Citizen scientists catch star exploding in real time

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

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

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Flicking through the pages of BBC Sky at Night Magazine each month, you’d be forgiven for thinking astronomers have black holes pinned down. Whether it’s the dramatic imaging of black hole shadows by

THE SEQUEL TO ELITE WAS ANOTHER GIANT LEAP FOR GAMING-KIND, INTRODUCING PROCEDURALLY GENERATED STAR SYSTEMS AND AN ACCURATE RECREATION OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM. JOIN US AS WE LAUNCH INTO HYPERSPACE WITH DAVID BRABEN TO EXPLORE THE COSMOS OF FRONTIER: ELITE II

Driving up dusty mountain roads flanked by cacti and colourful bursts of wildflowers, it’s hard to imagine these quiet peaks in the Chilean Andes are home to some of the most sophisticated astronomica