Astronomy

Meteor shower will put on a show tonight

Grab your telescopes and be prepared for a spectacular display from the Delta Aquariids meteor shower.

A meteor shower that will send 100 shooting stars across the sky every hour will peak this week and the display may be one not to miss.

The Draconid meteor shower is set to peak this weekend and the unseasonably warm October forecast could help sky gazers catch a good display.

Visit Newbury welcomes residents for a series of more than 100 spectacular summer events.

The Delta Aquariids meteor shower is about to start but when will it peak and how can you best see the shooting stars?

The Lyrid meteor shower every April is caused by the Earth passing through the trail of debris left by the Comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher.

Five planets, including Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, are expected to appear in the sky together this week and here's how you can see them.

This month's full moon – nicknamed the worm moon – will reach its peak imminently and here's how you can see it.

Is West Berkshire the furthest south that the Northern Lights – or Aurora Borealis – were seen?

Colourful photographs show last night's Northern Lights as visible from the UK with another chance to see them this evening, says the Met Office.

One of the biggest and best meteor showers of 2023 will peak this week with 110 shooting stars every hour and here's how to see it.

Two spectacular supermoons are among the big events to look out for in 2023 but what else can we expect from the new sky gazing calendar?

Up to 150 meteors an hour should be visible in the night sky for the peak of the unusual Geminid meteor shower.

The Leonids meteor shower will peak this week bringing fast, bright shooting stars to the skies above us.

A partial solar eclipse is taking place this month, the only one visible from the UK this year, and here's how to see it.

The debris from Halley's Comet is set to create a 'beautiful' meteor shower this week and here's how to see the Orionid fireworks.

A meteor shower will be visible in the skies above us this weekend and here's how you can see it.

Local nightsky gazers will be able to spot the ISS as it glides over the UK this evening (Saturday).

Jupiter is about to come the closest it's been to Earth since 1963 and stargazers are hoping for 'extraordinary' views.

The Perseids meteor shower, one of the best of the year, will peak this week but is competing for space in the sky with the last supermoon of 2022.

On Wednesday, July 13, the Moon will orbit closer to Earth than any other full Moon this year.