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?

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 the Wolf Moon rose in early January, my social media feeds seemed to overflow with videos and images making wild and fantastical claims. It was the first supermoon of 2026, just marginally brighter

The Moon’s early phases are particularly well placed for observing at this time of year, thanks to the steep angle of the ecliptic relative to the western horizon. This puts the waxing crescent Moon h

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

From stargazing as a child to presenting the iconic The Sky At Night , Dame Maggie Aderin, 57, tells us how she beat the odds to become a space scientist, and why life beyond Earth matters to all of us