BBC Sky at Night Magazine
17 February, 2026
BBC Sky at Night Magazine is your practical guide to astronomy, helping you discover the night skies, understand the universe around us and learn exciting techniques for using your telescope. Whatever your level of knowledge, you’ll find something to enjoy in the night sky.
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Mining in space the great off-earth gold rush
Star tech: from apollo to artemis
Nasa’s grand moon-return plan
Artemis ii return to the moon
The explosive universe
How a supermoon really affects life on earth
Interactive
Inside the sky at night
Private gamble on the next space telescope
Could we chase comet 3i/atlas out of the solar system?
Galaxies caught in a cosmic tango
Iron ‘bar’ found in iconic ring nebula