The red hue of the Moon during a total lunar eclipse gives astronomers a clue on how to find out more about the planets being discovered around other stars.
Everything you need to know about spotting all five bright planets next month.
This is your last chance to see all five visible planets aligned until October 2018.
NASA today announced 1284 new exoplanets – the single largest finding of planets to date, including nine that could be potentially habitable.
Amateur and professional astronomers in the Northern Hemisphere are preparing for a rare ‘transit of Mercury’ on 9 May.
On 8 March, Jupiter will be fully illuminated by the Sun – just like a full Moon – making it the best time to see the gas giant’s four largest moons with binoculars.
Somewhere out there could be a giant new planet in our solar system: so where is it?
The controversy over Pluto’s status as a planet continues.