Who really invented the telescope?

Do young naturalists need their own kit? John Miles took a look at what’s available…

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

Amazing answers to your curious questions

Johannes Vermeer brightened his native Delft with luminous pictures of women caught in intimate moments, but the serenity of his work, of which he produced remarkably little, is at odds with a life mired in debt, as Carla Passino discovers

Astronomers are now regularly detecting planets thousands of light years from Earth – but have we missed one in our own Solar System?

What should you be looking for ? We have some top tips for you…