The Guide to the Universe

The Guide to The Universe takes you on a journey from the Solar System to the edge of space to encounter the familiar and exotic objects that make up the cosmos. Beautifully illustrated throughout, with expert and clear-cut descriptions, it will give you a new perspective on our place in the vastness of space.

Artist’s impression of a young star surrounded by a protoplanetary disc. Our Solar System may have looked like this in its infancy. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada

What is stardust?

What is a black hole? Janna Levin appears on the Radio Astronomy podcast

Radio Astronomy Podcast What's a black hole?

Katie Mack hosts BBC Sky at Night Magazine's webinar The Whole History of the Universe

Online Lecture Katie Mack: The Whole History of the Universe

A galactic collision looking rather like a Halloween pumpkin. Credit: NASA, ESA, and W. Keel (University of Alabama)

Galactic Halloween pumpkin snapped by Hubble Space Telescope

M81 and M82, by Alvaro Ibanez Perez

7 galaxies to observe in the night sky

The Planck satellite's view of the Cosmic Microwave Background. Credit: ESA/Planck Collaboration

What is the Cosmic Microwave Background?

NGC 2899: double-lobed planetary nebula shines in VLT image. Credit: ESO

Eye On The Sky NGC 2899: double-lobed planetary nebula shines in VLT image

Astrophysicist Dr Katie Mack

The End of Everything: an interview with astrophysicist Dr Katie Mack

An artist's illustration of the Oort Cloud. Credit: Naeblys / Getty Images

Where is the edge of the Solar System?

Could there be life on exoplanet KOI-456.04? Credit: EnricoAgostoni

Earth-sized exoplanet found hiding around Sun-like star

Binary star system App, imaged by the Very Large Telescope. Credit: ESO/Callingham et al.

How do binary stars survive in star clusters?

The Hope Probe has launched on its mission to Mars. Credit: United Arab Emirates Hope Mars Mission

Emirates launches Hope probe to study Mars

Luke Hayes captured this shot of the Perseid meteor shower from the Dengie peninsula in Essex. Luke used a Canon EOS 5D DSLR camera with a Canon 8-15mm lens. Image Credit: Luke Hayes

Astrophotography

How to photograph the Perseid meteor shower