Astronomy
Discovery. Matt Taylor. Audio, 27 minutes
The Rosetta comet mission and the man in charge of landing the robot Philae on comet 67P
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Scots Who Changed the World. Series 1, Williamina Fleming, Astronomer. Audio, 20 minutes
The story of how a Dundee-born maid became of the most important astronomers of the time.
- AttributionBBC Scotland
- Available for over a year
The Essay. The Five Photographs that (You Didn't Know) Changed Everything, The Nebula in Orion. Audio, 15 minutes
Omar Nasim discusses the very first pictures of a nebula, taken by Henry Draper in 1880.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted30 January 2015
The Sound of Space. Audio, 30 minutes
Dr Lucie Green takes a sonic tour of the Universe, revealing the hidden sounds of space.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. The Moon. Audio, 18 minutes
Why has the moon fascinated humans from every culture and for all time?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Frontiers. The Rosetta Mission. Audio, 28 minutes
Billed as 'the sexiest space mission ever', did Rosetta's probe land safely on its comet?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. The Moon. Audio, 12 minutes
Why has the moon fascinated humans from every culture and for all time?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Frontiers. Cosmology. Audio, 28 minutes
Have astronomers really found gravitational waves from the Big Bang as announced in March?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Great Space Hunt. Audio, 30 minutes
Jolyon Jenkins speaks to the unsung enthusiasts on a mission to protect us from asteroids
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
The Essay. The Islamic Golden Age, Al-Khwarizmi. Audio, 15 minutes
Jim Al-Khalili explores the legacy of mathematician and astronomer al-Khwarizmi.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Secret Life of the Sun. Video, 58 minutes
How changes in the sun's behaviour may have powerful effects on our climate.
- AttributionBBC Two
- Available for 20 days
Solar Max. Audio, 28 minutes
Astronomer Lucie Green looks at the dangers a solar superstorm could pose to us on Earth.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Sarah & Duck. Series 1, Stargazing. Video, 7 minutes
Sarah and Duck are excited about seeing some shooting stars.
- AttributionCBeebies
- Available for over a year
A Trip around Mars with Kevin Fong. Audio, 30 minutes
The alien mountains, canyons and craters, inspiring scientists and writers to explore Mars
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
Frontiers. Anthropocene. Audio, 28 minutes
Has humanity launched a new geological time period? Gaia Vince on the Anthropocene Epoch.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Frontiers. Transit of Venus. Audio, 30 minutes
Marek Kukula explores the forthcoming transit of Venus across the face of the Sun.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Frankenstein's Moon. Audio, 28 minutes
Adam Rutherford with astronomical insights on literature and art.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
In Our Time. Ptolemy and Ancient Astronomy. Audio, 42 minutes
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Ptolemy and ancient astronomy.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Frontiers. 29/06/2011. Audio, 30 minutes
How a meteorite that landed on Earth 100 years ago is helping astronomers explore Mars.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
A Brief History of Mathematics. Carl Friedrich Gauss. Audio, 15 minutes
Professor Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics drives science.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
Great Lives. Carl Sagan. Audio, 30 minutes
Physicist Brian Cox reveals how Carl Sagan's Cosmos TV show changed his life.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
2010: Space Odyssey to Europa. Audio, 30 minutes
Astronomer Paul Murdin asks if Jupiter's moon, Europa, might sustain biological life.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
