Science
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
CUTTING EDGE
Mars's largest moon may have risen from the ashes of a previous satellite
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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
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Zombie galaxies live again
Seemingly dead galaxies apparently burst back to life and form new stars
2 min |
June 2025
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ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY PROCESSING
Stop light pollution spoiling your shots
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June 2025
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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.
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June 2025
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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
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Goodnight Gaia!
After a decade of scientific operations, ESA's Gaia spacecraft has finally been retired
1 min |
June 2025
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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
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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
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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
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INSIDE THE SKY AT NIGHT
With the May episode of The Sky at Night looking at all things Mars, presenter George Dransfield asks why so many people are drawn to the Red Planet
3 min |
June 2025
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The darkest skies on Earth
In search of pristine night skies and true darkness, author Paul Bogard travelled 5,000 miles to northern Chile. What he found amazed him
3 min |
June 2025
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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
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Stonehenge and the Moon
Unlocking the secrets of lunar standstill
8 min |
June 2025
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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
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A weakening of the force
New data suggests that dark energy's pulling power is changing
1 min |
June 2025
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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
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A unique view of Baily's beads
This award-winning eclipse sequence reveals the Moon's rugged peaks
3 min |
May 2025
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The star that won't stop exploding
Every four years, the white dwarf detonates in one of the most violent ways ever seen
1 min |
May 2025
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NASA fires chief scientist
The move could signal a shift from science to exploration
1 min |
May 2025
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50 years of the European Space Agency
As Europe's organisation for space exploration marks five decades since its foundation in May 1975, Anita Chandran looks at key moments in its history
6 min |
May 2025
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Stargazing without stars
Even if clouds stop play, you can still make a cosmic connection, says Eva Adorisio
2 min |
May 2025
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The behind the stars star signs
An astronomer's journey through the real zodiac
6 min |
May 2025
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How animals use the stars
The animal world is intricately entwined with the night sky. Naturalist Megan Shersby looks at some fascinating ways that animals take their cues from the cosmos
4 min |
May 2025
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Sky-Watcher Wave 100i mount and tripod
Want a whisper-quiet, lightweight and effortless mount? This could tempt you
4 min |
May 2025
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Study uncovers why the Red Planet is red
Mars may have taken on its rusty colour when oceans still covered the planet's surface
1 min |
May 2025
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Stephen Hawking
Hawking's work revolutionised our ideas about how the Universe began
2 min |
May 2025
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Tianwen-2 - Unravelling the secrets of asteroids
China is set to mount the latest mission to retrieve a sample of an asteroid and bring it home. Stuart Atkinson investigates
5 min |
May 2025
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Are we ALONE? We asked the experts
Four specialists in the hunt for extraterrestrial life tell Ezzy Pearson how they're hoping to find aliens
8 min |
May 2025
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Killer supernovae devastated life on Earth - twice
Nearby star deaths may have caused two of our planet's mass extinctions
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