Science

The aurora borealis, commonly known as the Northern Lights, light up the skies above Bamburgh lighthouse in Northumberland

Northern Lights visible in UK skies as NASA reports huge solar flares

Stargazers were treated to a striking celestial pairing this month when the Moon and Venus appeared close together in the sky

Venus and Jupiter line up: Planets clearly visible in night sky

A full moon, known as the Flower Moon, sets behind the Beyazit tower in Istanbul, Turkey, on Thursday (April 30) morning

Flower micromoon: When to see May’s full moon and why it’s special

The RSPB has warned feeding the birds could be contributing to their decline

RSPB issue bird feeder warning: How to feed birds safely

The two adult beavers and two kits were released onto the Southill Estate in February following two years of preparation

Beavers return to county after 400-year absence

The Artemis II crew from left, Canadian astronaut and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, mission specialist Christina Koch and pilot Victor Glover

Artemis II: NASA astronauts heading home seeing dark side of the Moon

Space

Astronaut says she was forced to camp out on ISS

Astronaut forced to camp out on ISS
It’s one of the world's most exclusive bedrooms — but NASA astronaut Jessica Meir has been forced to swap her ISS quarters for a cramped SpaceX Dragon.
Dean Murray

The Saxavord spaceport

UK rocket launch gets green light for Shetland

The Center is designed for visitors of all ages

Ad Feature Binzhou Aerospace Center opens on September 25

Mazda6e

Mazda’s first ‘proper’ electric car is pretty impressive, says Julie Marshall

The seven jumbo MEIQIHOME vacuum storage bags are reduced from £17.99 to £11.38

These £11 bags could reclaim 80% of cupboard space

Moon

The blood Moon is pictured during an eclipse in the night sky in Shanghai on 8 September 2025.

Date of blood Moon partial lunar eclipse - how to see it

Birds fly past a partial solar eclipse, seen over Liverpool Bay from Crosby Beach on 12 August 2026 in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

When the next solar eclipse is and how much of the Sun will be covered

Members of the York Astronomical Society prepare to view the annual Perseids meteor shower in the village of Rufforth, near York, northern England on 12 August 2015.

Date Perseid meteor shower will reach its peak this week

A woman uses two sheets of paper as the Sun is obscured by the Moon during a partial solar eclipse at Skegness seafront in Lincolnshire, north England on 20 March 2015.

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NASA

NASA's Artemis II moon rocket on Launch Pad 39-B just before sunrise at the Kennedy Space Center

Artemis 2 launch: NASA rocket lifts off as LEGO set trends
NASA’s Artemis 2 rocket has launched, sending astronauts around the Moon for the first time in decades – and a detailed LEGO version of the same rocket is catching attention among UK shoppers.
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NASA's Artemis II moon rocket on Launch Pad 39-B just before sunrise at the Kennedy Space Center

Rocket launch: NASA Artemis II mission is underway

NASA's crawler-transporter 2 carrying the agency's Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft

Artemis II: NASA's first manned mission to Moon in 50 years

The NASA Artemis II rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard leaves the Vehicle Assembly Building moving slowly to pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral

Artemis II test flight around moon: NASA live coverage

The LEGO Artemis Space Launch System set recreates NASA’s next-generation Moon rocket, complete with launch tower and Orion capsule

Artemis II countdown drives demand for LEGO NASA rocket set

Astronomy

The Northern Lights, as seen over France earlier this year

Northern Lights to stun UK tonight - best time to see them

Meteors of the Orionid meteor shower, as seen from Lebanon in 2021

How to watch the Orionid meteor shower as it peaks this week

The Northern Lights as seen over Whitley Bay, in England's North East, last year

When the Northern Lights could appear over the UK this week

A Hunter's supermoon in 2024, as seen from California

How to see October's rare Harvest 'supermoon' this week

More Science

The first solar eclipse of 2026 will take place this week.

Will you be able to see this week's solar eclipse from the UK?

Video footage of OCEARCH tagging Ormond near St. Simons Island, Georgia

12-foot great white shark patrolling shores of major tourist hot spot

Jaw-dropping scenes see thousands of fireworks going off - viewed from space. NASA astronaut Chris Williams shared remarkable footage on Wednesday (Jan 7) taken from the International Space Station (ISS) of New Year fireworks in Baku, Azerbaijan. He said: "I was practicing some night time photographs from one of the windows on the Space Station at the end of the work day on New Years Eve. I had just finished passing over my targets when I noticed something funny â the city below me was twinkling! I quickly took a video, and realized that as we were orbiting further east, we had orbited into 2026, and I was actually seeing the New Years fireworks over Baku, Azerbaijan!"

Nasa astronaut captures fireworks displays from space

A 'Wolf Moon' is set to be seen in the nighttime sky in January - here's when you will be able to spot it.

How to spot January's 'Wolf Moon' - when is first full moon of 2026?

Bottled water drinkers ingest 90,000 more plastic particles per year than tap water drinkers

Warning to bottled water drinkers over severe health consequences

A meteor streaking through the night sky over Myanmar during the Geminid meteor shower

Geminid meteor shower: How to view "best meteor shower of the year"

Exact time the Beaver Moon supermoon will be visible in the UK

Celebrated physicist Brian Cox has hit out about the online “drivel” relating to interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

Brian Cox slams “drivel” about interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

Parapsychology covers a wide area of study, mostly relating to human experiences of unexplained phenomena

What is parapsychology - the real-life study of paranormal phenomena

A full moon rising above Bridlington, by Aled Jones.

Does the earth have two moons? What is 2025 PN7?

The diagram of an analemma plotted by tracking the shadow of a house

What is an analemma? Flat Earth arguments ignite after viral X video

Taylor Swift has changed the way she talks, reveals a new study

Taylor Swift has changed the way she talks more than once

Saturn will be visible with a naked eye in tonight's sky.

How to view 'fully illuminated' Saturn in tonight's sky

Stargazers in the UK are in for a treat this week as the Delta Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak on 30 July, offering a steady stream of meteors across the night sky.

Delta Aquariid meteor shower set to peak this week

Space scientists say they are preparing a comet interceptor spaceship as the third interstellar object ever detected was spotted this week. A mysterious object the size of Manhattan was spotted by astronomers hurtling through our Solar System at extraordinary speed. The object, now officially designated 3I/ATLAS (previously known as A11pl3Z), is believed to have come from a distant star system and is travelling at over 60 kilometres per second.

New interstellar object spotted hurtling through solar system

A composite image shows two galaxy clusters, known as PSZ2 G181 and at centre of image, and details the fallout when the galaxy clusters collide. The red shapes are thought to be shock fronts.

NASA detects rare colossal cosmic event

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare seen as the bright flash on the far right on May 13, 2025.

What are solar flares as countries face radio blackouts

Scientists have discovered signs on a distant planet that suggest it could potentially host life beyond our solar system.

New planet discovered with signs of potential life

Graphic of the possible locations – represented by yellow points – of asteroid 2024 YR4 on Dec. 22, 2032, as of Apr. 2, 2025.

Nasa reveals size of Asteroid 2024 YR4 and likelihood of hitting moon

How to watch return of astronauts stranded on space station since June

March 14 is pi day

Happy Pi Day - all about the day and the Pi Song

People gather to watch a “blood moon” eclipse in Melbourne on July 28, 2018 (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)

How to see the next lunar eclipse - which will cause a 'blood moon'

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.3% chance of hitting earth in 2023.

NASA identifies 'risk corridor' amid chance of asteroid hitting earth

A potentially hazardous asteroid could hit Earth in 2032 - or the Moon

Asteroid may hit Moon, not Earth, says scientist

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