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Episode 4 – download here

In this bumper 30 minute episode we’ve got a special interview with none other than acclaimed space author Andrew Chaikin, 50 sights you have to see in the night sky, your guide to the August partial eclipse, new ‘super-Earths’ and all our regular features including; astronomy TV listings, the latest astronomy news and the stargazing guide.

Apollo audio clips courtesy NASA

Episode 3 – download here

In our jam-packed third episode we ponder how to search for intelligent aliens, speak to a movie stunt pilot who’s also a NASA astronaut, find out what’s happening with the Mars Phoenix probe and see what’s in the night sky in July. If that’s not enough we discuss the latest astronomy news and explore what astronomy treats are on the TV and radio in July.

Episode 2 – download here

What happened, 100 years ago, that devastated vast swathes of Siberia? We find out about the Tunguska explosion with an exclusive interview with Stuart Clark.  Find out what’s up in the night sky in June – everything from noctilucent clouds, lunar mountains and nebulae. Plus we talk to the UK’s coordinator of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 and find out what you need to become an astronaut.

Episode 1: The RAS National Astronomy Meeting 2008 – download here

Welcome to the first BBC Sky At Night magazine podcast. In this episode Will Gater reports from the 2008 Royal Astronomical Society’s National Astronomy Meeting in Belfast. Find out what James Bond has been doing at one of the world’s largest observatories, the latest on the plans to upgrade Hubble, and the discovery of the youngest extrasolar planet ever found.