The Discussion:

• Astronomy Christmas presents
• Listener’s email about the value of early human space endeavours
• Listener’s email about the marvelousness of Musk

The News: Rounding up the astronomy news in October, we have:

• The largest valley in the solar system (on Mars) is packed with water
• More evidence to suggest there may be living organisms in Venus’ atmosphere
• The sharpest images yet of the region around our galaxy’s supermassive black hole
• Astronomers find 70 new rogue planets free-floating in space
• The James Webb Space Telescope finally launches!

The Interview: this month we interview… the constellation Orion!

The Sky Guide: This month we’re taking a look at the constellation of Orion with a guide to its history, how to find it, a couple of deep sky objects and a round-up of the solar system views on offer in January.