Astronomy news
The latest astronomy and space news, including updates from the professional observatories and spacecraft exploring the cosmos.
Where are all the black holes? There may be 100 million lone black holes in our Galaxy. Scientists have a plan to find them
Saturn's rings have rainbows, and astronomers may finally have worked out what's causing them
Water-ice spouting from moon Enceladus is creating peculiar striped bands of light in Saturn’s E ring
See the 2025 winners of the biggest astrophotography competition in the world
Masterclass: Capturing Jupiter on camera
Join our online spring Masterclass with Damian Peach, world-renowned astrophotographer and lecturer at 7pm on 23 May 2024.
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Astronomy Photographer of the Year 17 | Watch the awards online
The Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2025 awards ceremony will be live-streamed this week.
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The Harvest Moon is coming, and this year it's a supermoon, the first of three in a row
What is a Harvest Moon, and and are they really worth the hype?
Next full Moon 2025 calendar dates
Find out when the next full Moon is visible, and full Moon names for 2025.
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NASA James Webb Space Telescope's latest images
See the latest full colour images to be released by the JWST.
Webb captures stunning view of enormous stars hidden within a dusty, cosmic cloud
Space and astronomy news in brief
Brief, 1-minute reads giving you the latest, quick news in astronomy, space science and spaceflight
