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
Webb Telescope maps dark matter in the Bullet Cluster
Webb can peer billions of lightyears into space, but can never look at Earth, Venus or Mercury. Here's why
Webb's study of galactic pancakes is unlocking the history of our own Milky Way
Next full Moon dates 2025
Find out when the next full Moon is visible, and full Moon names for 2025.
Astronomy explained | The Planets
A guide to the planets of the Solar System, their order in distance from the Sun, and facts about the rocky terrestrial worlds and the gas giants.
Andromeda Galaxy in multiple wavelengths
Think this is a single galaxy? Think again. It's a strange quirk of spacetime predicted by Einstein
Webb may have found its first exoplanet. Saturn-mass world seen sculpting the region around nearby star
New US quarter coin honours astronomer whose work radically transformed our understanding of the Universe
Young Jupiter was twice as big as it is today
Yes, astronomers have captured real photos of alien worlds in deep space. Here are some of the best
'Abnormal, chaotic, strange' alien world captured in new James Webb Space Telescope image
VLT image of the Sculptor Galaxy
Spacecraft captures first ever images of the Sun’s mysterious south pole
Scientists have finally peered over the Sun’s edge - Solar Orbiter’s images of the south pole are rewriting what we know about our closest star.
Giant Martian volcano breaks through clouds in dramatic new image
How NASA has revealed both the beauty and science behind the Red Planet’s clouds.
Sun’s fury sends Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites plummeting back to Earth
The Sun’s wild mood swings can shake up life in orbit - and on Earth. Here's how
Vast glow-in-the-dark cosmic cloud near Earth shines a light on the mysteries of interstellar space
28 Years Later features UK astrophotographer's dazzling shot of the Milky Way
Astronomy explained | The Zeta Reticuli double star
A guide to the Zeta Reticuli star system, facts about the binary pair, and how the stars became involved in one of the most popular UFO tales of recent decades.