Star Diary

This week, Jupiter’s moons will arrange themselves into a triangle to the left of the gas giant. Find out how you can see it and other celestial sights in this week’s stargazing guide podcast, Star Di...

30 Juni 202426min

A ‘new’ star is expected to appear in the night sky any day, as recurring nova T Coronae Borealis is due to flare up once again. Every 70 to 80 years, the star’s brightness jumps, making it naked eye ...

23 Juni 202426min

The Moon and dwarf planet Ceres both pass near the Teapot asterism this week. Find out how you can see these for yourself as well as our usual stargazing highlights in this week’s podcast guide, Star ...

16 Juni 202422min

In his latest book, A Crack In Everything, former radio astronomer and science author Marcus Chown reveals the history of black holes, from the mathematical calculations that predicted them, to their ...

13 Juni 202426min

This week is a great opportunity to spot Lacus Mortis, the Lake of Death, on the lunar surface. Find out how you can see this for yourself as well as our usual stargazing highlights in this week’s pod...

9 Juni 202414min

Both comet Comet C 2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS and 13P Olbers continue to make their way across the night sky. Find out how you can see these for yourself as well as our usual stargazing highlights in t...

2 Juni 202417min

Noctilucent, or nightshining clouds, sparkle from the edge of space on the twilight sky. Find out how you can see these for yourself as well as our usual stargazing highlights in this week’s podcast g...

26 Maj 202415min

Remember the Winchombe meteorite, a sample of which landed in a front garden in Gloucestershire, UK in 2021? Since that time, scientists have been analysing samples of the space rock using high-tech i...

23 Maj 202429min