We now know there are other solar systems far away in space, but are they like ours and is there life on these strange worlds? Sir Patrick Moore goes on the quest for little green men.
Patrick Moore looks at how space telescopes such as Herschel and Spitzer use their infrared eyes to see the cold parts of the sky where stars are being born.
Sir Patrick Moore explains how amateur astronomers can play a part in helping to sort out which images captured by space missions are important and interesting.
Have you ever dreamed of travelling through space? Sir Patrick Moore takes us on a journey to the ends of our known universe, stopping en-route to take in the view. The team engage the warp drive and celebrate 55 years of The Sky at Night.
The Sky at Night celebrates 55 years with the 2nd of its special programs. Sir Patrick picked out 55 objects in the April sky and asked viewers to take part in his Moore Marathon. He finds out how everyone got on, with help from the team.
A European mission called JUICE will visit Jupiter and its moons Europa, Callisto and Ganymede. Sir Patrick Moore finds out why the moons may harbour conditions suitable for life.
Up and down the country, amateur astronomers are out in their back-garden observatories looking at stars, galaxies and nebulae. The team visits some astronomers on their own turf, to find out what keeps them up late at night.
The NASA rover, Curiosity, landed on Mars in August. Sir Patrick Moore discusses what Curiosity will be doing, as well as what to see in the September night sky.
Sir Patrick Moore selects celestial objects to observe in the winter night sky and challenges viewers to spot them with the naked eye, binoculars or telescope.
Sir Patrick Moore, Dr. Chris Lintott and Chris North find out what the universe is made of, from dark matter that shapes galaxies to minute particles that make up atoms.
Sir Patrick Moore talks about the latest news from Messenger, the spacecraft over Mercury. Dr. Chris Lintott looks at the legacy of the last moon mission, Apollo 17.
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By what name was The Sky at Night (1957) officially released in Canada in English?