# Star Diary

The astronomy podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.

Page: <https://rssamplifier.com/star-diary>  
Feed: <https://rssamplifier.com/star-diary.md>

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## Discovery beneath the surface of Mars

_2026-08-09_

Tobermory Mackay-Champion reveals a game-changing find in the search for signs of life on Mars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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## August 2026 solar eclipse and Perseid meteor shower

_2026-07-30_

Astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the night sky this month, including the August 2026 solar eclipse and the peak of one of the year's best meteor showers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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## How do you weigh a planet that hasn’t formed yet?

_2026-07-13_

Amena Faruqi reveals how she uses cosmic dust rings to measure the mass of planets around distant stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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## Mercury and Saturn return!

_2026-06-25_

Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the night sky in July 2026, from the Moon and planets to constellations and deep-sky objects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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## How to build a planet-hunting spacecraft

_2026-06-11_

Dr Rachel Drummond reveals how engineers are crafting a new space mission, called Ariel, that will study alien worlds across the Galaxy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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## Summer stargazing

_2026-05-30_

Summer is here! Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the night sky, June 2026, including the close meeting of Venus and Jupiter just after dawn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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## How spaceflight hammers the human body

_2026-05-07_

Scientist Tim Etheridge talks Artemis II, crewed spaceflight and the toll of weightlessness on astronauts spending long periods of time in space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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## May's 'blue Moon’ – what we'll really see

_2026-04-29_

Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal what's in the sky in May 2026, including the ever-improving return of Venus and what astronomers really think about the 'blue Moon' on 31 May. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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## Strange signals from the galactic centre

_2026-04-16_

Astronomer Shyam Balaji reveals how three cosmic signals could be an invisible dark force in deep space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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_2026-04-16 · **Sponsored**_

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## The Evening Star is back

_2026-03-29_

Venus is slowly returning to the evening sky, marking the re-emergence of one of the best naked-eye objects. Find out what else is happening with the planets, the Moon, stars constellations and deep-sky objects in April 2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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