The Perseids peak on August 12–13, 2025, but a bright, waning gibbous moon will obscure many meteors. Only the brightest ...

A newly-discovered comet is currently hurtling towards the sun and could be visible to UK stargazers. The unexpected comet is ...

The Lyrid meteor shower will reach a peak later this month, but stargazers can catch a first glimpse beginning Wednesday ...

Photographer extraordinaire Don Pettit is about to return to Earth following a seven-month stay aboard the space station. Take a moment to enjoy his best work.

In the coming days, there will be an exciting reason to gaze up at the sky: the Lyrids meteor shower. Formed out of remaining ...

The ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has officially discovered 5000 comets. Comet number 5000 was spotted ...

Why do comets and their meteoroid streams weave in and out of Earth's orbit and their orbits disperse over time? Researchers show that this is not due to the random pull of the planets, but rather the ...

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A horror 42 hours across London has seen four people stabbed with one of the victims left dead. This only includes incidents that Newsquest London is aware of and has reported on. The incidents ...

The annual display of Lyrids, famous for bright “fireball” shooting stars, will occur from April 17-26, peaking on April 22, ...

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