The mystery of solar maximum

Just before Christmas, a bitter wind blew in. Ice and snow descended, first in Scotland and then, on Boxing Day, across the rest of the UK. Before it could melt or the new year arrive, a second blizza

It’s the start of another great day on your holiday. After enjoying breakfast under your awning, basking in the early morning sunshine, you head off sightseeing. Maybe you had a lovely day spent wande

In early March this year, nearly a third of the world’s population will have the opportunity to witness a total lunar eclipse. How do they happen and why do they turn the Moon reddish-brown?

The fact that gardeners are obsessed by the weather is hardly surprising. It governs just about everything we do – especially at this time of year when frosts can be lethal. The fact is that it matter

From stargazing as a child to presenting the iconic The Sky At Night , Dame Maggie Aderin, 57, tells us how she beat the odds to become a space scientist, and why life beyond Earth matters to all of us

DID YOU KNOW? JWST’s primary mirror weighs 705 kilograms ...