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18 Dec 2023
Night sky highlights - January 2024
Discover what to see in January's night sky, including the Quadrantid meteor shower, close lunar encounters of Jupiter and the Pleiades, and a stunning swarm of stars from the Beehive Cluster.
31 Oct 2023
Astronomy news from the Astronomy Ambassadors Group - October 2023
See what cosmic news our young people have found for you!
30 Oct 2023
What is a nocturnal?
Learn more about the nocturnal or ‘nocturlabe’, used for centuries to tell the time based on the movement of the stars
06 Jun 2023
Astronomy news from the Astronomy Ambassadors Group - May 2023
See what cosmic news our young people have found for you!
03 Apr 2023
Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) Mission: All you need to know
How habitable are Jupiter's icy moons? Why is the Solar System's largest moon so unique? How did Jupiter, and other gas giant planets, form? Find out how the European Space Agency's groundbreaking JUICE mission will answer these questions and more.
30 Jan 2023
How to see the green comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
Discover how to see this once-in-a-lifetime comet, which might be visible to the naked eye under dark skies.
10 Sep 2020
Possible signs of life in Venus’ clouds
While Mars may be the planet that springs to mind when there are discussions of possible alien life in our Solar System, a publication on the discovery of a rare gas (phosphine) in Venus's atmosphere may mean that there is more than one planet that possesses the potential for life.