are on the virtual line-up with some of the biggest names in #SpaceScience. Beam in for an hour or join for the whole day. Register for free here: stem.org.uk/mars-day-sessi… #PlanetaryScience #STEM

On this day in 2005, the ESA's Huygens probe lands on the surface of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, the first ever landing on a world in the outer solar system! Watch The Sky at Night: Space Mysteries on iPlayer to learn more about the sound it made🪐🎶 bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

Happy Winter Solstice! ❄️☀️ For millennia, people have celebrated the longest night of the year, when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted the farthest from the sun. Share your pictures and tag us 📷 #skyatnight #wintersolstice Image Credit: Michele Remonti"

It's December! While The Sky at Night is off air until April, there's still plenty to see outdoors. From the 4th - 20th this month, the Geminid meteor shower with up to 150 meteors per hour ist not one to be missed. Find out more with Pete's Starguide. bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0m…

On this day in 1924, Edwin Hubble published a Universe-altering discovery. Building on Henrietta Leavitt's work, he proved the Andromeda "nebula" was another entire galaxy. Watch The Expanding Universe now - available on iPlayer. #skyatnight #spacefacts bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

Is the universe a doughnut, a pancake, or some other tasty treat? You can head to iPlayer now to discover why the shape of the universe remains such a mystery to science! (Meanwhile, I'm heading to the bakery…) #sweettreat #doughnutuniverse #skyatnight 🍩🥞😋

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Have you been spotting spirals in the sky?! These curious phenomena explained - with the help of Pete Lawrence and Paul Monks. #spacex #spacexspirals #spacemysteries bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0m…

Do you recognise this sound? Could it be the Northern Lights? Pete's been investigating. If you enjoyed this clip, check out our latest episode of The Sky at Night now on iPlayer - for more cosmic conundrums. #spacemysteries #skyatnight #auroraeborealis #northernlights

Tonight at 7pm @FryRsquared gets excited about *checks notes* space penguins(?!) on The Sky at Night: Space Mysteries, Watch us on our Earlier time slot on BBC4.🐧🪐

Did Maggie’s sound live up to expectation? Find out by catching up on The Sky at Night: SPACE MYSTERIES - now on iPlayer. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

TONIGHT: 10pm, BBC4 - the unstoppable force of The Sky at Night collides with the immovable object that is Curious Cases. And the question on everyone lips is “whose show is it anyway?” @FryRsquared @daraobriain #skyatnight 🧐💡