Daisy Dobrijevic

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A good telescope combined with excellent viewing conditions away from light pollution will give you incredible views of the night sky. Credit: iStock

Amateur astronomy societies in the UK and Ireland: a guide

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Chris Kraft, NASA pioneer, dies aged 95

Volunteer satellite trackers in Pretoria, South Africa, as part of the Moonwatch Network. Many volunteers used the 'fence method' when watching the sky. Each observer looks at a small, overlapping piece of sky and waits for a passing satellite. The entrance of the satellite into their field of view was noted as well as the exit. This was then repeated along the 'fence' of observers, and with enough data recorded the trajectory of a satellite could be established. Credit: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Citizen science: anyone can be an space scientist

Professor Brian Cox on location at Stegastein, overlooking Aurlandsfjorden in Norway. Although today Venus is hot and hostile, this has not always been the case. Before our neighbouring planet was gripped by an extreme green house effect, there was water. Much like there is on Earth today. Credit: BBC

The secrets behind The Planets’ special effects

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In pictures Apollo behind the scenes

Children gather round a television set in America, circa 1960s. Similar scenes would have played out all around the world when people got together to watch the Apollo 11 Moon landing. Credit: H. Armstrong Roberts, Getty Images

Where were you when Apollo 11 landed on the Moon?

An artist's impression of a pristine comet entering the Solar System with the comet interceptor waiting to initiate contact in Earth's orbit. Credit: ESA

The new UK mission to catch a comet

An enhanced colour image of Daphnis embedded in Saturn's rings, kicking up waves of material. The images in the mosaic were taken in visible light, using the Cassini's narrow-angle camera at a distance of approximately 28,000km from the ring moon. Image scale is 170m per pixel. Credit: Tilmann Denk at Freie Universität in Berlin.

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

Lunar Wall Mosaic
Created by the Air Force Aeronautical Chart and Information Center, in the heart of the Space Race, The Lunar Wall Mosaic is a map compiled from thousands of lunar photographs. Detailed maps like this were crucial to the success of projects like Apollo 11.

The Mapping of the Moon

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

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The best UK science festivals for astronomy

Solarsphere is one of the UK's best known star parties, and takes place annually in August in the beautiful Welsh countryside. Credit: Pete Williamson

UK and Ireland star parties: a guide to the best stargazing events

The Milky Way: facts about our home galaxy