A favoured observing target of the late Patrick Moore, the Moon is putting on a show for us this month. However, as it’s just past new, our natural satellite will be absent from ...

Television Find out what The Sky at Night team have been exploring in recent and past episodes on page 18 Online Visit our website for competitions, astrophoto galleries, observing ...

Jane Green Astronomy writer “It was great to share that icy Ceres, no matter how it’s been categorised in the past, has a thrilling history and is no underdog dwarf planet! Jan ...

Visit www.skyatnightmagazine.com/bonus-content/85UKFCX/ to access this month’s selection of exclusive Bonus Content NOVEMBER HIGHLIGHTS Interview: astronaut Nora Al Matrooshi The ...

VICTOR M BLANCO 4-METRE TELESCOPE, 31 AUGUST 2021 It may not have the conventional looks of a galaxy, but Centaurus A (also known as NGC 5128) is no less spectacular. It’s one of ...

The plan to retrieve this and Perseverance’s other samples starts with a joint NASA and ESA mission to touch down near to Perseverance in 2026. An as-yet-undesigned rover will bu ...

Perseverance pays off The Martian rover collected a rock sample on its second try NASA’s Perseverance rover has lived up to its name by successfully cacheing its first sample of ...

White dwarfs could be lying about their age by hiding behind a youthful veil of hydrogen, a new study has found. These small, dense stars represent the final stage in the life cycl ...

UK aims to become space leader The UK government released a new space strategy on 27 September, outlining its plans to make the nation into a space powerhouse. The strategy aims to ...