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New space mission will hunt for alien worlds
See Mars and Jupiter in the morning sky this autumn
The mystery of comet 3I/ATLAS
The Harvest Moon and the autumn equinox
Discovery beneath the surface of Mars
August 2026 solar eclipse and Perseid meteor shower
How do you weigh a planet that hasn’t formed yet?
Mercury and Saturn return!
How to build a planet-hunting spacecraft
Summer stargazing
How spaceflight hammers the human body
May's 'blue Moon’ – what we'll really see
Strange signals from the galactic centre
The Evening Star is back
Exploring the radio Universe
Spring stargazing is here
Revealing the secrets of Mercury
Jupiter dominates the night sky in February 2026
Listening to black holes colliding
New Year, new stargazing – January 2026
3D-mapping an alien world
Christmas stargazing 2025
Have scientists solved Webb’s ‘impossible’ black holes?
See the Moon and planets under truly dark skies
Can a planet have a planet?
See gas giants Jupiter and Saturn at their best
Can YOU help astronomers find exploding stars?
See the blood Moon rise
How the Rubin Observatory will study the Universe
See Venus and Jupiter’s close approach
Will our Galaxy collide with its neighbour?
Saturn and Venus are morning jewels
The birth of the Universe
Venus is a Morning Star and Mars meets the Lion's heart
Earth, aliens and astronomy
The Flower Moon rises in full bloom
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower lights up the sky
Mars passes through the Beehive
Venus reaches its greatest brightness near the Moon (21 to 27 April)
Strange signals from the 'Eye of God'
Two sparkling diamonds glisten in the night sky (14 to 20 April)
An asteroid passes through a Hamburger (Galaxy) (7 to 13 April 2025)
The Moon blots out the Pleiades (31 March to 6 April 2025)
Partial solar eclipse visible across the UK (24 to 30 March 2025)
Searching for life on alien planets
The Moon passes the heart of the Scorpion (17 to 23 March 2025)
Can you see the Blood Moon? (10 to 16 March 2025)
Mars meets up with the Moon (3 to 9 March 2025)
Mercury returns to the evening skies (24 February to 2 March 2025)
Catch Saturn before it leaves our skies (17 to 23 February 2025)
Webb uses space-bending gravity trick to discover distant stars
The Full Moon shines next to bright star, Regulus (10 to 16 February 2025)
Jupiter lies close to the Moon (3 to 9 February 2025)
The planets continue their parade across the sky (27 January to 2 February 2025)
Jupiter’s shadow transit runs late (20 to 26 January 2025)
First zoomed-in image of a star beyond our galaxy
The Full moon meets with Mars (13 to 19 December 2025)
Mars makes its closest approach to Earth since 2022 (6 to 12 January 2025)
Quadrantid meteor shower is gifted a moonless night (30 December to 5 January)
A Cosmic Christmas Tree (23 to 29 December 2024)
How did life emerge on Earth?
Mars disappears behind the Moon (16 to 22 December 2022)
Geminids meteor shower reaches its peak (9 to 15 December 2024)
Jupiter makes its closest approach to Earth (2 to 8 December 2024)
Saturn, Jupiter, Venus and Mars all shine brightly (25 November to 1 December 2024)
Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak (18 to 24 November 2024)
The mission to make solar eclipses
Catch the last supermoon of the year, the Beaver Moon (11 to 17 November 2024)
Firework galaxies light up the sky (4 to 10 November 2024)
Aurora special Ep 4: Photographing the aurora
Marvel at the Milky Way (28 October to 3 November 2024)
Catch Tsuchinshan-ATLAS before it fades from view (21-27 October 2024)
Aurora special Ep 3: The Solar Cycle
Comet A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS makes its closest approach to Earth (14 to 20 October 2024)
Keeping an eye on Comet Tsuchinshan (7 to 13 October 2024)
Aurora special Ep 2: The science of the aurora
Star Diary: Saturn the planet, or Saturn the nebula? (30 September to 6 October 2024)
Star Diary: Catch sight of Saturn’s moon Titan (23 to 29 September 2024)
Star Diary: A supermoon eclipse (16 to 22 September 2024)
Aurora special Ep 1: How to hunt the aurora
Star Diary: Spotting faces in the Moon (9 to 15 September 2024)
Star Diary: See a starry waterfall in the night sky (2 to 8 September 2024)
Star Diary: Mars, Jupiter and the Moon partner up in the night sky (26 August to 1 September 2024)
Star Diary: The Super Blue Moon rises (19 to 25 August 2024)
Star Diary: The Perseids meteor shower peaks (12 to 18 August 2024)
A history of flying saucers
Star Diary: Saturn rises high in the sky (5 to 11 August 2024)
New Horizons at the edge of the Solar System
Star Diary: Saturn’s moon casts its shadow across the planet (29 July to 4 August 2024)
Star Diary: Taurus the Bull gains another eye (22 to 28 July 2024)
Star Diary: Mars passes the Pleiades (15 to 21 July 2024)
Star Diary: Can you find Barry Manilow in the Moon? (8 to 14 July 2024)
Star Diary: Jupiter’s moons form a triangle (1 to 7 July 2024)
Star Diary: When will ‘new’ star, T Coronae Borealis appear? (24 to 30 June 2024)
Star Diary: The Moon and Ceres take a tour through the Teapot (17 to 23 June 2024)
How black holes changed everything
Star Diary: See the Lake of Death on the Moon (10 to 16 June 2024)
Star Diary: Two comets streak across the sky (3 to 9 June 2024)
Star Diary: Nightshining clouds return to the twilight sky (27 May - 2 June 2024)
The rock that fell to Earth