Subscribe now

astronomy

Space

Astronomers have spotted the biggest cosmic explosion ever seen

The most powerful explosion ever seen seems to come from a supermassive black hole devouring a colossal cloud of gas, blasting out enormous amounts of energy as it eats

News

Free

Space

Saturn now has over 100 known moons - more than any other planet

News

Subscriber-only

Space

How to spot Mars travelling through Gemini this week

Regulars

Subscriber-only

2GYKRJN The waxing crescent Moon near the stars Castor and Pollux in Gemini, with Mars below, as the last of the winter stars set into the western twilight on
HA6GE7 departmentofenergy 8056998030 The Daya Bay Antineutrino Detector

Space

What was the universe's first second like? These particles can tell us

Features

Subscriber-only

Shooting stars and Starlink stellites leaving streaks in photographs of the night sky

Space

SpaceX's efforts to make satellites less bright aren't working well

Analysis

Subscriber-only

Lyrid meteor shower

Space

How to watch the Lyrids meteor shower peak this weekend

News

Free

Distant world breaks record for heaviest element on an exoplanet

Space

Distant world breaks record for heaviest element on an exoplanet

News

Subscriber-only

Space

Tonight is your best chance to see Mercury in the night sky

News

Free

A composite image of the Crab Nebula features X-rays (blue and white), optical data (purple), and infrared data (pink)

Space

X-ray map of the Crab nebula reveals strange pockets of turbulence

News

Free

Space

How to spot the Beehive cluster in the constellation of Cancer

Nestled within the faintest of the zodiacal constellations, the Beehive cluster can be tricky to find, but these stars are worth the effort, says Abigail Beall

Regulars

Subscriber-only

FGGJAF M44 - Praesepe also known as the Beehive Cluster - an open star cluster in the constellation of Cancer

Space

The most powerful space explosion ever seen keeps baffling astronomers

News

Subscriber-only

Space

How to see the moon, Venus, Jupiter and Mars line up tonight

News

Free

Space

Spring equinox 2023: Why day and night aren't actually equal in length

News

Subscriber-only

Humans

Anaximander review: Did Anaximander create science, asks Carlo Rovelli

Culture

Subscriber-only