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- In the 600th edition of The Sky at Night, Sir Patrick Moore interviews Astronomer Royal Sir Martin Rees, who talks about the cosmos, black holes, dark matter and explains the new theories for the future of the Universe and its origin.
- Patrick Moore talks to Dr. Duncan Steel about the threat of near earth objects.
- Patrick Moore describes the different types of variable stars, and discusses with John S. Glashy the vital role of amateur observers.
- A new probe is being launched towards Titan, Saturn's largest moon. Patrick Moore charts its progress.
- Patrick Moore and guests look at the results of last week's eclipse, aided by pictures from a variety of observing sites.
- In the year Mars will be at its closest to Earth, Patrick Moore talks to Sir Arthur C Clarke about terraforming and manned exploration, and to Beagle 2's creator, Professor Colin Pillinger.
- Patrick Moore and Chris Lintott look at the constellation of Pegasus and the Andromeda galaxy, find out about extrasolar planets and the project superWASP or wide angle search for extrasolar planets.
- In this historic interview Patrick Moore talks to Professor Stephen Hawking about his cosmological theories and finds out how our Universe started.
- Patrick Moore talks to the world's leading comet experts about the fallout from NASA's impactor probe, Deep Impact, to the comet 9P/Tempel-1. Chris Lintott reports from the Palomar Observatory.
- British-born astronaut Piers Sellers talks to Patrick Moore about life orbiting Earth and the future of the manned space programme. Chris Lintott talks about the space station and previews NASA's upcoming rescue mission to Hubble telescope
- Comets and asteroids have been witnessed in our skies for millennia, but only now can we see these tiny, mysterious worlds up close. What will the next one bring us?
- Insight - NASA's latest mission to Mars - goes in search of the secrets below its surface to reveal how the planet was formed and why it is so different from the Earth.
- A behind-the-scenes encounter with the scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope, which captured the first-ever picture of a super-massive black hole.
- Moore interviews a number of people who have made significant input to astronomy over the last 50 years since the show started.
- Patrick Moore commemorates the show's 50th anniversary by traveling back in time to the filming of the first episode in April 1957, then goes forward to 2057 to witness the 100th anniversary.
- In 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first astronaut to set foot on the moon. Fifty years on, are we on the verge of a new golden age in lunar exploration?
- A look back through the archives showing how, with special assistance from Nasa, the BBC reported the Apollo 11 mission, the first lunar expedition to put a man on the moon.
- What are the criteria for deciding which missions make it into space? The Sky at Night meets the British teams vying to have their ideas selected for the European Space Agency's next F-class mission.
- Patrick Moore is joined by the leading NASA experts to give the latest news and pictures of what Voyager 2 has to tell us about this mysterious green world of Uranus.
- Astronomers have found more than 4,000 planets circling stars other than our own. What do we know about these alien worlds and how have we managed to detect them?
- A one-hour special in which The Sky at Night team face a live studio audience to answer their questions about the mysteries and wonders of the universe.
- Chris Lintott visits the Johnson Space Centre to talk to the Commander of Apollo 17, Eugene Cernan about his memories of being the last man on the Moon in 1972.
- Mars is almost as close as it can get to Earth and better placed than it will be for many years. Patrick Moore throws a Mars party in his back garden to enjoy the exceptional views of the red planet.
- Patrick Moore celebrates the success of the Martian rovers Spirit and Opportunity. Chris Lintott reports from NASA's jet propulsion lab about the Phoenix mission.