For $40, you can name a star for your Valentine. But it won’t mean much
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, romance is in the air. And what could be…
Aurora likely tonight as string of solar flares heads for Earth
Over the past few days an active sunspot has erupted multiple times, sending clouds of…
Is it aliens? Why that’s the least important question about interstellar objects
On October 29, Comet 3I/ATLAS reached its closest point to the Sun. This point, known…
What’s a ‘black moon’? Here’s why it’s worth looking up at the sky this week
There’s been a lot of buzz online about the August “black moon”, happening later this…
Move over Mercury – Chiron is in retrograde. What even is Chiron?
You might have seen an interesting phrase popping up in your social media feeds lately:…
Saturn now has 274 moons – but exactly what makes something a moon remains unclear
Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical…
When you wish upon a star, is it already dead? An astronomer crunches the numbers
When you wish upon a star, Jiminy Cricket told us, your dreams come true. But…
I’ve calculated Santa’s speed on Christmas Eve – and this is what it would do to Rudolph’s nose
With billions of children around the world anxiously waiting for their presents, Father Christmas (or…
Daylight saving is about to start. But why do the days get longer?
The days are getting longer and in Australia, the switch to daylight saving time is…