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Scientists have made a huge discovery at the enormous black hole at the centre of our Galaxy. And they found something pointing right at it
Astronomers had spotted evidence of past eruptions from Sagittarius A*, but had never seen it happening in real time
See two planets kiss this weekend. Venus and Jupiter are bright in the west after sunset. Here's how to see the Solar System encounter
A quick, beginner's guide to observing Venus and Jupiter – and Mercury – this weekend.
Landmark discovery finds magnetism on distant planets – could be a game-changer in the search for life beyond Earth
Magnetic fields have been directly detected at exoplanets for the first time –discovery made during study of wind speeds on gas giants
"Our spacecraft will be extraterrestrial artefacts." Scientists scanned for alien tech at interstellar comet. Here's what they found
Extraterrestrial intelligence experts scanned comet 3I/ATLAS looking for technosignatures
Venus and Jupiter 'kiss' in the sky this month. How to see the two planets' close approach
See Venus and Jupiter meet for a celestial summer spectacle
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The 2026 Strawberry Moon rises at the end of June. Here's how to see it
How to see the June 2026 full Moon
Next full Moon 2026 calendar dates
Find out when the next full Moon is visible, and full Moon names for 2026.
Clear skies on Mars – NASA rover captures one of the sharpest panoramas of the Red Planet ever taken
Region could be some of oldest terrain the rover has ever explored
Webb Telescope snaps interstellar comet – proves it's like nothing we've ever seen in our own Solar System
NASA releases the results of the James Webb Space Telescope's observations of comet 3I/ATLAS in December 2025
Dark stars – the weird, invisible monsters of the early Universe that could still exist today
Astronomers think the earliest stars in the Universe may not have given off any light at all. But if these weird objects were never visible, how can they be detected?
Space and astronomy news in brief
Brief, 1-minute reads giving you the latest, quick news in astronomy, space science and spaceflight
Saturn’s moon Titan may hold the building blocks of alien life in its methane lakes and rivers
Study suggests that life’s chemical precursors could arise in non-water environments
The cosmic explosion that wouldn't quit. Strange signal from deep space baffles astronomers
A real-life Tatooine? Astronomers discover trio of planets in rare double-sun system
Get the key facts on this story with our quick, 1-minute read Star system: astronomers have discovered three Earth-sized planets orbiting a binary star system known as TOI-2267 Close proximity: the system is located 190 lightyears from Earth, which is considered relatively nearby in astronomical terms Binary nature: the two stars in the system are cool and orbit each other at a distance just eight times the distance between Earth and the Sun Record breakers: this discovery represents the coldest and most compact pair of stars known to host planets Transit first: the study marks the first time planets have
