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Northern Lights to dazzle UK skies again tonight and Friday evening

The northern lights captured in North Uist, Scotland (Photo: @MadMike123/Twitter)
The northern lights captured in North Uist, Scotland (Photo: @MadMike123/Twitter)

Solar ‘hole’ means northern lights could be visible from the UK again

Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus, Mars and the Moon aligned in the night sky earlier this week (Adobe Stock)
Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus, Mars and the Moon aligned in the night sky earlier this week (Adobe Stock)

Horoscopes: what planets alignment could mean for your star sign

Artist’s impression of the beam of intense radiation produced by the cosmic explosion thought to be the brightest of all time
Artist’s impression of the beam of intense radiation produced by the cosmic explosion thought to be the brightest of all time

‘A phenomenal amount of energy’ - cosmic explosion blinded instruments

Lights switched off on the London Eye during Earth Hour. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Lights switched off on the London Eye during Earth Hour. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Explainer What time is Earth Hour and what should you switch off for it

Daytime will finally outweigh nighttime with the arrival of spring (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Daytime will finally outweigh nighttime with the arrival of spring (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

When is spring 2023? Date the new season starts in the UK

The 2023 DW asteroid has been tracked by Nasa scientists. (Credit: NasaAsteroidWatch/Twitter)
The 2023 DW asteroid has been tracked by Nasa scientists. (Credit: NasaAsteroidWatch/Twitter)

Asteroid ‘size of Olympic swimming pool’ could hit Earth in 2046

Lufthansa advert banned over ‘misleading’ environmental claims

Can you spot the snow leopard in this photo? Image by Hira Punjabi/Solent.
Can you spot the snow leopard in this photo? Image by Hira Punjabi/Solent.

You have great eyesight if you can spot the snow leopard in this photo

A meteorite trail is seen above a residential apartment block in the city of Chelyabinsk (Photo: -/74.RU/AFP via Getty Images)
A meteorite trail is seen above a residential apartment block in the city of Chelyabinsk (Photo: -/74.RU/AFP via Getty Images)

Remembering the 2013 Chelyabinsk meteor and its impact 10 years on

Twitter user @KadeFlowers shared footage of the asteroid seen from Brighton
Twitter user @KadeFlowers shared footage of the asteroid seen from Brighton

Explainer Asteroid explodes over English Channel creating shooting star effect

How tectonic plates cause earthquakes - and locations of fault lines

This aerial view shows residents, aided by heavy equipment, searching for victims and survivors after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on the border between Turkey and Syria (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)
This aerial view shows residents, aided by heavy equipment, searching for victims and survivors after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on the border between Turkey and Syria (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

How are earthquakes measured? What causes them, strongest quake in UK

(Image: Frontier Developments)
(Image: Frontier Developments)

Deliver Us Mars is a stunning, Martian sci-fi thriller worth playing

(Image: NationalWorld)
(Image: NationalWorld)

Green comet visiting night skies for the first time in millennia

Huge asteroid set to crash into Earth’s atmosphere this week

(Photo: Instagram/innes_fitzgerald)
(Photo: Instagram/innes_fitzgerald)

Athlete Innes FitzGerald shuns championship team spot over eco worries

Ocean temperatures hottest on record in 2022 due to CO2 emissions

A visual representation of the solar system.
A visual representation of the solar system.

When will all the planets in the solar system be visible?

This is how to track Santa on his Christmas Eve journey - and when you can see him in the UK.
This is how to track Santa on his Christmas Eve journey - and when you can see him in the UK.

Where is Santa right now? How to track his Christmas Eve journey

A meteor streaking through the night sky over Myanmar during the Geminid meteor shower in 2018 (Photo: YE AUNG THU/AFP via Getty Images)
A meteor streaking through the night sky over Myanmar during the Geminid meteor shower in 2018 (Photo: YE AUNG THU/AFP via Getty Images)

Explainer Geminids meteor shower set to peak - when and how to see it

Winter 2022 is coming - but when exactly is it?
Winter 2022 is coming - but when exactly is it?

When is winter 2022? Start and end date - winter solstice explained

Egypt is hosting COP27. Credit: Mark Hall
Egypt is hosting COP27. Credit: Mark Hall

COP27 host Egypt to focus on sustainable projects for ‘greener future’

A partial solar eclipse over the Miner’s Family Statue in Tonypandy in South Wales in March 2015 (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
A partial solar eclipse over the Miner’s Family Statue in Tonypandy in South Wales in March 2015 (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

October 2022 solar eclipse: date and time of next UK eclipse

(Photo: IBRAHIM CHALHOUB/AFP via Getty Images)
(Photo: IBRAHIM CHALHOUB/AFP via Getty Images)

Orionid meteor shower 2022: how to see shooting stars in the UK

War of the Worlds season 3
War of the Worlds season 3

War of the Worlds season 3: Disney+ release date, trailer - and cast

Dwayne Johnson as Black Adam
Dwayne Johnson as Black Adam

Black Adam post credits scene: did Dwayne Johnson reveal spoiler?

