First up is the mag. +11.9 planetary nebula IC 351, located 2.3° west and 0.8° south of Menkib (Xi (ξ) Persei). Despite its small apparent size – just 8 x 6 arcminutes – it’s visible through a small s

Imagine you’re in a woodland, with sunlight filtering through the endless green canopy overhead. There’s uniqueness everywhere. Some trees grow bolt upright, but others are wizened and twisted. Here t

Royal Museums Greenwich have announced the phenomenal winners of this year’s ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. Jessica Miller takes a look…

Might our universe – as vast as it is – be simply one of many? We look at the growing evidence that there’s more than one cosmos out there

GLOBAL EYE

Many people say to me: “Whenever I look at the stars, it makes me feel so small and insignificant; it scares me.” It’s true – from one perspective, we are but a minute speck of dust on a tiny pebble,