Latest observations, tips, and discoveries from the cosmos
Blue Origin launched a previously-flown New Glenn booster for the first time today — a milestone that closes the gap with SpaceX and could reshape how we think about the cost of getting to space.
The Lyrid meteor shower peaks on the night of April 22–23 with dark skies guaranteed, Venus snuggles up to Uranus and the Pleiades, and a crescent Moon puts on a three-way show with Venus and Jupiter — here's your UK guide for April 20–26.
NASA has formally greenlighted its support for ESA's Rosalind Franklin Mars rover, confirming a SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch no earlier than late 2028 — and making it SpaceX's first-ever mission to Mars.
Speaking at a public event in Phoenix on April 18, President Trump confirmed the Pentagon's UFO file review has turned up 'many very interesting documents' — and promised the first batch will be released 'very, very soon'.
The Lyrids are the oldest meteor shower on record, watched by humans for 2,700 years. They return every April with bright, fast meteors and the occasional fireball. Here's how, when and where to watch them from the UK.
The April 14 deadline for 46 classified UAP videos has passed with nothing released. Rep. Luna says 'nobody passed the letter to the appropriate authorities — how convenient.' The Pentagon says it's working on it. The pattern continues.
Comet PanSTARRS is now visible to the naked eye and approaching perihelion. A razor-thin Moon meets Venus and the Pleiades on Friday. The Lyrids are building. And the darkest skies of the month start tonight. Here's your complete guide to the best week of stargazing in 2026 so far.
Rep. Tim Burchett has introduced a bill to permanently abolish AARO — while Rep. Anna Paulina Luna's demand for 46 classified UAP videos expires tomorrow. Two colliding congressional actions are putting the Pentagon's UFO programme under the most pressure it has ever faced.
A brightening comet before dawn, Venus and Jupiter dominating the evening sky, and the Lyrid meteor shower building toward its peak — this is one of the best weeks for amateur astronomers in 2026.
Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) reaches perihelion on 19 April and could become visible to the naked eye. Here's everything you need to know — including when, where, and how to spot it from the UK.
After 10 days in space, a record-breaking lunar flyby, and the furthest distance any humans have ever travelled from Earth, the Artemis II crew splashes down in the Pacific tonight. Here's the full reentry timeline and how to watch.
NASA has released the first official photos from the Artemis II lunar flyby — including a 54-minute solar eclipse from deep space, a new Earthrise, and the far side of the Moon in stunning detail.
The lunar flyby is complete. Orion has swung around the Moon, broken the human distance record, witnessed Earthrise over the far side, and is now coasting back toward Earth. Splashdown: April 11.
The Artemis II crew will fly within 4,070 miles of the Moon this evening, break Apollo 13's distance record, witness Earthrise over the far side, and see a solar eclipse from lunar orbit. Here's the full schedule and how to follow along live.
Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) disintegrated six hours before perihelion on 4 April, reaching magnitude –0.6 before breaking apart. The hoped-for Easter Comet display will not happen — here's what the SOHO data tells us.
The Artemis II crew has crossed the halfway mark to the Moon, sent back stunning aurora photos of Earth, practised CPR in zero gravity, and dealt with a temperamental toilet. The historic lunar flyby is 48 hours away.
Congress gave the Pentagon a hard deadline to release 46 classified UAP videos — Lake Huron shootdown footage, Coast Guard Tic Tac recordings, and a spherical craft filmed near a US submarine. The deadline passed. Here's what the videos show and why they're still hidden.
Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) reaches perihelion tomorrow, skimming just 161,000 km above the Sun's surface. SOHO is already watching. Here's how to follow the action — and how to spot it if it survives.
It happened. At 6:24 p.m. ET on April 1, 2026, NASA's SLS rocket lifted off from Kennedy Space Center carrying four astronauts on humanity's first crewed voyage to the Moon in 54 years.
NASA has scrapped the Lunar Gateway after a decade of work, switching to a $20 billion Moon surface base. But Europe already delivered a €1 billion module — what happens to it now, and what does this mean for future Moon missions?
It's happening — Artemis II launches tonight at 11:24 PM BST, sending four astronauts around the Moon for the first time in 54 years. Here's everything you need to know about today's events and where to watch live.
A sungrazing comet discovered in the Atacama Desert is about to skim just 161,000 km above the Sun's surface. If it survives, Comet MAPS could light up the evening sky in time for Easter.
The Moon occults Regulus on Sunday, the Pink Full Moon rises on Thursday, and Artemis II blasts off for the Moon on Wednesday — the most eventful week in the sky this year.
Tonight the waxing gibbous Moon slides right past Jupiter high in the evening sky — a gorgeous naked-eye pairing framed by the twin stars of Gemini. Here's exactly when and where to look from the UK.