BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Smart stargazing A beginner's guide
Curious about smart telescopes? Jamie Carter has the low-down on the app-powered tech that's making deep-space imaging easier than ever
6 min |
November 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Is the Universe uniform?
One of astronomy's most fundamental assumptions may be wrong. Colin Stuart investigates whether our belief that the Universe looks the same everywhere holds up to scrutiny
6 min |
November 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
INSIDE THE SKY AT NIGHT
October's Sky at Night episode examined what it takes to become an astronaut. But why, wonders George Dransfield, is the opportunity still not available to everyone?
3 min |
November 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Finding peace in deeptime
Daily worries getting you down? Think about the scale of the Universe, says Mark Westmoquette - the Big Picture will make those anxieties so much smaller
2 min |
November 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
NASA finds new evidence for life on Mars
Biosignatures of potential ancient microbial life found in dry riverbed
1 min |
November 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Day-long space explosion baffles astronomers
The massive gamma-ray burst lasted 1,000 times longer than any seen before
1 min |
November 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Humans to orbit Moon again after 53 years
NASA eyes February launch date for first crewed lunar fly-by since Apollo
1 min |
November 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
The hunt for alien tech
Can scientists tune in to Radio Alien? Govert Schilling investigates the cosmic clues that might reveal intelligent life through its technology
7 min |
November 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
An introduction to StarTools
Reveal detail and reduce noise with this easy-to-use toolkit
3 min |
November 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
New rocket could slash Mars travel time
Nuclear propulsion and asteroid refuelling may unlock rapid deep-space travel
1 min |
November 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
25 years of life in orbit
Humans have now continuously occupied the International Space Station for a quarter century. Ben Evans celebrates the milestone and asks what's next
4 min |
November 2025
BBC Science Focus
Scientists publish findings from 25-year study of 'super-agers'
The results could uncover new ways to delay or prevent dementia
1 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
THE TRUTH ABOUT ADULT ADHD
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder was long thought to be something only unruly schoolkids suffered with. Now, the science is telling us a very different story
10+ min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
A history of violence
How's this for a poke in the ribs? It's an arrowhead that was shot into someone's ribcage around 4,000 years ago.
1 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
HOW MANY SPIDERS ARE IN MY HOUSE?
Pest control companies will often give a figure of 40 spiders in an average house, but it's hard to find anything in the published literature that directly backs this up.
1 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
DO I HAVE ALEXITHYMIA?
We can all struggle to find the words to explain ourselves, but if you regularly experience feelings that you can't identify, you might have alexithymia.
1 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
HAS AI GOT AS INTELLIGENT AS IT'S GOING TO GET?
Generative AI burst into the public domain in 2022, with seemingly unlimited potential. But could its abilities be hitting a ceiling already?
5 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
HOW MANY ORGANS COULD I SURVIVE WITHOUT?
The annals of medical history prove that the average human meat sack is surprisingly resilient.
1 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
SHOULD I KEEP MY CAR KEYS IN A FARADAY BOX?
Potentially, yes. The invention of keyless entry means we can unlock our cars upon approach, something particularly helpful when you want to open the boot, but have your hands full of shopping.
2 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
"Far from being the bad guy, cortisol is a hormone that's vital for our bodies and brains"
To complicate matters further, cortisol is also released in bursts, about every hour or so.
2 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
What doctors really want you to know about sports supplements
Athletic enhancers are big business. But it's not always clear which ones actually work or what might be in them
4 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
Groundbreaking footage captures hidden moment of human fertility
Observing the crucial step in human development could help improve fertility and IVF
1 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
Welcome to WHIPLASH Weather
Weather patterns are see-sawing from one extreme to another faster and more frequently than ever before, with increasingly deadly consequences. And the phenomenon is coming to places you wouldn't expect
8 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
THE GIANT PHANTOM JELLYFISH
Conjure in your mind a giant, deep-sea predator, and I bet there's a colossal squid lurking in there, perhaps with an even bigger sperm whale chasing after it.
2 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
MENTAL STRENGTH
Could a supplement used by athletes and bodybuilders help treat depression?
3 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
Baby shark
The alien-looking organism inside this glass jar goes by a variety of names. In scientific circles, it's known as Stegostoma tigrinum.
1 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
New type of acid rain could threaten life on Earth
This 'forever chemical' is almost impossible to remove from the environment
2 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
'Clearest sign' of alien life on Mars found by NASA
Strange 'leopard spot' markings on a Martian rock could finally be the sign we've been waiting for that alien microbes once lived on the Red Planet
4 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
Scientists are rethinking the cause of insomnia
A gut reaction might be causing your sleepless nights
1 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
Largest black hole in the Universe discovered
The black hole grew to its enormous size by consuming all its nearby siblings
1 min |