Interactive

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

As a lecturer in digital forensics, I’m usually immersed in guiding students through the intricacies of digital evidence and investigative techniques. But I recently stepped into a completely differen

1 Sunday Ganymede disappears into Jupiter’s shadow at 19:48 UT, reappearing again at 23:11 UT. 5 ◀ Thursday From now until 26 March is the optimum time for this month’s Deep-Sky Tour (page 56) of obje

The angle the ecliptic makes with the western horizon around sunset is maximised at this time of year, which gives us a good view of any of our Solar System neighbours positioned on the eastern side o

1 Mar 00:00 AEDT (28 Feb, 13:00 UT) 15 Mar 23:00 AEDT (12:00 UT) 31 Mar 22:00 AEDT (11:00 UT) The chart accurately matches the sky on the dates and times shown for Sydney, Australia. The sky is differ

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?