Christmas solar flares erupt from the sun. Will they trigger aurora ‘fireworks’ as we close out 2024?
Sun pulses with several solar flares late Christmas Day with four M-class flares from sunspots within a few hours.
How to use monoculars for stargazing
Monoculars offer a highly portable option for powerful stargazing wherever you are. Our handy guide will help you use them to spot objects in the night sky.
NASA, Astronomical League team up for 2025 Hubble night sky challenge
The Hubble Space Telescope is nearing its 35th anniversary and skywatchers can celebrate the mighty telescope with a year-long observation challenge.
Lego Marvel Avengers Helicarrier review
Our Lego Marvel Avengers Helicarrier review: Boring to build and flimsy in places, even if it does resemble the actual thing.
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe phones home after surviving historic close sun flyby. It’s alive!
A NASA spacecraft has survived a historic close fly of the sun. The mission team received a beacon tone from the Parker Solar Probe, signaling it was still functioning after the record approach.
Gears of War games ranked, worst to best
E-Day is on the horizon, so we thought it'd be a good time to dive into the mad world of Gears of War and rank every entry from worst to best.
The sun in 2025: How the solar cycle will shape our year ahead
We look ahead to 2025 as the sun ramps up its activity, driven by the peak of the current solar cycle.
Just a fraction of the hydrogen hidden beneath Earth’s surface could power Earth for 200 years, scientists find
Trillions of tons of hydrogen gas are likely buried in rocks and reservoirs beneath Earth's surface, but researchers aren't sure where it is yet.
‘DOOM 3’ 20 years later: Not the threequel we expected, but still an essential sci-fi shooter
Despite tons of praise back in the day, the heated debate around Doom 3 continues. After 20 years, what does it represent for the series?
Are night vision monoculars good for skywatching?
Night vision monoculars are hi-tech pieces of kit, but can they help us see celestial objects in areas with light pollution?