Australia’s bushfires are still burning, with an estimated one billion animals killed, more than six million hectares of land turned … More
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This Christmas Eve, spot Santa's sleigh flying through the sky
Delight the kids in your life by showing them the International Space Station – it looks just like Santa delivering … More
How to find Andromeda – a spiral galaxy you can see with the naked eye
Amazingly, it is possible to see the spiral arms of Andromeda, our nearest galaxy 2.5 million light years away – … More
See the northern lights or aurora borealis: Follow this easy guide
Winter is the best time to see the amazing phenomenon of the polar lights, when solar particles stream into Earth’s … More
Seize your chance to spot Mercury, the solar system's smallest planet
Mercury is so tiny and close to the sun it can be tricky to see. But now it’s at its … More
See Venus and Jupiter next to each other in the sky this week
Two of the brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter, are in conjunction this week, meaning they appear to line up with … More
A beginner’s guide to stargazing, no telescope required
The Orionid meteor shower peaks over the UK between midnight and dawn tonight. If you’re going to try to see … More
How to bring wildfires back under control
Earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding and wildfires are nature at their most fierce and uncontrollable. But predicting when and where they might … More
Astronomers spot a bizarre black hole that could unlock the secrets of how our galaxy formed
A link between the amount of material that can be seen spewing out of a black hole, and the brightness … More
If ghosts were real, Brian Cox claims CERN would have found them by now
There are countless conspiracy theories surrounding ghosts and paranormal activity, and while it shouldn’t need explaining to anyone who has … More
