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Interview: NASA’s plan to crash into an asteroid

Ancient tide marks show the Moon used to orbit much closer to Earth. Credit: Abstract Aerial Art / Getty Images

Ancient tide marks show the Moon once orbited much closer to Earth

NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft at Launch Pad 39B NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, 17 August 2022, ready for the Artemis I launch. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

Artemis I mission NASA scrubs upcoming launch attempts

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14 things new stargazers should know

Equinoxes occur when the Sun crosses the celestial equator. For Earth, this is the point that the planet’s axis points neither towards nor away from the Sun. Credit: BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Autumn equinox 2022: when it is and what it means

What causes the tides? Credit: Yinwei Liu / Getty Images

What causes the tides?

A view of Neptune, its rings and moons captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, 12 July 2022. Credit: Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, processed by Joseph DePasquale (STScI)

Neptune’s rings are incredible in brand new Webb Telescope image

Jupiter Opposition 2021 Prabhu, Mleiha, UAE, 19 August 2021 Equipment: ZWO ASI462MC camera, Celestron 11-inch EdgeHD Schmidt-Cassegrain

Jupiter opposition See the gas giant at its best this week

A view of Neptune, its rings and moons captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, 12 July 2022. Credit: Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, processed by Joseph DePasquale (STScI)

James Webb Space Telescope See the latest images

Illustration of NASA's DART mission. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL

Watch NASA’s DART spacecraft asteroid impact live

An image showing Jupiter with its moon Callisto passing in front as a black dot

Observing guide See Jupiter's moons transit the gas giant

Artist's impression of NASA’s DART spacecraft and the Italian Space Agency’s (ASI) LICIACube. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben

NASA’s DART: The mission to crash into an asteroid

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See Venus near a morning crescent Moon this week

BBC Sky at Night Magazine Star Diary podcast.

Star Diary: 19 to 25 September, 2022

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Astronomy Photographer of the Year 14 See this year's winning images