The Sky at Night · SEASON 60

Interstellar: The Journey to Proxima Centauri

Episode 7 · 2016-09-11

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Episode overview

Chris Lintott and Maggie Aderin-Pocock report on the recent discovery of a planet with similar qualities to Earth orbiting Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to our solar system. The programme examines what the environment of this world might be like and the logistics of building a spacecraft capable of travelling 4.23 light years to reach it.

Season 60 episodes

1. Planet 9 From Outer Space2016-02-14 2. Five Greatest Images of the Solar System2016-03-13 3. Stephen Hawking on Black Holes2016-04-10 4. Mercury: The Problem Child of the Solar System2016-05-08 5. Secrets of the Whirlpool Galaxy2016-06-12 6. Juno: Mission to Jupiter2016-07-10 7. Interstellar: The Journey to Proxima Centauri2016-09-11 8. Goodbye Rosetta: A Sky At Night Special2016-10-02 9. Life on Mars2016-11-13 10. Review of the Year2016-12-11