Our disappearing dark skies

You may have bought this December issue of BBC Sky at Night Magazine because you’ve been given – or you’ve treated yourself to – a new telescope for Christmas. And you may be wondering what to do with

If you often find yourself lying awake into the small hours, with thoughts and to-do lists whizzing endlessly around your mind, you’re not alone. In the UK, a 2024 study in The Lancet Diabetes & Endoc

Now seems like a good time to address a topic that affects almost all of us drivers, and disproportionately through the winter months: cars with dashboards lit up like Christmas trees. I’ve driven ple

THE GOVERNMENT WILL launch a review into car headlight design as more and more drivers complain of being dazzled at night. A study by the Transport Research Laboratory, commissioned by the Department

Spot magnificent wintertime sky illuminations in these key hotspots

As an astronomer, I collect stars. There are several hundred billion of them in our Galaxy, the Milky Way, so it’s important to find a way to categorise them. While others might rank their stars by co