Stars
Pictures of stars, including starscapes, star trails, bright stars in the sky, photos of constellations and images of the starry band of the Millky Way stretching across the night sky.
Gallery | Kemble's Cascade
Advice on how to observe Kemble's Cascade, and images of the asterism.
Beehive Cluster
Facts about and images of M44, also known as the Beehive Cluster.
Observing guide | Globular clusters
Globular clusters are some of the most beautiful objects to observe through a telescope. Discover the science of globulars and the best to see in the night sky.
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Gallery | Hercules Globular Cluster
M13, the Hercules Globular Cluster, is perhaps the most famous of all globulars.
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When T Coronae Borealis the Blaze Star ignites, it could become as bright as the North Star
Are most of the stars we can see already dead? We asked an astrophysicist that very question
UK astrophysicist Alastair Gunn tackles a common myth in space science
Zeta Reticuli, the intriguing binary star system that found its way into popular UFO lore
A guide to the Zeta Reticuli star system, facts about the binary pair, and how the stars became involved in one of the most popular UFO tales of recent decades.
A guide to star Antares
How to see star Antares in the night sky.
Astronomers detected a strange radio and X-ray signal in deep space, unlike anything they've seen before
Star clusters
Facts and images about the gravitationally-bound collections of stars known as star clusters, including globular clusters and open clusters.
Gallery | Omega Centauri globular cluster
Facts about the Omega Centauri globular cluster, one of the oldest objects in the Universe.
Gallery | The Pleiades
A guide to M45, also known as the Pleiades, and images of the famous open star cluster.
Gallery | Open star clusters
A guide to open star clusters and images captured by astrophotographers.
