Supermoons, stargazing with Antares and a planetary parade in this week's episode, where we tell you the best things in the night sky this week.<a href="https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-13-19-june/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Transcript</a>

Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 13 to 19 June

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.

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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

Prof Nial Tanvir reveals how much astronomers know about the evolution of the cosmos

How much do astronomers know about the evolution of the cosmos? Prof Nial Tanvir from the University of Leicester talks about the early Universe, the formation of the first stars and galaxies, redshift and gamma-ray bursts. This podcast was recorded at the International Astronomy Show 2022.

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