A bright Eta Aquariid meteor photobombed this photo of comet C/2020 F8 (SWAN) in May 2020.
Jonti Horner
The Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks each year in early May, but this year it should be particularly good, thanks to dark skies and extra activity.
Pons–Brooks visible from Utah, March 9 2024.
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If you look carefully at the night sky, you may spot this fuzzy visitor with the naked eye – but binoculars will help.
Comet Hale-Bopp was visible from Earth in 1997.
E. Kolmhofer, H. Raab; Johannes-Kepler-Observatory, Linz, Austria
There’s a flurry of excitement every time a comet comes into view from Earth. But what are these celestial objects, and where do they come from?
All human development, from large cities to small towns, shines light into the night sky.
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With the help of thousands of citizen scientists, a new study measured exactly how much brighter night skies are getting every year.
Is it a bird? A plane? A suspected Chinese spy balloon?
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There are thousands of sightings of UFOs – or ‘unidentified aerial phenomena’ as the US government prefers to call them – every year.
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The sky looks blue on a sunny day – but at night we can see the faint glow of its true colour.
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The sky on other planets doesn’t look the same as the sky on Earth does. And that’s because of the different gases in Earth’s atmosphere.
The sky can be so many different things: it can be big, beautiful and blue, or grey, cloudy and rainy. It can also be full of stars, or full of orange and red clouds at sunset or sunrise.
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A young reader asks: What is the sky?
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One notable characteristic of Morrison is how his mood can turn on a dime - that was notable at his press conference on Tuesday morning, where he discussed the treatment of women in parliament.
Getting the right information during the pandemic has been a matter of life and death.
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A survey of 1,268 people has found that the BBC is popular across all age groups. But all media needs to pay more attention to devolved and local news.
The UK’s chief medical officer Chris Whitty and prime minister Boris Johnson taking questions from BBC journalist Laura Kuenssberg at the end of March.
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Calls for journalists to rally round the UK government’s efforts to fight the pandemic are out of touch with public opinion, an in-depth study of news audiences has found.
A lithograph from Gaston Tissandier’s balloon travels depicts falling stars.
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Not so long ago, people had no idea what would happen to them – and what they would see – once they ascended into the clouds.
Adnan Syed.
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Sky’s true crime channel is feeding a ‘desktop detective’ culture.
Leeds United goalkeeper Kiko Casilla sporting a shirt with 32Red sponsorship branding.
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Research has shown that betting advertisements can have a huge effect on young people, so why are gambling companies still allowed to sponsor sports?
Very beautiful, and useful too.
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An expert explains all the wonderful ways the atmosphere protects life on Earth.
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Simply closing your eyes will protect your eyes from sunlight. But looking straight at it can cause serious damage.
The sky’s the limit.
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Comcast and Disney’s bidding war for Sky can only be justified by the outside threat of Amazon and Netflix.
Walt Disney chief executive Bob Iger and Fox owner Rupert Murdoch announcing the deal.
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The Australian-born media mogul’s decision to offload his entertainment assets reflects his core priorities in the fast-changing world of broadcasting and cinema.
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Will England’s top-flight teams really decide to weaken their global blockbuster brand?
Earth, shot from space, as it absorbs and reflects rays of light coming from the Sun - the same white-looking rays that give our sky its colour.
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Some people think the sky is blue because of sunlight reflected off the ocean and back into the sky. But that’s not the real reason.