Astronomy news
The latest astronomy and space news, including updates from the professional observatories and spacecraft exploring the cosmos.
NASA’s Perseverance rover reaches top of Jezero Crater’s rim
Winds blow on exoplanet WASP-127b at 33,000 km/h
See the planetary alignment 2025
Hubble captures 200 million stars in biggest mosaic image of our neighbouring galaxy ever produced
A new Space Race begins – Blue Origin’s New Glenn reaches orbit during first test flight
Full Wolf Moon rising over the Statue of Liberty
Astronomy Photographer of the Year | How to enter
Watch the live as SpaceX launch two new private Moon landers – one of which is a phoenix, and the other a ghost
Comet C/2024 G3 | Astronomer captures comet from the Space Station
Lunar occultation of Mars, 13 January 2025
Mars and the 2025 Wolf Moon
BepiColombo 6th Mercury flyby images
Moon, Pleiades, Jupiter and Orion, 9-10 January 2025
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Wolf Moon
How to see tonight's full Moon, the first full Moon of 2024.
This is the best time to see Mars. See the Red Planet this week and catch its waltz with the Moon
Venus continues to dazzle this week, beginning a month-long dance with Saturn. Here's how to see it
That bright star in the evening twilight? It's Venus. Here's how you can see it tonight
Venus season is here again. Start observing it this month and see it accompanied by Saturn in the evening sky.
See Saturn disappear behind the Moon in the New Year. How to see the lunar occultation event
Lunar eclipse, March 2025
Webb Telescope spots 138 tiny new asteroids
Mars reaches opposition in January 2025, the best time to see the Red Planet
This week is the best time to view Mars all year, as the Red Planet reaches opposition.