What gear do you need to see February’s ‘planetary parade’ in 2026?
Here’s how to use optics to get the most from February's planetary parade.
7 easy tips for photographing the ‘blood moon’ total lunar eclipse tonight
Tips for capturing the total lunar eclipse in the early hours of March 3, 2026, from knowing what to expect and finding clear skies to using mirrorless cameras and smartphones
James Webb Space Telescope performs brain surgery on mysterious ‘Exposed Cranium Nebula’
The nebula is possibly being produced by a type of unstable star called a Wolf–Rayet star.
How to see six planets in the sky at once in rare celestial alignment
Nearly all of the solar system’s planets are about to file across the night sky in a planetary alignment, and it will be visible from anywhere on Earth
Rubin Observatory has started paging astronomers 800,000 times a night
Asteroids, exploding stars, and feasting black holes swarm in the first-ever batch of nightly alerts from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile
How to win The Traitors, according to science
Experts say that to win a game like The Traitors, competitors should look for verbal clues over physical ones—and be friendly and open
The surprising scientific value of roadkill
Scientists have used the tragic reality of roadkill to study the spread of invasive species, track animals’ dining habits and even discover new species
Why are there so many ‘space snowmen’ in our solar system? New study offers clues
In the distant reaches of the solar system are many icy objects that resemble snowmen. Now, a new study reveals the simple way in which these mysterious objects might form.
See the complexity at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy in new image
Astronomers captured this stunning image of the Milky Way’s center, revealing a web of gas, dust and stars in extraordinary detail
Is geothermal energy on the cusp of a worldwide renaissance?
The UK's first geothermal plant in Cornwall is part of a wave of projects aiming to meet growing electricity demand, some of them enabled by technology from oil and gas fracturing