This May Bank Holiday is set to be extra special as Brits will be able to see the Eta Aquarid meteor shower dazzle through the night sky. Up to 30 to 40 meteors per hour are expected to fly across...

The truth about life on other planets - and what it means for humans13 hours agoPallab GhoshScience correspondent•@BBCPallabBBCListen to this article on BBC SoundsThere are some scientific...

Telescope finds promising hints of life on distant planet34 minutes agoPallab GhoshScience Correspondent•@BBCPallabCambridge UniversityScientists have found new but tentative evidence that a...

A new comet, officially named C/2025 F2 (SWAN), is captivating astronomers and skywatchers alike. Discovered recently by an Australian amateur astronomer, Michael Mattiazo, this bright green comet is...

Katy Perry kisses the ground as Blue Origin crew return to landSinger Katy Perry kissed the ground after her Blue Origin space flight returned to land on Monday.Blue Origin's founder, Jeff Bezos,...

Watch: Moment Blue Origin flight with all-female crew blasts offAn all-female crew, including pop star Katy Perry, have entered space on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket.It's the first all-female...

The large space rock, named 2024 YR4, was originally thought to have a 3.1 per cent possibility of smashing into our planet on 22 December 2032.But fresh data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope...

Here's what you can expect to see and when, according to the UK's Nautical Almanac OfficeOn Sunday, the moon's phase will be the new moon. The illuminated fraction is just 0.4%, making it close to...

Strange spiral seen in the sky - BBC explains what it wasAn unusual spiral appeared in the sky above the UK on Monday night, leading some people to wonder what was going on.It is thought the...