Saving the stars

Light pollution is as big a threat to our planet as sewage or plastic, says dark sky officer Dani Robertson

What makes Chile, specifically the Atacama Desert, a prime location for looking at the cosmos? Chile is the best place on Earth for doing astronomy in different wavelengths. We have very clear and qui

Imagine an early human out on the savannah, stepping away from the evening fire, glancing up at the dark sky and being totally captivated by the tiny, twinkling sparks dotted everywhere. Eyes wide, he

A crack-of-dawn start is one way to avoid the crowds. But there’s another option that doesn’t need an alarm clock.

We all want pristine streets, says Terry Tavner, so why are we so rubbish at keeping our country clean?

Meteor showers occur when Earth passes through the fine dust debris strewn around the orbit of a comet. This happens when Earth is in a similar position in its orbit every year, and meteor showers rep