Astronomy news
The latest astronomy and space news, including updates from the professional observatories and spacecraft exploring the cosmos.
UK Royal Mint releases new Star Wars 50p coin sporting Millennium Falcon spaceship design
T Coronae Borealis nova event guide and how to prepare
This galaxy shouldn't it exist. But it does, and astronomers can see it in the very early Universe
Galaxy JWST 7329 is challenging astronomers’ understanding of how these enormous stellar structures grow in the early Universe.
Are you going to photograph the April 8 solar eclipse? NASA needs your help making an Eclipse Megamovie
Volunteers have until 18 March to sign up to NASA's citizen science project.
Comet 12P/Pons–Brooks could reach naked-eye territory in March
Comet 12P/Pons–Brooks could approach naked-eye in March, as it tracks from Andromeda to Pisces.
Webb Telescope finds ingredients for life around young stars that resemble our early Solar System
Could dark matter be roving cosmic gas clouds? Flickering quasars revive old theory of cosmic mystery
The blink of distant quasars may hint at one of the cosmos’s big mysteries.
See Earth's shadow cast on the Moon during the March 25 penumbral lunar eclipse
April 8 2024 total solar eclipse complete guide
A long totality will be visible in Mexico, USA and Canada on April 8 2024. Find out when it's happening, where to see it and how to view online.
Webb Telescope captures stunning image of a star-forming region within the Triangulum Galaxy
A new view of a star-forming region within a nearby galaxy.
Jupiter's moon Europa generates enough oxygen to keep 1 million humans breathing for a day
Oxygen could be making its way into the liquid ocean beneath the Jovian moon's icy surface.
Yes, there's going to be a 'supermoon' on 10 March. The only snag is that you won't be able to see it.
Have you heard there's due to be a supermoon on 10 March? It might be worth ignoring this particular supermoon!
Dark matter could be made of black holes
Are tiny black holes the gravitational glue holding galaxies together?
Life on hellish planet Venus? There may be hope yet, hidden in the chemistry of its acidic atmosphere
Experiments show the possibility for biochemistry based on a concentrated sulphuric acid solvent. Perhaps there could be life on Venus.
Photograph shows Odysseus lander with broken leg on the Moon
Intuitive Machine's lunar lander Odysseus broke its leg during its landing on the Moon. A photograph has been released showing the aftermath.
If dark matter is everywhere, why do some galaxies seem to contain none at all?
What does it mean to find a galaxy without dark matter, or with very little of it?
See the April 8 solar eclipse from the UK and Ireland
Going to miss the April solar eclipse in the US? If you're in western UK and Ireland, you'll get to see a partial.
Carbon levels could be used to detect water-rich, oceanic exoplanets
Detecting carbon on exoplanets could reveal whether that planet has liquid water oceans, and therefore whether it has habitable conditions.
Gaganyaan: Indian astronauts shortlisted for first human space mission
NASA lunar orbiter has photographed the Odysseus lander on the surface of the Moon
An image of the Odysseus lander on the surface of the Moon has been captured by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Unistellar launches first mirror telescope that needs no manual adjustment
Unistellar has launched its Odyssey range of smart, Wi-Fi operated telescopes.
NASA Moon landing: Odysseus spacecraft tipped on its side during landing
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus achieves first US soft landing on the Moon since Apollo missions.
Saturn's moon Titan may have 'magic' disappearing islands floating on its liquid methane seas
Transient isles form then dissolve on Saturn moon’s seas
6 ways to enjoy to enjoy a full Moon or supermoon
How to make the most of and enjoy a full Moon or supermoon.