"We knew that this would be a historic comet"

Astronomer David Levy was immortalised for his co-discovery of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 – its impact with Jupiter 29 years ago held the world in awe

MOON TOUR - COPERNICUS

Get up close to the ‘Monarch of the Moon’

A HUNGRY BLACK HOLE 'SWITCHES ON' AS ASTRONOMERS WATCH IN SURPRISE

J221951 is one of the most extreme examples yet

MARS HELICOPTER PHONES HOME AFTER A 63-DAY SILENCE

Rugged terrain had kept Ingenuity from communicating with its robotic partner, the Perseverance rover

SIX OF THE BEST SPACE PRANKS

It turns out that the sky isn’t the limit when it comes to a good old-fashioned practical joke

TIME APPEARED TO MOVE FIVE TIMES SLOWER IN THE FIRST BILLION YEARS AFTER THE BIG BANG

Time dilation, brought about by the relativistic expansion of space, has resulted in the observed slowing of ‘clocks’ in the early universe

COSMIC 'SANDWICH' THEORY COULD EXPLAIN HOW SMALLER PLANETS ARE FORMED

Sandwiched planet formation may arise as the result of gas and dust being squeezed between large planets

OBJECT HOTTER THAN THE SUN FOUND ORBITING A DISTANT STAR AT BREAKNECK SPEED

A weird celestial object that’s blurring the line between planet and star has been uncovered

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE MILKY WAY

The Milky Way is our home galaxy – a vast star factory with a monstrous black hole at its heart. Join our tour of the cosmic pinwheel that’s home to every star we can see in the night sky

MANNED MISSION TO AN ASTEROID

NASA plans to send manned expeditions to near-Earth asteroids in order to discover more about their formation and structure

Scientists beam solar power to Earth from space for the first time

A space solar power prototype has demonstrated its ability to wirelessly beam power through space and direct a detectable amount of energy towards Earth for the first time.

Earth is getting hotter at a faster rate despite pledges of government action

Average global temperatures are rising at an ever-faster rate despite pledges by world leaders to tackle climate change.

OLYMPUS 8X25 WP II

For casual skywatchers, the portable Olympus 8x25 WP II boasts an excellent optical system for views of the Moon and bright targets with superb contrast

MOON TOUR - LANGRENUS CRATER

This month, we help you find one of the Moon’s best hidden gems

HUNTING FOR INTERSTELLAR PLANETS

Space is suspected to be filled with worlds wandering alone without a star, but could such loners ever shelter life?

WHAT'S NEXT FOR VIRGIN ORBIT?

The company set up by Sir Richard Branson to send satellites into orbit from a plane is facing an uncertain future, and that could have repercussions for the UK’s space ambitions

"I wrote so many drafts of this book"

All About Space speaks with Margot Shetterly about her book, Hidden Figures, the challenges of uncovering that history and why human computers are suddenly looming large in the public consciousness

MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSE WHAT CAUSES THE SPOKES IN SATURN'S RINGS?

Smudges around the gas giant have begun to appear again. Scientists have plenty of time to study them, but will they finally work out what's happening?

SCANDALS THAT SHOOK SPACE EXPLORATION

Stealing, sabotage and safety concerns - from the silly to the serious, here are some of the wrongdoings that rocked the world of space

ROLLS-ROYCE ON THE MOON

With the British car manufacturer shooting for the lunar surface, humankind could finally be ready to return by the 2030s

FUTURE TECH SPACE FARMING

Future astronauts will need to grow their own plants in artificial environments if they are to survive missions far from Earth

FOCUS ON RELATIVISTIC JETS BUBBLING IN THE TEACUP GALAXY

Even low-power jets can help shape a galaxy, it just depends where they're headed

33 YEARS OF HUBBLE

The Hubble Space Telescope has astounded for decades, returning breathtaking images and groundbreaking science from its position high above Earth

WHICH PLANETS HAVE RINGS?

Saturn is famously encircled by a bright and complex ring system, but it's not alone in possessing one

BLACK HOLES SPOTTED ON A COLLISION COURSE

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has seen the first evidence of black holes in dwarf galaxies about to impact

A RADIO TELESCOPE ON THE MOON'S FAR SIDE WILL PEER INTO THE UNIVERSE'S 'DARK AGES'

The LuSEE-Night pathfinder is scheduled to launch a few years from now

SPIDERFAB SPACE CONSTRUCTION

The new technology that combines 3D printing and large-scale construction in space

WHEN STARS GO SUPERNOVA

+ THE TITANIC ERUPTIONS THAT GIVE RISE TO LIFE  + OUR STELLAR NEIGHBOURS DUE TO EXPLODE \"NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THIS EXPLOSION IS\"  Astrophysicist Christopher Frohmaier

HEROES OF SPACE - ALEXEI LEONOV

The first man to walk in space

LEGO INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

Join the astronauts in orbit with this excellent model