History of astronomy

The Apollo 14 lunar module on the Moon. Credit: Science & Society Picture Library / Getty Images

Apollo 14 The story of the 3rd crewed moonlanding

Great Conjunction Kendall Castle. Credit: Stuart Atkinson

Photographs from the Great Conjunction

The three wise men. Credit: Mlenny / Getty Images

Star of Bethlehem: did it really exist?

Brother Guy Consolmagno hosts BBC Sky at Night Magazine's Christmas lecture, 17 December 2020, on the Great Conjunction and the Star of Bethlehem.

Join our virtual lecture Great Conjunction and the Star of Bethlehem

Astronomy in literature. Credit: Olivia Waller/folio

Things in heaven and Earth: a look at astronomy in literature

Scottish scientist and astronomer Mary Somerville. Photo by National Galleries Of Scotland/Getty Images

Astronomers you should know Mary Somerville

Space Shuttle Paul Dye

Interview NASA Space Shuttle Flight Director Paul Dye

The International Space Station in Earth orbit. Credit: NASA/Roscosmos

The history of the International Space Station

Myrtle Jenzano pictured with, from left: Pete Conrad, Elliot See and Neil Armstrong. Credit: Carol Jenzano.

Growing up with astronauts: the story of Carol Jenzano

Listen to the latest episode of the Radio Astronomy podcast in which we Stuart Clark discusses the history of ancient astronomy.

Radio Astronomy Podcast Stuart Clark discusses the history of astronomy

A radio and infrared image of a section of our Milky Way galaxy. Radiation from newborn stars heats cosmic dust that glows in infrared (in violet), while ultraviolet light from these stars gives off radio waves in red. Credit: NRAO/AUI/NSF

How radio astronomy changed our view of the Universe

Astronomy in times of crisis. Credit: Owen Davey / Folio

Opinion Astronomy in times of crisis

There are a variety of deep-sky catalogues from which to choose.

Deep-sky catalogues: a guide to astronomical referencing

An artist's illustration of the Voyager spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

What did we learn from the Voyager mission?

Women astronomers with Moon craters named after them.

5 women astronomers with Moon craters named after them