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If you could imagine a place where life might exist

LAUNCH PAD

The long-serving Hubble Space Telescope continued to capture stunning sights

New research finds that the Moon is rusty

The Moon is turning ever so slightly red, and it’s

The Andromeda Galaxy’s halo is more massive than initially thought

Galactic halos are both more massive and more complicated than

Earth may have been born wet

Earth may not have needed asteroid and comet strikes to

Scientists spot a triple star system shredding its planet-forming disc

Groups of stars can tear their planet-forming disc to shreds,

Buff space mice to stop astronauts losing bone and muscle mass

In December last year scientists launched 40 mice from NASA’s

SECRETS OF THE OCEAN WORLDS

Earth isn’t the only world which accommodates water. There are

DYSON SPHERE

First proposed by physicist Freeman Dyson in 1960, a Dyson

“WHY I REINVENTED SPACE AND TIME”

It takes a brilliant mind to imagine what the universe

STRANGEST MOONS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

All but two of our Solar System’s planets have satellites

EXTINCTION BY SUPERNOVA

One of the worst extinction events in Earth’s history may

DARK STARS

A star dies. A sudden flash of light signifies the

Betelgeuse

Betelgeuse, or Alpha Orionis, has had an eventful 8.5 million

ENTER THE COSMIC BATTLEFIELD VIOLENT UNIVERSE

As ultraviolet radiation cascades down from space, Earth’s place as

ASK Space

Stars across the universe, like our own Sun, are typically

HOW TO TAKE AWARD-WINNING ASTROIMAGES

Like the fields and rolling green hills of the countryside

What’s in the sky?

In order to preserve your night vision, you should read

This month’s planets

For the first time since 2018, the Red Planet, Mars,

Copernicus

Copernicus looks the most impressive just after first quarter or

Naked eye & binocular targets

The brightest star in Cygnus, the Swan, blue-white Deneb is

Autumn’s fading galaxies

Sliding into November, it’s only natural to swing your telescope

The Northern Hemisphere

As we leave autumn and roll towards winter, the ever-darkening

Vixen A70Lf with Mini Porta mount

Vixen has kept the novice astronomer in mind, making the

Satish Dhawan

25 September 2020 was the 100th anniversary of the birth