Science
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Vaonis Vespera Pro smart telescope
Swift, effortless and seriously capable - this scope makes every session count
4 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 Sky at Night Magazine
How dark is your sky?
Discover the Bortle scale, a simple way to judge night-sky quality wherever you are
4 min |
November 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Comet 24P dives into the Beehive
A faint comet sneaks across M44 under moonlight this month. Can you catch it?
3 min |
November 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Space conspiracies EXPOSED
Armed with hard science, Alastair Gunn takes apart 10 of the most popular and persistent space conspiracy theories
6 min |
November 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
JWST discovers new Moon orbiting Uranus
At just 10 kilometres wide, this is the smallest satellite yet found around the ice giant
1 min |
November 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Bresser PushTo AR-80/400 smart telescope with tripod
This bargain app-assisted starter set takes you from box to stars in minutes
4 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
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
Match your setup to your seeing
Optimise your gear to get sharper astrophotos whatever your sky conditions
3 min |
November 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Q&A WITH AN INTERSTELLAR OBJECT INVESTIGATOR
A seven-billion-year-old object has just entered our Solar System. We ask what comet 3I/ATLAS is doing here - and what it reveals about our Galaxy's past
3 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
Ancient poem reveals historic supernova
A medieval Arabic verse offers new clues to explosion's date and position
2 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
Rogue planets host their own mini planetary systems
Starless, free-floating giant worlds may build rocky planets of their own
1 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
Air clings to small planets after all
Small, rocky worlds once thought bare may have habitable atmospheres
2 min |
November 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
'Universe breakers' could be black hole stars
Unexplained little red dots may be an entirely new precursor to black holes
1 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
Forget Betelgeuse: there's a new supernova in town
V Sagittae may soon erupt in a nova that lights up the sky - even in daylight
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
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
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
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
Mysterious lumps found inside Mars
InSight Lander reveals the Red Planet's interior in amazing detail
1 min |
November 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
THE SKY GUIDE CHALLENGE
Can you spot Uranus with your naked eye? This 'stepping star' technique will help
2 min |
November 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Turn mono Sun shots into fiery colour
A simple, free technique to take your solar images from greyscale to gold
3 min |
October 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Create a striking moonrise composite
Here's how to showcase the Moon's graceful ascent from the horizon
3 min |
October 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
NOVAStar long eye relief planetary eyepieces
Striking views at a pocket-friendly price point? Seeing is believing...
4 min |
October 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
THE SKY GUIDE CHALLENGE
Make a composite that reveals how the Moon's diameter changes over a lunar cycle
2 min |