What is a lunar eclipse?
Total, partial, and penumbral – the different types of lunar eclipses can be confusing. Find out what each means, and how the phenomenon occurs in the first place.
Total, partial, and penumbral – the different types of lunar eclipses can be confusing. Find out what each means, and how the phenomenon occurs in the first place.
Thanks to a huge astronomical survey of the entire sky, we have now found what may be the most hellish place in the universe.
When someone mentions a galaxy, odds are you’ll imagine a disc-like whirlpool of stars rotating majestically in space. If you grew up in Britain, you’d probably imagine a chocolate bar, but that’s a different story.
Every year, I receive a celestial birthday present. No, it’s not because of any secret insider connection with the universe, but a simple coincidence that on the day in question – 14 December – Earth ploughs through a swarm of dusty particles, which results in a shower of bright meteors.
Spots are probably best known as the bane of a teenage face, but you might be surprised to know that a propensity for spots is also a characteristic of other worlds.
Venus is already the brightest planet in our sky, but all this month it is shining particularly bright.
Comet Encke has the shortest orbital period of any known comet within our solar system.
The cosmos is offering up a double feature in August: a pair of supermoons.
Our planet’s oceans are something we take for granted. But for planetary scientists seeking to understand their origin, there are questions to be answered.
A spectacular new image has been taken by the James Webb Space Telescope to mark the one-year anniversary of the start of its science mission.