Dust to dust

From colliding galaxies to supermassive black holes, we take a look at some of the strangest sights in the universe

A look at some of the thousands of astronomical objects visible in Hubble’s historic photograph

Astronomers love a challenge. They place their observatories on the highest mountains, in the driest deserts, on the coldest ice shelves, beneath the deepest oceans, in orbit around Earth and the Sun,

Our showcase of finalists from the ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards 17

In the 17th century, the great maritime nations were vying to solve a puzzle that had confounded philosophers for many centuries: how to determine exact positions on the Earth’s surface. And in Britai

Sometime in the next year or so, if predictions are to believed, you’re going to be hearing a lot about a famous star. T Coronae Borealis, or T CrB for short, was the first well-observed nova, blossom