This episode we speak to Professor Jim Al-Khalili about humanity's return to the Moon and the challenges facing our planet.

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Plus, the team discuss the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample collection mission, this year's Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition, a speeding star that's racing through our Galaxy and recent news of tardigrades on the Moon.

Authors

Iain Todd BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Iain ToddScience journalist

Iain Todd is BBC Sky at Night Magazine's Content Editor. He fell in love with the night sky when he caught his first glimpse of Orion, aged 10.

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