Different Planet, Different Sky
Maggie Aderin-Pocock asks astronaut Jessica Meir what it was like to take part in the first all-female spacewalk with Christina Koch.
The Sky at Night team explore a changing world. Maggie Aderin-Pocock interviews astronaut Jessica Meir, who returned from 205 days on the International Space Station to a world she barely recognised. They also discuss Jessica’s experiments in micro-gravity, growing lettuce in space and the first all-female spacewalk.
Chris Lintott meets the astronomer who recently announced the discovery of the closest black hole to Earth. Pete Lawrence photographs the dark side of Venus and Lucie Green investigates whether Elon Musk’s constellation of Starlink satellites are ruining the night sky.
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Breaking Barriers
Duration: 01:54
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Starguide: June 2020
Duration: 04:01
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00:01Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Beecham
At The Castle Gate From Pelleas and Melisande (The Sky At Night) (1955)
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Chris Lintott |
| Presenter | Maggie Aderin-Pocock |
| Presenter | Pete Lawrence |
| Presenter | Lucie Green |
| Series Producer | Toby Macdonald |
| Executive Producer | Steve Crabtree |
Broadcasts
- Sun 14 Jun 2020 21:00
- Thu 18 Jun 2020 19:00
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