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Learn more about the Tunguska event in 1908, a highly destructive asteroid explosion that occurred in a remote area of Siberia

Competition between the USA, China and Russia will have consequences for all of us here on Earth. But how is this 21st century space race different to the last one?

Life on Earth, our Sun and Solar System, the Milky Way – all good things must come to an end. But what about the fate of the Universe itself?

Astronomer and author Brendan Owens examines the challenges of sending humans to Mars - and what the future holds for our study of the Red Planet

We’ve all heard of the planets, but what is a dwarf planet? And why isn’t Pluto a planet anymore?

In the Islamic calendar, the new crescent Moon marks the start of the month

Find out what a lunar eclipse is and when the next total lunar eclipse in the UK will occur

Discover more about the astronomy phenomenon that makes clouds appear to glow at night 

Discover how to see this once-in-a-lifetime comet, which might be visible to the naked eye under dark skies.

Learn what you could see in the night sky with no equipment from the Royal Observatory Greenwich; from galaxies and meteor showers to comets, star clusters, cloud formations and more