Astronomy news
The latest astronomy and space news, including updates from the professional observatories and spacecraft exploring the cosmos.
Webb sees impossible black holes. Scientists may have an answer
Large Magellanic Cloud collision with the Milky Way
How did Mars lose its water? Study traces atoms escaping into space to look back 4 billion years
6 ways to enjoy to enjoy a full Moon or supermoon
How to make the most of and enjoy a full Moon or supermoon.
How to see tonight's Super Beaver Moon, the final supermoon of 2024
Strange cosmic light show as black holes 40 million times as massive as the Sun churn up gas at the centre of a galaxy
Voyager 2 discoveries at Uranus's magnetosphere
Black hole LID-568 consuming matter at an impossible rate
Why is the November Moon called the Beaver Moon?
One of the sky's brightest stars has no visible planets around it. Its surrounding disk is "ridiculously smooth."
Webb is seeing black holes that are much bigger than expected. Could the answer be dark matter?
Small Blueberry galaxies close to home could help astronomers understand distant Green Peas
First artificial meteor shower by DART impact mission
Have astronomers finally found the true cause of the Wow! signal?
“Aliens are more likely to see Comet A3 Tsuchinshan ATLAS again than Earth is!” – the comet’s orbit is 100,000s years long
Dark Wolf Nebula
CHARA observations of Polaris, the North Star
The Sun has released another strong solar flare ahead of this weekend, according to NASA
Webb may have found the first ever free-floating 'brown dwarf' gas giant planets seen beyond our Galaxy
Think you know the Moon phases? Try this Google Doodle online game celebrating the 'half Moon'
Astronomers may have found 'missing link' black hole hiding among a star cluster near the centre of our Galaxy
Rosette Nebula is stunning in Dark Energy Camera image
Asteroid S2 may have helped early Earth life to flourish
The clocks go back this weekend as British Summer Time ends. Here's why it happens
When the clocks change and why.