2017-05-19 07:37
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2017-05-18 08:20
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Here is how you can see a huge impact basin on the Moon that is usually hidden on the far side.
The p… Read More
2017-05-14 09:00
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Here's how to see Comet Johnson, which is now on view in the night sky. It should be easy to find with… Read More
2017-05-08 21:13
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has looked nearly halfway back to the beginning of the Universe to captu… Read More
2017-05-04 13:01
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Epsilon Eridani, a star known to Star Trek fans, has been identified as the home of a solar system tha… Read More
2017-05-04 10:25
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Early May brings the opportunity to see the Eta Aquarids, a shower of shooting stars made up of meteor… Read More
2017-04-21 07:21
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The coming weekend offers the best opportunity since the start of the year to watch a meteor shower as… Read More
2017-04-19 17:30
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Astronomers have identified a new rocky planet in a habitable environment - and they say it is the bes… Read More
2017-04-15 08:13
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Planetary scientist David Rothery calls for fresh exploration of Saturn's moon Enceladus following the… Read More
2017-04-13 18:59
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A robotic space probe has discovered that there are conditions ideal for alien life to thrive on at le… Read More
2017-04-12 10:55
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Jupiter, the giant planet of the Solar System, is putting on its best show this month by shining brill… Read More
2017-04-12 10:51
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Jupiter, the giant planet of the Solar System, is putting on its best show this month by shining brill… Read More
2017-03-31 08:55
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Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, can be seen above the western horizon after sunset.
The post… Read More
2017-03-22 13:59
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TV viewers of Stargazing Live will discover a new planet in the Solar System next week, if it exists… Read More
2017-03-19 11:53
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A comet in the evening sky will be visible in binoculars as it crosses a well-known constellation.
Th… Read More
2017-03-16 14:58
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NASA has been forced to scrap a deep space mission to redirect a chunk of asteroid into a new orbit ar… Read More
2017-03-13 14:59
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Our real-life masters of the Universe have given the go-ahead for features on a distant moon to be nam… Read More
2017-03-11 07:05
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Alien hunters have already begun checking out a newly discovered planetary system for any messages fro… Read More
2017-03-09 17:29
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Mysterious flashes observed in deep space may be evidence of alien spacecraft flying between the stars… Read More
2017-03-09 07:56
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Some pulsars and neutron stars could be formed of an exotic material unlike normal stars. A new study… Read More
2017-03-04 11:50
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Stargazers across most of mainland USA will get a rare chance to see one of the brightest stars i… Read More
2017-03-01 14:35
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As March opens, there are a number of comets visible to observers with binoculars and small telescopes… Read More
2017-02-24 19:40
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Alien hunters have already begun checking out a newly discovered planetary system for any messages fro… Read More
2017-02-22 17:25
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Astronomers have discovered seven Earth-sized rocky planets circling a star that lies right in our cos… Read More
2017-02-20 10:58
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The Sun will become a "ring of fire" this week in an annular eclipse that will be visible on land only… Read More
2017-02-16 12:09
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NASA scientists are calling on space fans to help track down a new Planet Nine that is thought to exis… Read More
2017-02-07 09:49
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A penumbral eclipse of the Moon occurs this Friday night/Saturday morning, depending on where you are… Read More
2017-01-29 12:43
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Astronomers have used a specialised camera attached to a powerful telescope to produce the first "movi… Read More
2017-01-24 14:49
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Venus and Mars will make an attractive pairing in the evening sky over the next few days. Here is how… Read More
2017-01-19 19:35
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Early risers can enjoy the sight of three bright planets - Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn - at the moment… Read More
2017-01-15 14:44
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Now is a great time to see asteroid Vesta which is usually the brightest of the minor planets. Here is… Read More
2017-01-09 22:52
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One of the world's most powerful telescopes is to search for habitable alien worlds around the closest… Read More
2017-01-01 19:16
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Here is a selection of major events that amateur astronomers can look forward to during 2017.
The po… Read More
2016-12-30 17:29
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A comet is currently visible with binoculars or a small telescope in the evening sky. It will become e… Read More
2016-12-18 20:43
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December is usually looked forward to by amateur astronomers for the appearance of the Geminid meteor… Read More
2016-12-10 17:31
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A brilliant "star" has appeared in the evening sky that is attracting a lot of attention. Only it is n… Read More
2016-12-09 15:05
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A brilliant "star" has appeared in the evening sky that is attracting a lot of attention. Only it is n… Read More
2016-11-27 13:39
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The ancient Earth was once an orange world engulfed in a thick haze of methane. Learning about its pas… Read More
2016-11-14 13:59
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Today’s “supermoon” is in danger of becoming a “hypermoon” with all the… Read More
2016-11-03 17:29
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Siting of a new giant telescope that will become one of the largest in the world could be switched to… Read More
2016-10-25 20:58
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New studies of Schrödinger crater on the Moon are helping to further our understanding of the Chi… Read More
2016-10-21 20:45
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A NASA spacecraft circling Mars has photographed wreckage of Europe's Schiaparelli lander, confirming… Read More
2016-10-20 10:49
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Europe’s latest Mars lander, the UK-backed Schiaparelli, crashed after its thrusters failed to f… Read More
2016-10-20 05:15
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There were fears for Mars lander Schiaparelli tonight after communication was lost a minute before it… Read More
2016-10-19 10:34
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Europe will tomorrow make its first attempt to land on Mars since the UK’s ill-fated Beagle 2, w… Read More
2016-10-19 07:44
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A new mission to look for life on Mars will reach its climax this week when it attempts to land a prob… Read More
2016-10-14 18:41
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Astronomers have taken an important step towards learning how life began by discovering how the substa… Read More
2016-10-13 20:32
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The next few months offer a great chance to find Uranus in the night sky, the first of the planets to… Read More
2016-10-09 08:54
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The next few months offer a great chance to see Uranus, the first of the planets to be discovered.
