Inside the sky at night

Planetary physicist Dr Sheila Kanani on why now is the time to spot shooting stars and a sunlit Saturn

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When the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) launched on Christmas Day 2021, astronomers hoped it would revolutionise our understanding of the early stages of the Universe. And they were right. Almost a

Our Solar System is home to hundreds of moons, but how many can you observe? Some – like our own and the brighter ones around Jupiter and Saturn – are relatively easy to see with the naked eye, binocu

I had one answer, every time: Jocelyn Bell Burnell. Whenever Amaury Triaud, my PhD supervisor, asked for speaker suggestions for our weekly seminars, hers was the name I suggested. Again and again. He

Imagine an early human out on the savannah, stepping away from the evening fire, glancing up at the dark sky and being totally captivated by the tiny, twinkling sparks dotted everywhere. Eyes wide, he