BBC Sky at Night Magazine – December 2016

TIM PEAKE INTERVIEW: A year from launch, the UK's first astronaut talks about finding his feet back on Earth | WINTER'S SUPERSTARS: The secret science behind the season's most glittering celestial beacons | MISSIONS OF THE FUTURE: The planets and moons our probes will visit in coming years | ASHEN LIGHT: Is Venus's night-side glow real or fanciful? | NIGHT SKY: A beautiful planetary alignment for New Year | BONUS CONTENT: Watch the BBC TV show all about the search for life on Mars. Tour this month's virtual planetarium. Hear from the men who found the first world around another star.