Astronomy News
Tue Sep 25, 2018 9:35am
In the latest episode of the Radio Astronomy podcast, the BBC Sky at Night Magazine team discuss new evidence of water ice on the lunar surface, look back at the Apollo 7 mission and speak to Guy Consolmagno, director of the Vatican Observatory.
Carousel image: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University
Thu Sep 20, 2018 5:26pm
An unknown glitch in NASA's Curiosity rover is preventing the Martian explorer from transmitting data back to Earth.
Tue Sep 18, 2018 1:09pm
A new initiative will get students to hunt out observing targets so that the JWST can investigate how matter gets spread throughout the Universe.
Thu Sep 13, 2018 10:14am
A star trail image reveals the apparent motion of the stars in the night sky and is a great way to take your next step in night sky photography.
Jamie Carter reveals how.
Tue Sep 11, 2018 8:35am
Ryan Gosling plays astronaut Neil Armstrong in First Man, the story of the Apollo 11 Moon landing from La La Land director Damien Chazelle.
Wed Sep 05, 2018 1:14pm
NASA’s Cassini probe saw the storm rising up hundreds of kilometres into the stratosphere
Fri Aug 31, 2018 11:02am
In 2017, astro-adventurers Scott Lange and Nick Foster visited the historic James Lick Refractor in the mountains of California to image the night sky through its century-old optics.
Thu Aug 30, 2018 10:06am
Astronomers have managed to map the gas and dust distribution of a monster galaxy located 12.4 billion lightyears away.
Wed Aug 29, 2018 12:39pm
In the latest episode, the BBC Sky at Night Magazine team look back on 100 years of Holst’s musical work The Planets and its influence on sci-fi soundtracks.
Plus, we discuss the success of NASA’s Dawn mission at Ceres and Vesta, and speak to Roberto Orosei, an astronomer who led a recent study that found evidence of water on Mars.
Fri Aug 24, 2018 11:47am
Staring up into the night sky has always inspired curiosity, wonder and the desire to know more.
While we often think that the right tool for exploring the mysteries above is a big telescope, the good news is that a pair of binoculars can be an even better choice.
Binocular expert Jim Shickley reveals his top tips for discovering the cosmos.
Tue Aug 21, 2018 8:46am
Lunar scientists have confirmed the 'definitive' discovery of water ice on the surface of the Moon.
Fri Aug 17, 2018 10:03am
A galaxy cluster has been discovered hiding in plain sight, obscured by the bright light from a supermassive black hole at its centre.
Wed Aug 15, 2018 12:49pm
The early Universe is more opaque than today's because it is had far fewer galaxies than expected. Without the stars from galaxies, there is no ultraviolet radiation to make the interstellar gas transparent.
Tue Aug 14, 2018 2:13pm
The UK has a lot of work to do in attracting black women into astronomy, writes Ben Skuse.
Fri Aug 10, 2018 12:54pm
The ultra-hot atmospheres of some exoplanets could act more like a star than a planet, destroying molecules such as water.
Thu Aug 09, 2018 2:47pm
The Parker Solar Probe launched on 12 August 2018 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, beginning its journey to study our Sun up close.
Elizabeth Pearson looks at how it will get there and what it’s hoping to discover.
Tue Jul 31, 2018 11:29am
A collision between two stars has led to the first ever direct detection of a radioactive molecule in interstellar space.
Mon Jul 30, 2018 11:52am
In this special edition of Radio Astronomy, we’re live at the world famous Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire for the Bluedot science and music festival 2018.
We speak to some of science speakers at this year's festival to discuss the history of Jodrell Bank, the secrets of the Sun, the Soviet space race and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
Fri Jul 27, 2018 12:33pm
The edges of spiral galaxies may be one of the best places in the cosmos to look for gravitational waves, according to a new study.
Wed Jul 25, 2018 3:44pm
Scientists have found evidence of liquid water hidden below the surface of Mars.
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