Apollo 17 was the final human moon landing mission from NASA. Student ambassador Dermot Gethings was on of 80 students who got a behind the scenes look at the mission.Transcript. Find out more about Apollo 17 in the <a href="https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/subscribe/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">December issue of BBC Sky at Night Magazine</a>.You can see the <a href="https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/apollo-missions-moon-samples-museum-history.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UK piece of the Goodwill Moonrock</a> at the <a href="www.nhm.ac.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Natural History Museum</a> in London.

Interview: Apollo 17 student ambassador Dermot Gethings

Mars will be occulted by the Moon while at opposition this week - a truly historic occasion. Find out out more in our weekly stargazing guide.<a href="https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-5-to-11-december-2022/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Transcript</a> Find all the details about the <a href="https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/mars-lunar-occultation-8-december/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">occultation of Mars.</a>Learn how to <a href="https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/mars-opposition/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">observe Mars at opposition</a>.<a href="https://go.skimresources.com/?id=71026X1535949&amp;isjs=1&amp;jv=15.3.0-stackpath&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.skyatnightmagazine.com%2F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buysubscriptions.com%2Fprint%2Fbbc-sky-at-night-magazine-subscription%3Fpromo%3DSKYB207%26utm_medium%3Dbrandsite%26utm_source%3Dskyatnightmagazine.com%26utm_campaign%3Dissue207test_skyb207%26utm_content%3Deyebrow-menu%26style%3Dbrand&amp;xs=1&amp;xtz=0&amp;xuuid=6ccc331d069f9d1b2d462e365e31ae4c&amp;abp=1&amp;xcust=skyatnightmagazine-%2Fhome&amp;xjsf=other_click__contextmenu%20%5B2%5D" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe to BBC Sky at Night Magazine</a> for all the latest space news and stargazing tips.

Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 5 to 11 December 2022

Mars' closest approach to Earth as Saturn and Jupiter approach the crescent Moon in this week's stargazing guide.<a href="https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/star-diary-28-nov-2022/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Transcript</a>

Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 28 November to 4 December 2022

In this week's stargazing guide, we take advantage of the new Moon for some deep-sky astronomy.<a href="https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/star-diary-21-nov-2022/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Transcript</a>

Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 21 to 27 November 2022

The Leonid meteor shower returns and the moon Callisto brushes past Jupiter in this week's stargazing guide.<a href="https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-14-nov-2022/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Transcript</a>

Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 14 to 20 November 2022

The Moon glides past Uranus, the Pleiades and Castor &amp; Pollux in this week's stargazing guide.<a href="https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/star-diary-6-nov-2022/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Transcript</a>

Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 7 to 13 November 2022

Astrophysicist Dr Jillian Scudder reveals some of the mind-blowing things we know about the Universe

Astrophysicist Dr Jillian Scudder reveals some of the most mind-blowing facts about the universe, including why the Milky Way smells of raspberries, how the Moon has a whiff of gunpowder, what happens when galaxies collide and why our own galaxy is flatter than a credit card.

Amazing cosmic facts

In this week's stargazing guide: catch Saturn, Vesta and the Moon together, watch out for Jupiter on Bonfire Night.<a href="https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/star-diary-31-oct-2022/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Transcript</a>

Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 31 October to 6 November2022

A partial solar eclipse and a Mars going into retrograde in this weekly stargazing guide.

Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 24 to 30 October 2022

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