Iain Todd

Staff Writer

Iain Todd is BBC Sky at Night Magazine's Staff Writer. He fell in love with the night sky when he caught his first glimpse of Orion, aged 10.

Recent articles by Iain Todd

The first hi-res colour image of the surface of Mars sent back by the Hazard Camera after Perseverance's landing on 18 February 2021. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Perseverance rover’s first Mars images released by NASA

Still from a video showing the landing of Perseverance rover on the surface of Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

NASA releases video, audio of Perseverance landing on Mars

Two Herbig-Haro objects can be seen in this Hubble Space Telescope image, catalogued as HH46 and HH47. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, B. Nisini

Eye On The Sky Hubble spots Herbig Haro stellar shockwaves

Best UK cities for stargazing. Credit: MarcelC / Getty Images

Best UK cities for stargazing revealed in new study

Best twitter accounts for space and astronomy fans. Credit: happyphoton / Getty Images

Best Twitter accounts for space and astronomy fans

Artist's impression of NASA's Perseverance rover on the surface of Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Perseverance NASA's Perseverance rover lands safely on Mars

The cupola module on the ISS. Credit: NASA

European Space Agency calls for new astronaut applicants

The Hope probe's first image of Mars, captured from an altitude of 24,700 km above the Martian surface at 20:36 UTC on 10 February 2021, one day after arriving at Mars. Credit: MBRSC/UAE Space Agency

Eye On The Sky Hope mission returns first image of Mars

Globular cluster NGC 6397, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Concentration of black holes found in ancient star cluster

Explore Scientific professional weather centre

Top astronomy accessories

How to take part in Star Count 2021. Credit: Mitja Kobal / Getty Images

Stargazers wanted for UK lockdown light pollution survey

Triple galaxy merger J1027, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ. of Michigan/A. Foord et al.; Optical: SDSS & NASA/STScI

Eye On The Sky Fate of black holes studied in triple galactic mergers

Celestron Omni XLT AZ 102 Refractor/basic mount

Best beginners' telescopes

Views of the Sun as seen by the Solar Dynamics Observatory

Eye On The Sky Solar Dynamics Observatory reveals solar activity in multiple wavelengths

An artist's impression of Thuban, an eclipsing binary star. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Chris Smith (USRA)

6-star system discovered in which every star undergoes an eclipse