Astronomy Now

by Neil Norman A potentially large member of the Kreutz family comets is speeding its way to a perihelion encounter during the first week of April this year. The object

As we head towards the end of 2025, it barely seems like five minutes ago that it was June and I was in the Royal Astronomical Society, signing the contract

There are many meteor showers throughout the year. Here are the most prominent. For a beginner’s guide on meteors – what they are, where they come from, and how best

Everything you need to know to get started with observing meteors. Click here for a calendar of events over the year. A Lyrid fireball bursts across the sky during the

Witches, bats, ghosts and serpents – do you dare to visit our spooky gallery this Halloween?! 1. Mysterious clouds, dust and dark nebulae in the constellation Cepheus, captured by Andrea

Don’t miss the chance to see Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) as it races towards its closest approach of the Sun on 8 November. You might even see it with your

Spiral galaxy NGC3370 has once again come under the watchful gaze of the Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Riess, K. Noll. The latest ESA/Hubble Picture of the

by Mark Armstrong On 6 October the shadow of Titan, Saturn’s giant moon, can be seen crossing Saturn’s creamy cloud tops. This shadow transit event starts at 04:18 UT, favouring