Science
Black holes, dark matter, gravitational waves and exoplanets: find out how astronomy is unlocking the secrets of the Universe.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 and chance of Earth impact
Why February has only 28 days? Nothing more scientific than Roman superstition...
Why is February so short? Why do its days number just 28?
Leap years explained, and why 2025 isn't one
In a Leap Year, there are 29 days in February, but why? It's to do with Earth's orbit around the Sun, the Gregorian Calendar and the Romans.
The T Coronae Borealis 'Blaze Star' nova may have been seen by a 13th century German abbott
T Coronae Borealis nova set to become a 'new star' in the sky, and will be as bright as the North Star
Infrared telescope peers through cosmic dust to create 80-million-pixel view of newborn stars in a cluster
Amazing image shows young stars glowing among the very ingredients from which they formed.
Why is life on Earth left-handed?
Webb and the Firefly Sparkle Galaxy
NASA rover sees rare, colourful clouds on Mars
14 of the weirdest, strangest exoplanets in the Universe
Facts about the strangest, most unusual and downright cool exoplanets astronomers have discovered over the past few decades.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will track asteroid that has a chance of hitting Earth in 2032
What are the chances of an asteroid hitting Earth?
The larger space rocks get, the less often they impact
Scientists spot a speedy star dragging a planet through space at 1.2 million miles per hour
Johannes Hevelius
Percival Lowell, the astronomer who searched for planet X
In this archive article, the late Patrick Moore looks at the life of Percival Lowell.
Astronomers you should know | John Flamsteed
The first Astronomer Royal was a self-taught observer and a perfectionist. Patrick Moore reflects on Flamsteed’s achievements and his spat with Edmond Halley
J1721+8842 Einstein zig-zag lens
Bullseye Galaxy
Quasar J1429+5447 and mysteries of the early Universe
This is what makes Venus so special
From the archives, Patrick Moore's musings on why Venus is such a special planet.