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Iconic series exploring space science and the incredible universe all around us.

Look up! Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Professor Chris Lintott present the iconic, inspirational look at cutting-edge space science and the incredible universe all around us.

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The Sky at Night: Guides

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The Sky at Night: Guides: Episode 1: Planets

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Planets

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Episode 1: Planets

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BBC Four - The Sky at Night, Guides, Planets

Using the archives, a voyage of discovery through our exploration of the planets.

Using the archives, Maggie Aderin-Pocock takes us on a voyage of discovery through our exploration of the planets, highlighting astonishing achievements and stunning imagery.

The planets have fascinated us for millennia, but over the past 60 years our understanding of them has been transformed. Using The Sky at Night archives, Maggie Aderin-Pocock takes us on a spectacular voyage of discovery through our exploration of the planets. From incredible technological achievements, to astonishing phenomena such as epic storms on Jupiter and the stunningly complex rings of Saturn, this is the definitive guide to the planets. And the journey doesn't end at the edges of our solar system. We're now discovering that the Milky Way is full of weird and wonderful exoplanets outside our own solar system. Yet the more we learn, the more we discover how special our own planet really is.

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Using The Sky at Night archives, a look at different aspects of the world of astronomy.

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