Venus observing the evening 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

A bright, greenish, beam of light was seen in the sky near Feltwell in Norfolk on 3 December at around 5am, not far from the US air bases in Suffolk, prompting speculation about aliens. Jim NR Dale, f

From her Yorkshire smallholding, Sally Coulthard marvels at the superpowers of crepuscular creatures that emerge in the magical half-light of dawn and dusk

When to use this chart 1 Feb 00:00 AEDT (31 Jan, 13:00 UT) 15 Feb 23:00 AEDT (12:00 UT) 28 Feb 22:00 AEDT (11:00 UT) The chart accurately matches the sky on the dates and times shown for Sydney, Austr

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

If you want to capture Jupiter in all its intricate glory, there’s one big challenge: the planet spins so fast that details blur during longer imaging runs. The good news is you can ‘turn back time’ o