BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Hunting killer asteroids
Earlier this year, an asteroid appeared to be on a collision course with Earth. Jenny Winder looks at how astronomers came to declare it a near- miss and how Earth can be defended from dangerous rocks from space
6 min |
June 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Exomoons
Astronomers have found thousands of planets orbiting other stars. Now they're on the cusp of discovering their moons too
3 min |
June 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Can You Get Music on the Moon?
This is the latest in a series from the author (Sheila Kanani) and illustrator (Liz Kay) behind Can You Get Rainbows in Space? and Can You Get Jellyfish in Space? With bright colours, energetic drawings and informal descriptions, it's likely to be as appealing to children as the previous books.
1 min |
June 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Trump takes aim at NASA funding
A draft proposal from the US presidential budget shows severe cuts to planetary science
1 min |
June 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Zombie galaxies live again
Seemingly dead galaxies apparently burst back to life and form new stars
2 min |
June 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Joys from the black stuff
Scientific research shows that time spent outside in the darkness with the stars is good for our mental health
2 min |
June 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
CUTTING EDGE
Mars's largest moon may have risen from the ashes of a previous satellite
2 min |
June 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
RVO Horizon 8-inch f/4 imaging Newtonian
Want to photograph large nebulae and galaxies? This big, fast scope is no slouch
3 min |
June 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY PROCESSING
Stop light pollution spoiling your shots
2 min |
June 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Space weather Spaceflight's biggest danger
The Hayabusa mission was almost destroyed by one of the most hazardous events a spacecraft can experience – a solar storm.Hayley Smith looks back at the mission
6 min |
June 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Blast off! Blue Origin springs into action with all-female crew
The 31st excursion of the New Shephard rocket takes a crew of former astronomers and celebrities on a brief spaceflight
1 min |
June 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Strongest hints yet of life outside the Solar System
JWST points to a possible biosignature on planet K2-18b, but astronomers urge caution
1 min |
June 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Black hole wakes after decades-long nap
A giant black hole has suddenly come to life in a flurry of X-ray flashes
1 min |
June 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
A weakening of the force
New data suggests that dark energy's pulling power is changing
1 min |
June 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Demystifying the Moon illusion
An apparently supersized Moon low on the horizon fools the eye... but not the camera
3 min |
June 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Out of this World and Into the Next
Where do we come from? Who are we? Where are we going? These are fundamental and profound questions that encompass the whole of human existence.
1 min |
June 2025
BBC Science Focus
New method could finally destroy forever chemicals'
These harmful chemicals found in your home have been linked to several types of cancer
1 min |
May 2025
BBC Science Focus
The 'dark oxygen' debate isn't helping anyone
The mysterious appearance of oxygen on the ocean floor is fuelling curiosity and controversy
3 min |
May 2025
BBC Science Focus
Dark energy could be getting weaker
New discoveries suggest that the Universe isn't expanding as we thought. So is it time for us to go back to the drawing board?
3 min |
May 2025
BBC Science Focus
Here's what cosmetic ingredients you should really be using if you want to protect the planet
Consumers are right to be sensitive about what they put on their skin, but an emphasis on using ‘natural’ ingredients could be misleading
5 min |
May 2025
BBC Science Focus
The worst coffee types for your cholesterol levels
Your morning cup of Joe might pack an unexpected punch
1 min |
May 2025
BBC Science Focus
Fossils reveal a whole new type of life
A strange giant cylindrical lifeform might not be a fungus after all
1 min |
May 2025
BBC Science Focus
SWEAT AND BEERS
The latest in exercise science suggests that maybe you can run off a hangover
3 min |
May 2025
BBC Science Focus
Quantum butterfly
This intricate rainbow pattern represents the first sighting of Hofstadter’s butterfly. Spotted lurking between two layers of graphene, it was - up to this point — a theoretical ‘creature’ with wings made of self-repeating fractal patterns.
1 min |
May 2025
BBC Science Focus
The Cosmic Tornado
What you see here is a Herbig-Haro (HH) object – a bright, nebulous patch of space indicating a star is forming nearby.
1 min |
May 2025
BBC Science Focus
THE FRILLED SHARK
In the dark waters of the deep sea, lurk many curious and enigmatic animals that few have seen.
2 min |
May 2025
BBC Science Focus
IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GIVING US FALSE MEMORIES?
You may have seen videos circulating online of Donald Trump and Elon Musk doing outlandish things - recreating scenes from the TV show Breaking Bad, for example.
1 min |
May 2025
BBC Science Focus
NASA astronauts return to Earth after surprise space stay
The pair splashed down off the coast of Florida on 18 March after nine months in space
1 min |
May 2025
BBC Science Focus
7,000-year-old mummy DNA reveals a 'ghost' branch of humanity
Ancient remains have opened the door to a long-lost human lineage
2 min |
May 2025
BBC Science Focus
Using a smartphone may reduce your dementia risk
New analysis shows that technology might provide cognitive benefits, despite bad press
4 min |