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A generative AI impression of a circumstellar disc surrounding a free floating planet. Though not bound to any star, these solitary giant planets appear to possess discs similar to the

Professor Michele Dougherty in the lab at Imperial College. Credit: Imperial College. His Majesty The King has approved Professor Michele Dougherty as the new Astronomer Royal. Professor Dougherty will be

Steven Young (right) symbolically hands over Astronomy Now to Stuart Clark. Credit: Neil Monaghan. Dear Astronomy Now community, We have some exciting company news we’d like to share with you…

Omegon 2 x 54 wide-field binoculars Multi-coating and blackened lens edges prevent reflections to ensure a clean untroubled field. Galilean binoculars go all of the way back to, well, the

The extraordinary Ring Nebula (Messier 57), showing off its multilayered form. Image: Bob Fera. Messier 57, more famously known as the Ring Nebula, graces the constellation Lyra as one of

The “Hubble tension” refers to a long-standing discrepancy in measurements of the universe’s expansion rate — specifically, between values calculated from nearby observations (like Cepheid variable stars and Type Ia

The vast, magnificent universe of stars, galaxies, and time itself has an expiration date—and it may come far sooner than once thought. A team of Dutch researchers from Radboud University

Messier 51, universally known as the Whirlpool Galaxy is one of the most photogenic galaxies of all The sheer magnificence of Messier 51 is apparent is this stunning image. Image:

A spectacular cosmic event is on the horizon: a rare nova explosion so bright that it will be visible to the naked eye. A red giant and a white dwarf

Saturn’s iconic rings are set to seemingly vanish from view this weekend as they align edge-on with Earth for the first time since 2009. This rare phenomenon, known as the