We take a look at what you can expect as the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth
Astronomy
What can I expect to see during the Great American Eclipse?
Astronomy
Watch LIVE: The Great American Eclipse
Courtesy of Slooh, you can watch the Moon pass in front of the Sun from anywhere in the world!
Deep Space
Supermassive black holes thrive in ‘jellyfish’ galaxies
Astronomers have unearthed a new process for how a galaxy feeds the supermassive black hole at its core
Solar System
VIDEO: Check out this incredible solar eruption through the eyes of a spacecraft
Our Sun released a highly energetic stream of material that was tracked by ten NASA and ESA missions
News
FREE PREVIEW: All About Space issue 68
Welcome to the universe where time runs backwards in the latest issue of All About Space, available now from all good supermarkets and newsagents
Deep Space
TRAPPIST-1 system found to be older than the Solar System
By constraining the age of the seven-planet system, we can better our understanding of its habitability
Astronomy
NIGHT SKY: Don’t miss the Perseid meteor shower this weekend!
The Perseid meteor shower, which makes its appearance every year in Earth’s sky, reaches its peak with up to 100 meteors per hour expected
Deep Space
Milky Way’s supermassive black hole reveals signs of relativity
By observing stars near our galaxy’s centre, astronomers have seen hints of Einstein’s theory of relativity
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Solar System
Cassini’s end draws near with only five orbits to go
As the spacecraft approaches its Grand Finale, it is now attempting its closest ever observations of Saturn
Deep Space
Two potentially habitable planets discovered just 12 light years away
Four exoplanets have been discovered orbiting Sun-like star tau Ceti, two of them are super-Earths residing in the Goldilocks zone
Deep Space
Baby black holes may have forged gold and platinum
Astronomers believe that the heaviest elements were formed from the very first versions of these exotic objects
Solar System
Jupiter’s northern storm creates a spectacle
Citizen scientists processed an image, taken by the Juno spacecraft, which reveals the true madness in Jupiter’s clouds
Solar System
New Horizons Update: Spacecraft’s new target could be a ‘double Kuiper Belt Object’
The next flyby target for the NASA mission could actually be two targets
Deep Space
Astronomers see the dark universe with new map of the cosmos
The map is the strongest evidence yet for the theory that the majority of our cosmos is made up of matter and energy we can’t see
Solar System
Astronomers discover the Sun’s core is rotating faster than the surface
Our nearest star’s centre is moving four times fast might give indication to its early age
Solar System
Building blocks of life found on Saturn’s moon Titan
Archival data has confirmed that molecules of vinyl cyanide reside in the atmosphere of the ringed planet’s satellite
Deep Space
Astronomers use the dance of galaxies to see how they merge
The galactic version of David and Goliath, reveal how these gigantic structures coalesce
Deep Space
Dark matter likely to be cold rather than ‘fuzzy’, suggests new study
An international team of cosmologists have used data from the intergalactic medium – the vast, largely empty space between galaxies – to narrow down what dark matter could be
Solar System
Cassini uncovers unusual magnetic field at Saturn
The NASA spacecraft has revealed an elusive side to the ringed planet
Deep Space
Astronomers find never-before-seen regions of star formation in our galaxy
A research team has discovered new evidence of stars forming in the Milky Way