Your essential guide to the many breathtaking wonders of the universe
22 April 2023
An abridged inventory of everything there is in the universe – from rogue planets and exomoons to supernovae, supermassive black holes and the cosmic web.
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Now is the best time to see Pluto, our beloved dwarf planet
13 July 2022
Track down a telescope and pray for dark skies, as a chance to see Pluto is coming up, says Abigail Beall
Now is the perfect time to see dwarf planet Ceres for yourself
24 November 2021
The only dwarf planet in the inner solar system, Ceres will be at its closest to Earth for a week from the end of November. Catch it while you can, says Abigail Beall
Solar flares and cosmic rays may make Proxima b warm enough for life
12 March 2020
Proxima Centauri b, a planet orbiting our nearest stellar neighbour, is being blasted with cosmic rays and solar flares – which could make it warm enough to host life
How to find Andromeda – a spiral galaxy you can see with the naked eye
11 December 2019
Amazingly, it is possible to see the spiral arms of Andromeda, our nearest galaxy 2.5 million light years away – if you just know where to look
Tides on exoplanets could drive alien biological clocks
24 July 2017
On watery worlds that lack days and nights because one face always points toward their star, tides may help life emerge – and algal blooms might be the giveaway
