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The Smallest Bodies in the Solar System

First broadcast in 1997. Looking at asteroids, comets, small planets and the Kuiper belt

• 13 mins

Death of Eugene Shoemaker

First broadcast in 1997. Tribute to space pioneer and comet discoverer Gene Shoemaker

• 13 mins

Congress of the International Astronomical Union

First broadcast in 1997. Professor Okuda talks about the history of astronomy in Japan

• 12 mins

Mission to Saturn

First broadcast in 1997. Examining the Cassini Soltice mission to Saturn and its moons

• 13 mins

Vanishing Planets

First broadcast in 1997. Occultation is when the moon passes in front of Saturn

• 14 mins

Eclipses

First broadcast in 1998. How eclipses help us to understand the sun

• 13 mins

Pluto

First broadcast in 1998. What do we know about Pluto?

• 13 mins

A Good Look at the Moon

First broadcast in 1998. A close-up look at the moon

• 13 mins

What's Water Doing on Earth?

First broadcast in 1998. What is water is doing on Earth and elsewhere in space?

• 12 mins

Infrared Space Observatory Satellite

First broadcast in 1998. The findings of the Infrared Space Observatory satellite

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Giant Solar Reflectors

First broadcast in 1998. How giant solar reflectors could illuminate the Earth

• 12 mins

The Meteorites of Arizona

First broadcast in 1998. The discovery of 2500 meteorite pieces in an Arizona goldfield

• 12 mins

Galileo Space Probe

First broadcast in 1998. The Galileo space probe's discovery about Jupiter and its moons

• 12 mins

Mars Probes

First broadcast in 1998. Update on the Mars Pathfinder mission

• 13 mins

SOHO Satellite

First broadcast in 1998. The satellite mission set to discover more about solar storms

• 13 mins

The Fate of the Sun

First broadcast in 1998. What will happen to the Sun when it's life comes to an end?

• 13 mins

What Happened to the Supernova?

First broadcast in 1999. The supernova that wasn't seen in medieval times

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A Tour of Pluto

First broadcast in 1999. Everything you wanted to know about Pluto

• 13 mins

The Amateur who Finds Planets

First broadcast in 1999. Amateur astronomer Kevin Apps on discovering new planets

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Unmanned Missions to Mars

First broadcast in 1999. The invasion of probes to Mars

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Choosing Telescopes

First broadcast in 1999. Advice on buying a telescope

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A Tour of Venus

First broadcast in 1999. A tour of Venus

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Impact on Earth?

First broadcast in 1999. How big a threat to Earth are asteroids and comets?

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The Last Total Solar Eclipse of the 20th Century

First broadcast in 1999. How to view and photograph partial and total solar eclipses

• 13 mins

The Weather on Mars

First broadcast in 1999. Mars Climate Orbiter measures the Martian climate and atmosphere

• 14 mins

Martian Dust that Falls to Earth

First broadcast in 1999. The material from Mars that falls to the Earth

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Transit of Mercury

First broadcast in 1999. The importance of a transit of Mercury

• 14 mins

X-ray of the Universe

First broadcast in 1999. Chandra, a telescope to monitor X-rays coming from space

• 13 mins

Millennial Moon

First broadcast in 2000. Total eclipse of the Moon - discussion with Robin Scagell

• 13 mins

Probe at Jupiter

First broadcast in 2000. Latest discoveries from the Galileo mission

• 13 mins