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Welcome

As I write this, I’ve just come back from a

COMET NEOWISE EDITION

This photo was taken from Inisheer, the smallest of the

’Partial supernova’ blasts white dwarf star across the Milky Way

A strange white dwarf star hurtling through the Milky Way

Strange ancient ‘failed stars’ found by citizen scientists

Citizen scientists recently helped direct astronomers to a pair of

Gigantic structure stretching 1.37 billion light years across discovered

Spectacular 3D maps of the universe have revealed one of

Four mysterious objects spotted in deep space

There’s something unusual lurking out in the depths of space:

NASA human spaceflight chief makes no guarantees on return to Moon

Putting astronauts back on the Moon by 2024 will be

Curiosity starts road trip up Martian mountain

Words by Elizabeth Howell NASA’s Curiosity rover is embarking on

Jedidah Isler

Jedidah Isler is an exceptional astrophysicist and an excellent modern-day

THE CRASH THAT MADE OUR MOON

It’s the brightest thing in our night sky. Over the

INTERSTELLAR RAMJET

The trouble with rockets is that you have to pack

IS THIS THE END OF SPACE AND TIME?

As in history, revolutions are the lifeblood of science. Bubbling

WHAT IS ZODIACAL LIGHT?

If you go to an area with low light pollution,

“THIS COMING DECADE WILL BE THE GOLDEN AGE OF SOLAR AND HELIOPHYSICS RESEARCH”

Dr Nour RaouafiRaouafiis a Tunisian astrophysicist at Johns Hopkins Univerisity’s

HOW BIG IS ANTARES?

The night sky, especially when viewed from an area with

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE CONTACT ALIEN LIFE?

In August 2016 the entire world was gripped with the

SHOOTING FOR THE MOON HOW NASA TRAINED ITS APOLLO ASTRONAUTS

We choose to go to the Moon in this “

ON BOARD A TOP-SECRET SPACE SHUTTLE

There are many mysteries surrounding the nature of the universe

STARGAZER

In order to preserve your night vision, you should read

This month’s planets

This month Venus will be visible in the east before

Mountains of Pico and Plato

Summer is a great time to enjoy looking at the

Naked eye & binocular targets

At magnitude +1.25 Deneb is the 19th-brightest star in the

Sizzling summer’s clusters and nebulae

Many sky-watchers think the summer sky is just too bright

The Northern Hemisphere

With the Sun setting not long after 19:00 this month,

Sky-Watcher Explorer-130PS AZ PRONTO

A telescope that can be easily transported to sites untouched