Astronomy

Eclipse fever takes over By Tuesday afternoon, the queues told the story. Hundreds of shoppers waited for up to three hours outside high-street retailers to grab the last remaining solar eclipse glasses, while online stockists sold out completely, with some orders unable to arrive until the end of the week. On Wednesday evening, the biggest […]

3 weeks ago

There is also an ideal time to see it Stargazers and others who are curious have a good chance of seeing the Lyrid meteor shower over the coming nights, with good views promised by lots of clear skies. The peak of the shower is expected on Wednesday night, 22 April, while it has been ongoing […]

4 months ago

It’s set to be the biggest and brightest of the year Tonight (Wednesday, 5 November), the Beaver supermoon is set to grace our skies for Bonfire Night. The Beaver supermoon will be strongest between Tuesday and Thursday, with it due to shine up to 30% brighter than usual. Although the supermoon technically peaked at 1.19pm […]

10 months ago

The satellite will turn deep red around 7.30pm this evening. An extremely rare total lunar eclipse ‘blood moon’ will be visible in UK skies tonight. It’s the first time in three years that the eclipse will be visible from the country. As the Earth passes directly between the sun and the moon, the moon is […]

1 year ago

The comet is due to shoot past the sun in October Astronomers have found ‘something strange’ when capturing the first images of interstellar comet 3I/Atlas, which is hurtling towards the sun at 130,000 mph. Scientist working with the James Webb Space Telescope are trying their best to learn all they can about the rare space […]

1 year ago

You will be able to see the Strawberry Moon in the UK This month’s full moon phenomenon won’t be seen again until 2045. A full moon appears every 29.5 days, which is the length of time it takes for the moon to go through one entire lunar phase cycle. In other words, a full moon […]

1 year ago