Astronomy Now

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

by Mark Armstrong There’s a ‘new’ star in the constellation of Centaurus. A nova dramatically appeared on 22 September, discovered by John Seach of Grafton, Australia. Credit: Ernesto Guido, Marco