The BEST episodes of The Sky At Night season 2021
Every episode of The Sky At Night season 2021, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Sky At Night season 2021!
Sir Patrick Moore (1923-2012) began presenting The Sky at Night in April 1957. Airing a new episode every month, the show continues to explore our solar system and beyond. It is the longest running science show on TV. Many famous people have appeared on The Sky at Night, among them: Harlow Shapley, Carl Sagan and Jocelyn Bell-Burnell. Many astronauts have also appeared, including Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Recordings of most of the early episodes no longer exist.
#1 - Mars and Meteorites
Season 2021 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/11/2021
Maggie Aderin-Pocock reviews the astonishing footage returned from Mars by Nasa's Perseverance rover, and Chris Lintott reveals the incredible story behind the discovery of the Winchcombe Meteorite.
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#2 - Mapping the Milky Way
Season 2021 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/9/2021
The Gaia space telescope is not just helping scientists create the ultimate star map of the Milky Way. It is also showing our galaxy's past and how it will change in the future.
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#3 - ET and the BBC
Season 2021 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/11/2021
Chris and Maggie dive into the archives to discover how the hunt for extra-terrestrial life in the universe has been reported by the BBC over six decades. Such luminaries as Patrick Moore, Arthur C. Clarke, Carl Sagan, James Burke and Alan Whicker discuss the eternal question of whether we are alone. The story of how the BBC has covered advancements in this scientific field is told from the birth of radio astronomy in the 1960s to the discovery of the first planets outside of our own solar system in the 1990s, and right up to probes exploring our neighbouring planets in the present day. There are also some rather more offbeat claims of UFO sightings, alien abductions and accounts of humanoid-like beings that supposedly live on Venus.
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#4 - Juno and Jupiter
Season 2021 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/8/2021
August 2021 marks ten years since NASA’s mission to Jupiter, Juno, was launched. The mission – to uncover the mysteries surrounding Jupiter’s formation – was expected to end this year with the $1.1 billion satellite deorbiting into the planet’s gassy atmosphere. But thanks to the ingenuity of its engineering, the robust spacecraft has surpassed expectations and been granted an extension to its life. The Sky at Night looks at the amazing research that has resulted from this mission, expanding our understanding of the gas giant and explaining how Juno will now use its extra time in orbit to gather information for future Jupiter-bound missions – NASA’s Europa Clipper and the European Space Agency’s Juice mission.
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#5 - Space Boom Britain
Season 2021 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/13/2021
The Sky at Night team visit the companies spearheading the boom in Britain's space industry, a sector with an annual income of £16.4bn and which employs over 45,000 people.
#6 - The Forgotten Solar System
Season 2021 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/10/2021
The Sky at Night team reveal how important it is to investigate our solar system's outer planets close-up and why opportunities to do so only come around every so often.
#7 - Review of the Year
Season 2021 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/12/2021
Chris and Maggie look back at some of the stories they have covered in 2021 in the Sky at Night’s big review of the year.
#8 - Pick of the Year
Season 2021 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/17/2021
Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Chris Lintott look back at some of the biggest stories featured on the programme in 2020, with the help of special guests who have chosen their favourite moments. From the launch of Solar Orbiter to the discovery of phosphine on Venus, the team relive the astronomy highlights of a highly unusual year.
#9 - Question Time
Season 2021 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/19/2021
A special ‘Question Time’ edition of the programme, recorded at the Civic Theatre, Chelmsford, as part of the British Science Association’s annual science festival. Planetary scientist Dr Carly Howett and cosmologist Professor Hiranya Peiris join Chris Lintott, Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Pete Lawrence to answer questions from viewers covering all things astronomical – from the size of the universe to the possible nature of alien life. Chaired by Dallas Campbell.
#10 - Telescopes through Time
Season 2021 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/14/2021
The Sky at Night team explore the history of the telescope – from Harriot and Galileo's lunar observations to the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes – revealing how developments in the power of lenses have increased our understanding of our place in the cosmos.