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Never-before-seen detail revealed in Saturn’s rings

Asteroid Day, 30 June 2019: all you need to know

Interview: the science of space rocks

An image of the total solar eclipse that appeared over China in 2009.
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The 2 July 2019 total solar eclipse: dates, times, locations

Latest articles

Stargazing for beginners

New to astronomy? Get started with our newcomers' guides.

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10 common astronomy mistakes

Olli Reijonen sent in this image of a Perseid, top right of the picture, that he managed to capture while photographing noctilucent clouds and aurora at Lake Päijänne in Finland. Olli used an Olympus OM-D E-M5 camera and Panasonic Lumix G 200mm lens.
Credit: O. Reijonen

Summer astronomy: what to observe during the lighter months

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Eyepieces: the basics

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Astronomy equipment reviews

The latest telescopes, cameras, binoculars, mounts and accessories tried and tested.

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Astronomik L-RGB Type 2c Colour Filter Set

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Celestron NexYZ 3-Axis Universal Smartphone Adapter

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iOptron iPolar Electronic Polarscope

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ZWO ASIair smart Wi-Fi ASI120MM Mini camera and 30F4 Mini guidescope review

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Daystar Solar Scout SS60-ds H-alpha telescope bundle

Space science

The Hubble Space Telescope hovers at the boundary of Earth and space in this picture, taken after Hubble's second servicing mission in 1997.

A history of the Hubble Space Telescope

Tim Peake floating in the cupola on the ISS.

Tim Peake’s Soyuz capsule returns to Science Museum, London

An artist's impression showing the orbital path of asteroid 2014 JO25. Credit: NASA

Podcast: marsquakes, asteroid impacts, secrets of the Solar System

Kepler space telescope

A history of the Kepler space telescope

Astronomy guides

CAPTION: Hotel SaharaSky, Morocco. Credit: Hotel SaharaSky

African astronomy: where to stargaze on the continent

Credit: Jamie Carter

Star parties: a guide to attending an astronomy event

This image combines many exposures of different durations taken to reveal aspects of the widely-viewed total solar eclipse of 21 August 2017, which was visible from the United States. In the centre the faint circle of the Moon can be seen, with its surface features dimly illuminated in light reflected from the Earth. Around the edge red prominences can be seen and further out the white glow of the corona is sculpted by the Sun's magnetic field.

The astronomers’ eclipse: looking ahead to 2 July 2019

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Estimate the brightness of variable stars

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Astrophotography

Guides and galleries to help you get imaging the night sky

Beautiful track star image during a night in Tuscany. Trajectories of aircraft and shooting stars in the sky. Long exposure for trails of stars.

Astrophotography

A beginner’s guide to astrophotography

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Astrophotography guides

How do you take photographs of the aurora?

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Astrophotography

How to photograph the night sky

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How to fine tune star trail images

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Astrophotography With A Smartphone: Zoom Lenses

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Astrophotography With A Smartphone: Timelapses

Astrophotography galleries

Galaxy NGC 1398, Very Large Telescope, 1 January 2018. Credit: ESO

Astrophotography

The best astro images of 2018

Zdenek Bardon,
Sumava mountain, Czech Republic. Equipment: Nikon D810A, Takahashi FSQ106/530, tripod.

Astrophotography

In pictures: total lunar eclipse, 27 July 2018

Dave Walker

Nashville, Tennessee

Equipment: Canon EOS 600D DSLR camera, Skywatcher Star Adventurer, Canon 100-400 IS lens.

In pictures: the 21 August 2017 total solar eclipse

$Andromeda Galaxy, Charles Thody, Pembrokeshire, 8 September 2015. Equipment: Modified Canon EOS 40D DSLR camera, Sky-Watcher Equinox-80 ED apo refractor, Sky-Watcher NEQ6 PRO SynScan mount.$

Readers’ images: top galaxy astrophotos

Star trails at La Silla
Zdenek Bardon, La Silla Observatory, Chile, 14 March 2018
Equipment: Nikon D810A DSLR camera, Zeiss Milvus 2.8/18 lens.

Astrophotography

Hotshots: top readers’ images of 2018

Podcasts

An artist's impression showing the orbital path of asteroid 2014 JO25. Credit: NASA

Podcast: marsquakes, asteroid impacts, secrets of the Solar System

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Lunar eclipses, 2019 space missions and green stars

The annual bluedot festival is three days of music and science at Jodrell Bank Observatory in rural Cheshire.
Credit: Jody Hartley

Podcast: Bluedot Festival 2018 special

'How to' guides

How to build a rolling telescope dolly

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How to thermally optimise your telescope

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How to star test a telescope

Planetary exploration

Get the latest news from humanity's spacefaring probes

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Apollo 8: 50 years on

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New Horizons gets to the heart of Pluto

An illustration of the TESS spacecraft observing an M dwarf star with orbiting planets. TESS is expected to move the hunt for exoplanets into the next era. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

TESS to impress

01 - Lovell Telescope

60 pivotal moments of the Space Age

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March 2019

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Inside this month’s new-look issue:

November 2018

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October 2018

October 2018