Courtesy of Slooh, you can watch the Moon pass in front of the Sun from anywhere in the world!
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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
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Astronomers discover star-forming filament in Orion Nebula
Radio observations show a 50-light-year feature filled with ammonia, deep within the stellar nursery
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Very Large Telescope captures spectacular new image of cosmic trio
Two of the sky’s more famous residents share the stage with a lesser-known neighbour in an enormous three gigapixel image from the European Southern Observatory
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Heroes of Space: Charles Messier
The pioneer of the sky created the catalogue of deep sky objects.
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Royal Astronomical Society celebrates 200th anniversary by funding five outreach projects
The outreach efforts will unite several communities, including prison inmates, girls and young women
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Watch LIVE: The southern ‘Ring of Fire’ solar eclipse
On 26 February, an annular solar eclipse will rise and set over a large area of the Southern Hemisphere – don’t miss it!
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Watch LIVE: The first lunar eclipse of the year!
Courtesy of Slooh, don’t miss tonight’s event – wherever you are in the world
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Watch LIVE: The Geminid meteor shower battles a bright supermoon
Courtesy of Slooh, watch a dazzling display of shooting stars coincide with a megamoon
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Watch LIVE: The rise of the largest supermoon in almost 70 years
Wherever you are in the world, don’t miss the closest and brightest Moon in nearly seven decades – courtesy of Slooh!
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NIGHT SKY: Where and when to catch the Orionid meteor shower
Be prepared for the return of the Orionids as they reach their peak
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VIDEO: Watch footage of last night’s massive fireball streaking across the UK
The UK Meteor Network recorded a stunning large meteor from its Ash Vale camera in Surrey
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How to get the best images of this evening’s penumbral eclipse
Astronomer Ninian Boyle shows you how to capture our Moon’s wander into subtle shadow this evening
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NIGHT SKY: How to watch Venus skim Jupiter tonight
Here’s everything you need to know about the spectacular pairing
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Watch a planetary “high five” right now
It’s the school holidays, so why not show your children how they can see their favourite planets from Earth?
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NIGHT SKY: Mars, Saturn and Antares line up in the August twilight
Step outside as the stars come out, look southwest, and you’ll see an eye-catching pattern
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Watch LIVE: The peak of the Perseids from Japan!
Catch the meteor shower of the year – wherever you are in the world!
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Watch LIVE: Don’t miss the peak of the Perseid meteor shower!
Clouded out? Courtesy of Slooh, you can tune into our live stream wherever you are in the world
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How to image the Perseids with your phone
The most reliable meteor shower of the year peaks on the night of 12-13 August. Astronomer Ninian Boyle shows you how to shoot it
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NIGHT SKY: Don’t miss this year’s “better-than-average” Perseids
The meteor shower could put on an even more impressive show thanks to comet Swift-Tuttle getting gravitational assistance from Jupiter