The end is inevitable. Eventually, our Sun will grow old and die. When it does, how much of the rest of the Solar System will it take with it? The fate of Earth hangs in the balance… The end will star

Our astronomical adventure in the hills of mid-Wales starts on an unlucky note. The autumnal sunshine of earlier has been swept away by a persistent drizzle rolling across the valleys and hilltops of

Just north of mag. +3.9 Asellus Australis (Delta (δ) Cancri), you’ll spot a ‘little cloud’, which is what ‘Nephelion’, M44’s ancient Greek name, means. At only 577 lightyears away, M44 (also known as

The meteor draws a luminous stroke across the darkness and vanishes, like a firework that forgot to boom. Thrusting my cold hand skywards as the bright light flares, I shout “Wow, there goes another o

So you thought the Universe was a place of peace and calm? Think again. Yes, the night sky looks the same as centuries ago – a trustworthy and unchanging backdrop to daily life that helps to ease your

When Yerkes Observatory opened in Wisconsin in 1897, it was a wonder. Alongside the great one-metre (40-inch) telescope – the largest refractor ever built – the lavish facilities included the novelty