All About Space

If, like me, you're a keen observer of the night sky, then you have more than likely welcomed the longer, darker nights as we head deeper into autumn towards winter. It's not yet cold enough to prompt me to reach for a hot drink to keep warm during m

Using data from the Kepler, Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes, teams of researchers in London and Montréal have reported the discovery of water vapour in the atmosphere of an exoplanet in its star’s habitable zone, making it the first known world w

A conjunction is an alignment of objects at the same celestial longitude. The conjunction of the Moon and the planets is determined with reference to the Sun. A planet is in conjunction with the Sun when it and Earth are aligned on opposite sides of

After being out of the celestial spotlight for a while, Mars is finally becoming a little easier to see – and more rewarding to look at, too. This month the Red Planet will be a morning star, visible low in the east before sunrise, and its visibility

Reveal the wonders of the cosmos with the slew of a telescope tube. This Meade 114-millimetre (4.5-inch) equatorial reflector telescope is a great place to start if you're new to observational astronomy or need a 'grab-and-go' instrument for those qu