(Image credit: Getty Images) Jump to: The best telescopes reveal the secrets of the night sky, right from your backyard and beyond. Zoom in on the moon and planets, explore magnificent star clusters, and see distant galaxies and nebulae firsthand…
(Image credit: Getty Images) Jump to: There’s a huge range of solar viewing equipment available these days, from solar eclipse glasses to specialist telescopes. This guide rounds up our top recommendations to ensure you get the most out of the…
A huge spiral galaxy called J2345-0449 emits powerful radio jets that span more than 5 million light-years. (Image credit: Bagchi and Ray et al./Giant Meter Telescope (CC BY 4.0)) Almost a billion light years away, a colossal spiral galaxy hurtles…
About every 80 years, a new star appears in the night sky when a white dwarf experiences multiple explosions in the T CrB system, located about 3,000 light-years from Earth. (Image credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Research suggests that a…
(Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) The longest molecules ever found on Mars have been identified by NASA’s Curiosity rover, and they may indicate the planet is full of evidence of ancient life. In a study published Monday (March 24) in the journal…
A huge vortex of light was clearly visible across large parts of England. This stunning video was captured in Billingborough, Lincolnshire. (Photo: Simon Minnican) A magnificent swirl of light was spotted floating across the night sky over Europe on Monday…
Image of Herbig-Haro 49/50 taken by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI) NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured a stunning image of a “cosmic tornado” erupting from a young star. The image shows…
(Image credit: Getty Images) Jump to: A partial solar eclipse is expected on March 29, which will be visible from North America, Europe, and parts of Africa. If you want to enjoy the full spectacle, now is the time to…
(Image credit: Getty Images) Jump to: With a partial solar eclipse taking place in our skies on March 29, now is the time to invest in some of the best solar binoculars. The event will be visible across North America,…
A radio wave map of the Milky Way’s turbulent centre, created using the MeerKAT telescope. A new study has used radio observations to reveal previously undetected ‘tornado’-like structures at the heart of our galaxy. (Image credit: I. Heywood, SARAO) New…
(Image credit: Celestron) The partial solar eclipse on March 29 is just a few days away, and while viewing the eclipse with sunglasses is a great and cost-effective way to protect your eyes, you may need something more reliable for…
(Image credit: Swinburne Astronomy Productions/ESO) The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), currently under construction in northern Chile, will provide the ability to study the Milky Way in greater detail than any previous ground-based telescope. It’s hard to overstate its potential impact.…