Mars - the Red Planet

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Looking like a bright red star, Mars can be seen clearly in the south-west sky after dark. It has been studied since prehistoric times and many people believed there was life on the planet, yet the Viking spacecraft in the 1970s could find no trace. Patrick Moore explores the myths and legends surrounding Mars and takes a voyage over its surface.

The Fastest Clocks in the Universe

E2

Patrick Moore and Professor Andrew Lyne of Jodrell Bank investigate millisecond pulsars, the spinning remains of exploded stars.

Jupiter and Family

E3

Patrick Moore explains the new insight into Jupiter provided by the Pioneer and Voyager spacecraft.

Bombardment from Space

E4

Cosmic rays are not rays at all, but high-speed particles from space which bombard the earth from all directions all the time. Patrick Moore is joined by one of the world's leading experts in this field: the Astronomer Royal, Professor Arnold Wolfendale.

Wanderers in Space

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Patrick Moore talks to comet expert Dr Donald Yeomans.