Th… Read More
2016-10-02 10:39
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A new recording of sounds from the singing comet has been released by the ESA team behind the incredib… Read More
2016-10-01 19:09
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There were emotional scenes at mission control today as space probe Rosetta’s big adventure fina… Read More
2016-10-01 06:00
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The Rosetta mission to study a comet is about to come to a spectacular end with the spacecraft being s… Read More
2016-09-27 06:14
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Europa, one of the four largest moons of Jupiter, has surprised astronomers with the discovery that pl… Read More
2016-09-24 22:15
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Former planet Pluto may have a salty ocean that is more than 100 km (60 miles) deep, beneath the heart… Read More
2016-09-23 22:10
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New research has revealed that seismic activity on Mars could release trapped hydrogen which has the p… Read More
2016-09-19 08:15
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Enjoy a feast of eye-candy in the form of the spectacular winning entries to this year’s Insight… Read More
2016-09-16 08:54
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This Friday’s Harvest Moon, on 16 September 2016, will rise looking dimmer than usual over Europ… Read More
2016-09-13 10:33
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An icy volcano – known as a cryovolcano – has been discovered on the dwarf planet Ceres by… Read More
2016-09-09 07:09
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UPDATE: OSIRIS-REx is on its way to asteroid Bennu. The Atlas V rocket carrying the probe blasted off… Read More
2016-09-05 15:46
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The mystery of what happened to Philae, a European probe sent to the surface of a comet, was finally s… Read More
2016-08-29 23:34
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Alien hunters are intrigued by a mysterious radio signal that has been picked up from the direction of… Read More
2016-08-28 21:43
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For the amateur astronomer, Venus is easy to observe because it is the brightest object in the night s… Read More
2016-08-26 09:42
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An international team of astronomers have discovered an Earth-sized planet orbiting the nearest star t… Read More
2016-08-26 09:36
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The Solar System is our immediate family in space - the Sun and the planets and other natural objects… Read More
2016-08-26 09:19
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You will have no trouble spotting the second planet from the Sun - Venus is a dazzling sight in the ni… Read More
2016-08-20 10:29
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Some newly discovered distant galaxies are helping astronomers shine a light on the time when the earl… Read More
2016-08-14 10:24
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As the Perseid meteor shower reduces activity for another year, here are some of the photos taken by t… Read More
2016-08-11 07:59
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As we approach the maximum of the Perseids, here is how to photograph these fast-moving meteors.
The… Read More
2016-08-06 09:10
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Summer stargazers in the northern hemisphere are treated to one of the best displays of natural firewo… Read More
2016-08-04 10:30
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Space telescopes have watched as one of the brightest comets seen in years plunged to its doom into th… Read More
2016-05-28 10:23
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Scientists have discovered exciting new evidence that life on Earth was delivered by comets from deep… Read More
2016-04-17 13:55
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This week offers a great chance to glimpse planet Mercury in the evening sky and there is a chance to… Read More
2016-04-08 14:16
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Space experts from around the world are gathered in London today to plan how to mine the Moon and aste… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
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Astronomers have discovered that a star that is just too faint to be seen with the unaided eye is actually one of the… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
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The UK has announced funding of £119 million for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project that will build a vas… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
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Astronomical societies across the UK are focusing on Jupiter to celebrate National Astronomy Week with observing sess… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
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Astronomers have filmed a small asteroid smashing into the dark side of the Moon, creating a flash bright enough to b… Read More
2016-03-14 21:40
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A European space probe launched today in a bid to find out whether there is life on Mars. Europe&rsquo&hell…Read More
2016-03-14 08:43
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A European space probe launched today in a bid to find out whether there is life on Mars. Europe&rsquo&hell…Read More
2016-03-02 12:18
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Astronaut Scott Kelly returned to Earth today after nearly a year on the International Space Station t… Read More
2016-02-16 17:30
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An international team of astronomers have used the Hubble space telescope to analyse, for the first ti… Read More
2016-02-16 17:28
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An international team of astronomers have used the Hubble space telescope to analyse, for the first ti… Read More
2016-02-11 17:30
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Jubilant scientists have made one of their most important discoveries ever by detecting gravitational… Read More
2016-02-06 23:05
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Fifty years ago this week, the Daily Express landed a major scoop by revealing the first picture ever… Read More
2016-01-20 18:11
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Astronomers have found compelling evidence for a new giant planet orbiting the Sun in the depths of th… Read More
2016-01-07 09:53
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For observers of meteor showers, the New Year offers a reliably strong display with the Quadrantids. H… Read More
2015-12-12 13:13
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Major Tim Peake is currently in quarantine as he prepares for launch on Tuesday to the International S… Read More
2015-11-11 18:00
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Excited astronomers have discovered the closest Earthlike rocky planet beyond our own Solar System - b… Read More
2015-11-05 20:27
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Mars was once an Earthlike planet but was stripped of most of its atmosphere by violent storms on the… Read More
2015-10-21 13:45
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A leading expert on the hunt for ET has poured cold water on the claim that a star that is displaying… Read More
2015-10-15 12:53
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Deep Space by Govert Schilling, $29.95 (US) £19.99 (UK), Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers De… Read More
2015-10-15 11:08
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Consultant: Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Price: $30 (US) £20 (UK). Publisher: Dorling Kindersley. Books… Read More
2015-10-12 11:40
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With Christmas rushing towards us once again, many of us will be thinking of what to give our families… Read More
2015-10-08 16:39
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Pluto has blue daytime skies, just like the Earth, Nasa revealed today, and there are patches of water… Read More
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