
Iain Todd
Science journalist
Iain Todd is BBC Sky at Night Magazine's Content Editor. He fell in love with the night sky when he caught his first glimpse of Orion, aged 10.
Recent articles by Iain Todd
Seen the Strawberry Moon and want more celestial delights? Catch Mars pass above bright star Leo this weekend
Photographer captures Strawberry Moon rising over lighthouse on the tip of Australia's east coast
Magazine
No human has seen this before. Solar Orbiter images and videos show Sun's south pole for first time
See the Strawberry Moon tonight
Strawberry Moon 2025 | Best images from around the world
The history of the Soyuz rocket
Iain Todd explores the history of the Soyuz: one of space engineering’s greatest achievements.
A guide to star Antares
How to see star Antares in the night sky.
Why tonight's Strawberry Moon is a record-breaking, low-lying phenomenon we won't see again until 2043
Tonight's Strawberry Moon meets the 'rival of Mars', a beautiful star at the heart of the scorpion
6 ways to enjoy to enjoy a full Moon or supermoon
How to make the most of and enjoy a full Moon or supermoon.
NASA may have worked out how Mars lost its atmosphere
Mars at sunrise – NASA probe captures breathtaking view of giant volcano peeking through Red Planet's clouds
New US quarter coin honours astronomer whose work radically transformed our understanding of the Universe
The Sky at Night 2025 series guide and next episode
Find out when the next episode of The Sky at Night is on TV, and what the latest episode is about.
Next full Moon dates 2025
Find out when the next full Moon is visible, and full Moon names for 2025.
Has NASA just solved the mystery of how The "Red Planet" lost its water and air?
What this discovery means for life on other planets
A star 15,000 light years away is sending mysterious signals, leaving astronomers questioning what else is out there in the cosmos
A distant star is sending out bizarre signals never seen before—raising new questions about the universe’s strangest phenomena
Two galaxy clusters 2.8 billion lightyears from Earth have smashed into one another, and are about to do it again
Solar storms are causing Elon Musk's Starlink satellites to fall from the sky faster than expected
Researchers say rising solar activity is shaking up life in low-Earth orbit.
Earth from space | Mount Etna eruption
Watch the Predator movies in order, chronological and release date
Astronomers detected a strange radio and X-ray signal in deep space, unlike anything they've seen before
An eclipse-chaser's paradise! In this 6-star system, every sun regularly undergoes an eclipse
3 pairs of stars have been discovered 1,900 lightyears away in a system that sees each star regularly undergo an eclipse.