Inside the sky at night

6 DECEMBER

Astronomers are now regularly detecting planets thousands of light years from Earth – but have we missed one in our own Solar System?

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PREHISTORIC PLANET: ICE AGE After two Emmy-winning deep dives into the age of dinosaurs, Prehistoric Planet fast-forwards to the frozen wilds of the Ice Age. This five-parter uses the latest scientifi

IT was December 16 in Houston and it was a chilly evening, for Texas. I had a new girlfriend called Molly and I was pretty certain she was the one. We’d been seeing each other for several months, and

You may have bought this December issue of BBC Sky at Night Magazine because you’ve been given – or you’ve treated yourself to – a new telescope for Christmas. And you may be wondering what to do with