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

Stephen Walker Yuri Gagarin lecture BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Webinar Yuri Gagarin - the untold story

Google Earth time lapse update

Google Earth Timelapse reveals changing face of planet Earth

Lyrid meteor seen above Schermbeck, Germany. Credit: Mario Hommes/DeFodi Images via Getty Images

Lyrids 2021 How to see this year's meteor shower

The black hole at the centre of galaxy M87 as it appears in polarised light. Credit: EHT Collaboration

Eye On The Sky M87 black hole revealed in polarised light

The seven Mercury astronauts were. From left: Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, Deke Slayton, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Gordon Cooper and Scott Carpenter. Credits: NASA

Spaceflight history Who were the Mercury 7?

Fragments of a rare type of meteorite have been discovered outside a house in Gloucestershire, UK. Credit: The Trustees of the Natural History Museum

Meteorite fragments recovered on driveway in Gloucestershire

Black Eye Galaxy. Image credit ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Lee and the PHANGS-HST Team. Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt

Eye On The Sky The strange secrets of the Black Eye Galaxy

Globular cluster NGC 3201, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope. What makes stars twinkle? Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA. Acknowledgement: Sarajedini et al.

Astronomy explained Why do stars twinkle?

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