Our showcase of finalists from the ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards 17

The winners of the world-famous Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2025 awards have been announced – and the results are stunning. Space enthusiasts from all over the globe competed, with 1,141 indivi

I looked out of the window before bed while on holiday in Orkney in mid-August and was delighted to see my first-ever noctilucent cloud display! The reflections in the still waters of the Bay of Firth

From colliding galaxies to supermassive black holes, we take a look at some of the strangest sights in the universe

This October marks 50 years since a heavily shielded spacecraft, the Soviet Union’s Venera 9, parachuted into the atmosphere of Venus. Then, having landed, it did something extraordinary: it beamed ba

If you’re planning to enter our Animal Kingdom round, which launches next week, take these tips from three of last year’s top ten photographers