For the first time in more than 10 years, it will be possible to see all five bright ...

In this special feature, we have invited top astronomers to handpick the Hubble Space Telescope image that has ...

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A couple of weeks ago, we were treated to a total lunar eclipse – and on Thursday afternoon, ...

A detailed study of comets orbiting the young nearby star Beta Pictoris was published yesterday in the journal ...

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A beautiful full moon is set to rise this Sunday night, August 10. It will be spectacular and ...

A bright meteor lit up the sky across Australia on the night of July 10, grabbing the attention ...

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Over the past two decades, almost 1,500 exoplanets have been discovered orbiting distant stars – but Dutch astronomers ...

If you’re willing to rise early tomorrow morning then there’s the chance to see a meteor shower, known ...

In a surprise discovery two rings have been found around the remote asteroid Chariklo, which lies more than ...