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Episode 2

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Dara and Brian's journey through the night sky continues with a look into our distant past, explaining how the depths of space can shine a light on to the history of the universe.

Dara and Brian's journey through the night sky continues with a look into the distant past, explaining how it is possible to chart the history of the universe by looking million of light years out into the depths of space. Meanwhile, Mark Thompson reveals what can be learned from the colours of the stars. At NASA, Liz Bonnin meets the team building the largest space telescope in the world, an instrument that's 100 times more powerful than the Hubble.

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Explore Mars!

Explore Mars!

Your help is needed to explore Mars like never before with Dr Chris Lintott's latest Zooniverse project. Become a citizen scientist and do real science online.

The Big Bang - how do we know?

The Big Bang - how do we know?
Most scientists accept that the Big Bang happened, but what's the evidence?

Universe through time poster

Universe through time poster
Explore billions of years in the life of the Universe from the Big Bang to the distant future (PDF 0.8MB, Adobe Reader required).

Follow @91热爆Stargazing

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Astronomy through social media

Astronomy through social media

Web producer Simon Mackie writes about life on location for the Stargazing web team, and how they use Twitter, Flickr, live web chats and citizen science to engage with the audience at home.

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Presenter Brian Cox
Presenter Dara O Briain
Reporter Liz Bonnin
Series Producer Alan Holland
Executive Producer Helen Thomas

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