Planets

Five celestial events to look out for this spring
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Weather
Posted
4 March
Watch: Rare planetary parade caught on camera by our expert stargazers. Video, 00:01:41
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Science & Environment
Posted
28 February
BBC Weather forecast: Can you still spot the planetary parade? Video, 00:00:26
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Science & Environment
Posted
27 February
Four planets spotted shining bright on Wednesday. Video, 00:00:35
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Science & Environment
Posted
26 February
Seven planets to be visible in night sky for last time until 2040
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Science & Environment
Posted
26 February
Spotting planets out and about in London. Video, 00:00:26
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Science & Environment
Posted
26 February
The Infinite Monkey Cage. Series 32, Saturn v Jupiter - Katherine Parkinson, Paul Abel and Michele Dougherty. Audio, 42 minutes
Brian Cox and Robin Ince referee the battle of the gas giants as Saturn takes on Jupiter.
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BBC Radio 4
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Crescent Moon and Venus light up the night sky
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Weather
Posted
2 February
Expert shares how to view rare planetary parade
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Somerset
Posted
31 January
WATCH: Six planets align in the night sky
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Weather
Posted
25 January
Tips for viewing the planetary parade. Video, 00:00:56
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Somerset
Posted
25 January
'Lazy astronomy': Viewing the Planet Parade
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Oxfordshire
Posted
19 January
How to see the January Wolf Moon beside Mars in the night sky
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Weather
Posted
13 January
In Our Time. The Habitability of Planets. Audio, 53 minutes
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ideas about where life may begin in the universe and how.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
KS1 Science: Space
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BBC Teach
Posted
16 January
Are we thinking about alien life all wrong? Video, 00:05:47
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BBC
Posted
29 August 2024
What is a planetary parade?
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Newsround
Posted
31 May 2024
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2006: Pluto declared a dwarf planet. Video, 00:00:57
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BBC
Posted
31 May 2024
Earth-sized planet discovered by researchers
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Coventry & Warwickshire
Posted
23 May 2024
Metal scar suggests star 'ate' nearby planets
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Northern Ireland
Posted
29 February 2024
New planets have flattened shapes 'like Smarties'
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Lancashire
Posted
2 February 2024
Astronomers discover 'the perfect solar system'
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Science & Environment
Posted
29 November 2023
Webb telescope makes 'JuMBO' discovery in Orion
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Science & Environment
Posted
2 October 2023
Why finding alien life is now 'only a matter of time'
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Science & Environment
Posted
30 September 2023