astronomy Archives

2012 Transit of Venus from Australia

It’s the last chance to see the Transit of Venus for 105 years, so here’s all you need to know about this rare event.

Space mysteries are closer to being uncovered thanks to findings of the Large Hadron Collider.

A supermassive black hole has been caught in the act of swallowing up a red giant star.

Astronomers have found that 40 per cent of Red Dwarf stars in the Milky Way have a super-Earth orbiting them.

A new type of galaxy that resembles an emerald-cut diamond has been discovered by astronomers.

The first study of a new variety of black hole is offering up clues that may help us understand the birth of galaxies.

The controversy over Pluto’s status as a planet continues.

The two biggest black holes ever discovered have been found to be 10 billion times the size of our Sun.

More than 40 years on, that one small step on the Moon is still among humankind’s great achievements.

Light pollution is an increasing problem in urban areas, where the natural night sky is often barely visible.