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BBC Sky at Night Magazine
MOONWATCH
January's top lunar feature to observe
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January 2026
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Speed up your processing workflow
How to use Photoshop's Actions tool to drastically cut your processing time
3 min |
January 2026
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Chasing Canada's polar lights
With solar maximum peaking and a new Moon promising dark skies, Jamie Carter travels to Churchill, Manitoba to hunt the Northern Lights - and dodge polar bears – in Canada's far north
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January 2026
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Beyond Pluto: The search for the hidden planets
Could one – or even two - undiscovered planets lurk at the edges of our Solar System? Nicky Jenner explores how close we are to finding the elusive 'Planet 9'
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January 2026
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Jupiter moon events
Jupiter is a magnificent planet to observe.
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January 2026
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
What samples from space have taught us
Alastair Gunn explains what scientists have learnt in the 20 years since the first unmanned mission brought materials back from alien worlds
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January 2026
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
The Milky Way as you've never seen it before
This is the largest low-frequency radio colour image of our Galaxy ever assembled
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January 2026
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Merger of ‘impossibly' massive black holes explained
Scientists discover how enormous, fast-spinning black holes can exist after all
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January 2026
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Lunar occultation of the Pleiades
BEST TIME TO SEE: 27 January from 20:30 UT
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January 2026
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
The Universe's expansion may be slowing down
New study suggests current theories of dark energy could be wrong
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January 2026
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
How Mills Observatory was saved
Andrew Batchelor explains how the UK's oldest public observatory was brought back from the brink of closure
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January 2026
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Q&A WITH A GALAXY EVOLUTION EXPERT
Fresh evidence shows supernovae aren't the trusty yardsticks we thought, putting the standard model of an accelerating, expanding Universe in doubt
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January 2026
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
10 amazing space discoveries of 2025
Our understanding of the Solar System - and the wider Universe - has changed dramatically in the last 12 months. Join George Dransfield as she spotlights the year's astonishing breakthroughs
7 min |
January 2026
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Largest-ever flare from a black hole spotted
The star-shredding event blazes with the power of 10 trillion Suns
1 min |
January 2026
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Earth-sized planets found orbiting double stars
Two new worlds force a rethink of planet formation in extreme systems
1 min |
January 2026
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
To sleep among the stars
The rhythms of the night sky can help you wash the worries of the day away and find a restful night's sleep
2 min |
January 2026
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Star's death captured as it happened
Fast action meant the supernova shockwave was revealed in a way never seen before
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January 2026
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Hearing the cosmos
Space isn't silent. What happens when we listen to the Universe as well as look? Paul Fisher Cockburn explores how sonification - turning data into sound unlocks new ways for us to understand the cosmos.
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January 2026
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Comet 24P/ Schaumasse
BEST TIME TO SEE: 12-29 January
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January 2026
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
STAR OF THE MONTH
Wasat, a triple star with a Pluto connection
1 min |
January 2026
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Blue Origin lands reusable orbital booster
New Glenn delivers Mars-bound payload and nails landing on its second-ever flight
1 min |
January 2026
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
THE SKY GUIDE CHALLENGE
Think the Galileans are easy? Try finding Amalthea - or any of Jupiter's faint moons
2 min |
January 2026
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
How do black holes grow so large?
New Euclid study shows galaxy collisions feed the giants
2 min |
January 2026
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
COMETS AND ASTEROIDS
Track the rare interloper comet 3I/ATLAS
1 min |
January 2026
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Space junk strands astronauts on space station
Chinese crew couldn't risk re-entry after capsule damaged by debris
1 min |
January 2026
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Can we turn Mars green?
What scientists say it would take to make Mars habitable
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January 2026
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Building blocks of life found in another galaxy
JWST detects complex organic molecules outside the Milky Way for the first time
1 min |
January 2026
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
INSIDE THE SKY AT NIGHT
2026 is going to be a fantastic year for exoplanet research. The Sky at Night presenter George Dransfield tells us why she's counting down to a flood of new discoveries
3 min |
January 2026
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
How to photograph the Geminids
Dramatic meteor photos aren't just down to luck. We show you how to bag one
3 min |
December 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
10 Christmas crackers for your new telescope
So Santa brought you a telescope - what now? Stuart Atkinson sprinkles some cosmic sparkle, with 10 sights to see over one fabulous festive night - from glorious galaxies and planets to glittering star clusters
7 min |