Star parties past and present

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

I looked out of the window before bed while on holiday in Orkney in mid-August and was delighted to see my first-ever noctilucent cloud display! The reflections in the still waters of the Bay of Firth

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

SPACE WEEK SPECIAL

How our knowledge of these worlds beyond the Solar System has exploded in the last three decades

The winners of the world-famous Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2025 awards have been announced – and the results are stunning. Space enthusiasts from all over the globe competed, with 1,141 indivi