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Different Planet, Different Sky

Maggie Aderin-Pocock asks astronaut Jessica Meir what it was like to take part in the first all-female spacewalk with Christina Koch.

The Sky at Night team explore a changing world. Maggie Aderin-Pocock interviews astronaut Jessica Meir, who returned from 205 days on the International Space Station to a world she barely recognised. They also discuss Jessica鈥檚 experiments in micro-gravity, growing lettuce in space and the first all-female spacewalk.

Chris Lintott meets the astronomer who recently announced the discovery of the closest black hole to Earth. Pete Lawrence photographs the dark side of Venus and Lucie Green investigates whether Elon Musk鈥檚 constellation of Starlink satellites are ruining the night sky.

29 minutes

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:01

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Beecham

    At The Castle Gate From Pelleas and Melisande (The Sky At Night) (1955)

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Chris Lintott
Presenter Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Presenter Pete Lawrence
Presenter Lucie Green
Series Producer Toby Macdonald
Executive Producer Steve Crabtree

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