BBC Sky at Night Magazine
EXPLAINER - The fundamentals of astronomy for beginners
Ezzy Pearson celebrates the 30th anniversary of the first Black woman flying in space
4 min |
September 2022
All About Space UK
MOON TOUR - ERATOSTHENES CRATER
Make the most of this well-defined asteroid impact
3 min |
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NAKED EYE AND BINOCULAR TARGETS
Summer skies are full of celestial wonders, particularly in Cygnus and Aquarius
1 min |
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20 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT THE UNIVERSE
From the size of hypergiant stars to the weird effects of space travel on the human body, prepare to have your mind blown by the awesome cosmos we live in
10+ min |
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FOCUS ON GAMMA-RAY BURSTS MIGHT BE MUCH RARER THAN WE THOUGHT.
Simulations of black hole birth are unlocking the secrets of these bright-light phenomena
4 min |
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USER MANUAL - MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER (MRO)
From the fascination it has provided the field of astronomy with for centuries, to the secrets it has yielded since the first Mars mission in 1960, the Red Planet remains an elusive and esoteric point in the night sky.
4 min |
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CUTTING EDGE
Our experts examine the hottest new research
4 min |
September 2022
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FIELD OF VIEW
The amateur astronomer's forum
2 min |
September 2022
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY PROCESSING
Expert processing tips to enhance your astrophotos
3 min |
September 2022
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
DIY ASTRONOMY
Practical astronomy projects for every level of expertise
3 min |
September 2022
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
JWST begins its SCIENCE JOURNEY
As we gaze astonished at the James Webb Space Telescope’s first science images, Colin Stuart takes a look at the questions it will answer over its decade-long voyage of astronomical discovery
7 min |
September 2022
All About Space UK
DEEP SKY CHALLENGE - DIVING DEEP INTO THE SUMMER SKY
Find the ghostly remains of dead stars, glittering ancient star clusters and a spectacular distant galaxy
2 min |
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FOCUS ON - WEBB TELESCOPE TO GET BEST VIEW YET OF FAILED STARS AND ROGUE WORLDS
Not much is known about these tiny celestial bodies, which are hard to see
2 min |
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INSTANT EXPERT - HOW MANY TYPES OF SPACE STATION ARE THERE?
The ISS is the largest and best-known space station, but it is not the first or the last in space
2 min |
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Robert Woodrow Wilson - “Dicke put the phone down and said… ‘Boys, we’ve been scooped!’”
When radiation left over from the heat of the Big Bang was discovered by astronomers Robert Wilson and Arno Penzias in 1964, it caused a revolution in cosmology. All About Space catches up with the Nobel prizewinning Wilson to uncover just how much
7 min |
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GAMMA-RAY OBSERVATORY
This far-sighted next-generation telescope array may help answer some of the universe's biggest mysteries
3 min |
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BBC Sky at Night Magazine
ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY CAPTURE
Take the perfect astrophoto with our step-by-step guide
3 min |
September 2022
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Glorious GLOBULARS
From fuzzy blobs to star cities, Paul Money takes us on a tour of 15 of the best globular clusters to observe in this season's night skies
8 min |
September 2022
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Q&A WITH THE CEO OF INMARSAT - Melissa Brobby interviews Rajeev Suri
A landmark study has found that, in contrast to the Apollo generation, younger people are out of touch with the realities of the space industry
3 min |
September 2022
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Prepare for the PLANET PARADE
Five planets and an asteroid will be putting on a show this month. Stuart Atkinson shows us where and when to catch the spectacle
6 min |
September 2022
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Drive me to the Moon
Artist Oliver Jeffers on creating the Our Place In Space sculpture trail
3 min |
August 2022
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
INSIDE THE SKY AT NIGHT
On the July episode of The Sky at Night, Marina Hui takes the reigns as director for the first time, transforming the show into 'The Sky at Day'
3 min |
August 2022
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
APY Masterclass - Capturing Venus and the Moon
Lighting Venus's crescent and the lunar limb evenly is no small feat
3 min |
August 2022
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Q&A WITH A MOON RECYCLER
With frequent lunar missions on the horizon, focus is turning toward the sustainable use and reuse of the materials that will be left on the surface
3 min |
August 2022
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Curiosity, 10 years exploring Mars
NASA's car-sized Red Planet rover has set new standards in planetary exploration
3 min |
August 2022
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
An astronomer at the BOTTOM OF THE WORLD
Georgina Dransfield has just returned from months at the South Pole, working to expand our understanding of exoplanets - and dreaming of a pair of jeans
8 min |
August 2022
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
12 Astrophotography Pitfalls (and How to Avoid Them)
Expert astrophotographer Will Gater runs through the common mistakes even experienced photographers make and how to ensure your next imaging session is free of them
9 min |
August 2022
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Tiangong the Chinese Space Station
China is taking its place among the heavens as it puts the finishing touches to its first long-term space station
1 min |
August 2022
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
From possible planets to STRANGE NEW WORLDS
With 5,000 exoplanets now confirmed and another 5,000 waiting to follow suit, Ezzy Pearson takes a look at how a deluge of tantalising data is revealing intriguing new worlds every day
6 min |
August 2022
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
A parade of PLANETARY NEBULAE
Stuart Atkinson seeks out six of the loveliest examples of these deep-sky objects for you to track down in the late-summer skies.
6 min |