Elon Musk and Twitter? It’s complicated (images: Getty Images)
Elon Musk and Twitter? It’s complicated (images: Getty Images)

Elon Musk resumes $44bn Twitter takeover bid to avoid legal battle

NASA successfully smashes spacecraft into asteroid in test mission

(Photo: Getty Images)
(Photo: Getty Images)

Jupiter will be at opposition and ‘close’ to the Earth - how to see it

Autumn always begins in September - but just when depends on what calendar you follow.
Autumn always begins in September - but just when depends on what calendar you follow.

What is the autumn equinox 2022? UK dates for next season

Can you see the giraffe in this optical illusion?
Can you see the giraffe in this optical illusion?

Can you spot the giraffe hiding in this Magic Eye optical illusion?

An extra date is added to February every leap year.
An extra date is added to February every leap year.

When is the next leap year? Date, how many days are in a leap year

Patagonia: why founder Yvon Chouinard has given away the company

The Harvest Moon is expected to reach its peak fullness later in September 2022 (Photo: Getty Images)
The Harvest Moon is expected to reach its peak fullness later in September 2022 (Photo: Getty Images)

Heres when September’s ‘Harvest Moon’ will be visible in the UK

Chicxulub impact crater on the Gulf of Mexico (Getty images)
Chicxulub impact crater on the Gulf of Mexico (Getty images)

What killed the dinosaurs? Where is Chicxulub crater?

‘Cannibal’ solar storm: Geomagnetic flares explained, when is it heading to Earth? (Photo by NASA via Getty Images)
‘Cannibal’ solar storm: Geomagnetic flares explained, when is it heading to Earth? (Photo by NASA via Getty Images)

‘Cannibal’ solar storm explained - when is it arriving on Earth?

A meteor streaks across the sky during the Perseid meteor shower (Pic: NASA via Getty Images)
A meteor streaks across the sky during the Perseid meteor shower (Pic: NASA via Getty Images)

What time is the Perseid meteor shower tonight in UK?

The last supermoon of the year rises this week - best time to see it

James Lovelock: Gaia hypothesis creator dies on 103rd birthday

Bill Gates says he intends to give away most of vast fortune (image: Getty Images)
Bill Gates says he intends to give away most of vast fortune (image: Getty Images)

Bill Gates: net worth as billionaire vows to drop off world rich list

Images of deep space taken by the James Webb Space Telescope
Images of deep space taken by the James Webb Space Telescope

BBC documentary tells inside story of James Webb Telescope

Best time to see ‘biggest and brightest’ supermoon of 2022 in UK today

The James Webb space telescope might be able to see some of the first stars formed after the big bang (image: NASA)
The James Webb space telescope might be able to see some of the first stars formed after the big bang (image: NASA)

James Webb Telescope: what NASA mission will do as first images shown

Many people visit Stonehenge on the summer solstice to see the sun rise (Photo: Getty Images)
Many people visit Stonehenge on the summer solstice to see the sun rise (Photo: Getty Images)

Summer Solstice 2022: when is the longest day of the year UK?

The asteroid, which is named 7335 (1989 JA), will pass the Earth in May 2022.
The asteroid, which is named 7335 (1989 JA), will pass the Earth in May 2022.

When will large asteroid pass Earth in May 2022? Should we be worried?

NASA Voyager 1 has sent back ‘impossible data’ to earth - here’s what that means. (Credit: Getty Images)
NASA Voyager 1 has sent back ‘impossible data’ to earth - here’s what that means. (Credit: Getty Images)

Scientists struggle to understand data sent back by NASA Voyager 1

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of the solar flare (Photo: NASA)
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of the solar flare (Photo: NASA)

What is a solar flare? New warning explained - and are they dangerous?

The planets will appear farther apart each day but still relatively close together about 45 minutes before sunrise this week (Photo: STAN HONDA/AFP via Getty Images)
The planets will appear farther apart each day but still relatively close together about 45 minutes before sunrise this week (Photo: STAN HONDA/AFP via Getty Images)

Venus Jupiter conjunction: how to see the rare 2022 planet alignment

The Rising was filmed on location in the Lake District
The Rising was filmed on location in the Lake District

Where was Sky Max supernatural murder mystery The Rising filmed?

Demonstrators protest President Donald Trump’s decision to exit the Paris climate change accord in June 2017 in Chicago (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Demonstrators protest President Donald Trump’s decision to exit the Paris climate change accord in June 2017 in Chicago (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

7 climate change facts for Earth Day 2022 - and what to do to help

Earth Day: fun and easy activities that children can do to celebrate

The history of Earth Day - how a 1960s oil spill started global event

The Comet NEOWISE in the skies above Nevada in 2020 (Photo: DAVID BECKER/AFP via Getty Images)
The Comet NEOWISE in the skies above Nevada in 2020 (Photo: DAVID BECKER/AFP via Getty Images)

Is there a comet heading towards earth - how big is C/2014 UN271?

The preserved leg belongs to a “Thescelosaurus” (Photo: BBC)
The preserved leg belongs to a “Thescelosaurus” (Photo: BBC)

Dinosaur leg: where was the new fossil found?

(L-R) Tom Cavanagh, Grant Gustin and Candice Patton speak at “The Flash” Special Video Presentation and Q&A during 2019 Comic-Con International in California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
(L-R) Tom Cavanagh, Grant Gustin and Candice Patton speak at “The Flash” Special Video Presentation and Q&A during 2019 Comic-Con International in California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

The Flash S8: release date, trailer, cast and Armageddon crossover