Radio Astronomy BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Astronomer Stefano Facchini reveals how he and his colleagues found water vapour at a Sun-like star where planets could already be forming.
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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks reaches perihelion, its closest approach to the Sun this week, and should be at its brightest. Find out how you can see them for yourself as well as our usual stargazing highlights in this week’s podcast guide, Star Diary, 15 to 21 April 2024.
 
Transcript: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-15-apr-2024
 
Comet Pons-Brooks: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/comet-12p-pons-brooks 
How to see the Lunar X and Lunar V: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/lunar-x-v
 
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A total solar eclipse will pass right across the US, Mexico and part of Canada on 8 April. Over 40 million people are expected to see the majestic sight of totality, with millions more able to see a significant partial. Find out how you can see the eclipse for yourself, as well as our usual weekly stargazing highlights in this week’s podcast guide, Star Diary, 8 to 14 April 2024.
 
Transcript: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-8-apr-2024
 
Our complete guide to the 8 April 2024 total solar eclipse: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/total-solar-eclipse-8-april-2024
See the 8 April 2024 eclipse from the UK and Ireland: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/april-8-solar-eclipse-uk-ireland
Watch the 8 April eclipse online: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/watch-april-8-eclipse-online
 
Record a meteor shower for science: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/observe-and-record-the-geminid-meteor-shower
 
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Comet Pons-Brooks will pass close to Aries this week, while the US is treated to the sight of Venus disappearing behind the Moon. Find out how to see all this and more in our weekly stargazing podcast, Star Diary 1 to 7 April 2024.
 
How to find the bowl of Virgo: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/bowl-virgo-asterism
 
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Comet C/2021 S3 PanSTARRS passes through the Coathanger cluster, the Moon dips into the Bowl of Virgo and Mercury hangs in the evening sky. Find out how to see all this and more in our weekly stargazing podcast, Star Diary 25 to 31 March 2024.
 
How to find the bowl of Virgo: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/bowl-virgo-asterism
 
View the Pleiades star cluster: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/stars/star-clusters/pleiades
 
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Have you ever seen a ghost or a UFO? Chris French is a psychologist whose latest book The Science of Weird S**t explores the paranormal, and why people might claim to have experienced something science can’t currently explain. We spoke to Chris to find out how psychologists address the paranormal, and what makes people believe in UFOs.
 
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