Stargazers hoping to see the Orionid meteor shower light up the sky next week may be disappointed this year, due to the interference of another astronomical body. The Orionids are due to peak on ...

The FT’s art critic’s guide to navigating a world-class permanent collection spanning the 14th to 19th centuries ...

Comets were thought of as omens, usually evil ones, in the Middle Ages and therefore feared. That perception has changed in ...

The final 3D atlas of the sky will help scientists study dark matter and dark energy, which make up 96 percent of the ...

Stargazing and Dark Sky tourism are on the rise, with travellers across the globe on the hunt for breathtaking sights thanks ...

People in Sussex are being urged to look to the skies as the South Downs National Park launches its exciting Dark Skies ...

The "first page" of an incredible cosmic atlas being built by the Euclid Space Telescope has been released. The millions of ...

Quality planetarium software is essential to planning observations, especially for comets. Many software packages are ...

Estimates of how fast the universe is expanding disagree. Could a new form of dark energy resolve the problem?

As I finished my PhD in 1992, the universe was full of mystery – we didn’t even know exactly what it is made of. One could ...