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Our Sun may have swallowed a planet 10 times as big as Earth
Our star may have ingested an ancient world up to 10 times the mass of Earth
Four-planet alignment in the morning sky this weekend. They're bright, they're easy to see. Here's how to do it
The planet alignment starts this weekend. Here's how to see it
Mars and Jupiter nearly touch in the sky this weekend. Here's how to see the planet pair with your naked eye
See the two planets at their closest in the early morning sky this weekend
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Buyer's guide | Best budget telescopes
A good telescope needn't cost the Earth. It is possible to explore the heavens with an inexpensive telescope, provided it's well-made.
Van Gogh's Starry Night – astronomers say they know when it was painted. We looked ourselves and were surprised what we found
A team of scientists say they've worked out when Van Gogh's The Starry Night was painted
Scientists found a disappearing planet. They've worked out what happened to it and when it's coming back
A team of astronomers has discovered a disappearing planet orbiting a star 1,000 lightyears away
I saw (most of) the planet alignment this morning. It was beautiful. Here's how you can see it all this weekend
The planets are aligning. Here's how to see them
'Wow!' A spacecraft has arrived at an asteroid that a NASA probe crashed into – and it's sent back pictures
ESA’s Hera probe sends back its first pictures of asteroid 65803 Didymos
'People have no idea this is happening.' Why putting a giant mirror in space could be a really bad idea
A company wants to put giant mirrors in space to provide sunlight at night. Here's why astronomers are worried.
Want to be an astronaut? Now's your chance. NASA's looking for its next class of intrepid explorers
NASA has opened applications for its next class of astronauts
What's that bright morning star in the east right now? That's no star – that's the planet Venus
Venus appears as a beautiful, bright morning star in the east-southeastern sky throughout November and December 2026
Scientists created an empty, lifeless Earth in a computer. And it could help us find alien life in the Galaxy
What would our atmosphere look like if there were no life on Earth?
Buyer's guide | Best budget binoculars
You don't need to break the bank to get a good pair of binos.
Best telescopes for kids
Buying a telescope for children can be a tricky task. We've tested some of the best telescopes for kids and young people getting started in astronomy.
Scientists have found strange objects in deep space unlike anything seen before. And they could help solve a huge mystery in space science
Mysterious hypersoft X-ray sources aren’t like anything seen before
We've discovered 27 new bodies beyond Neptune. They could tell us how our Solar System began
Hubble and JWST reveal surprisingly unaltered billion-year-old icy bodies
The Purple Planet? Mars as you’ve never seen it before
Mars Express orbiter captures the berry-toned cliffs of Thyles Rupes during Martian spring
Earth has new mini-moon – but it won’t be around for long
2026 QQ8 is about the size of an adult human
An enormous lost planet has emerged from the darkness. New technique could be a game-changer in the search for planets beyond our Solar System
A new technique has enabled the James Webb Space Telescope to spot a distant planet that was previously lost in glare
Artemis II launch tore a hole in Earth's atmosphere, say scientists
The launch of Artemis II caused three distinct disturbances in Earth's ionosphere
Martian dust could be fatal for humans. NASA's Mars rover is helping the first settlers prepare for life on the Red Planet
Dust on Mars could be a major stumbling block for humans
November four-planet alignment – see Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter across the morning sky this month
See four planets in the morning sky
Mars volcano images show signs of activity – new detection could be a huge clue in the search for Martian life
Mars volcanoes may be active, according to new research
Planet alignment, November–December 2026
Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter will be visible in a planet alignment, November 2026
