Stargazers are in for a treat this month, with the night sky expected to be chock-full of wondrous astronomical sights. From showers of glowing meteors to unusually bright planets, December has a ...

Astronomers are often asked how the casual observer can distinguish planets from bright stars in the night sky.

So it can be seen slowly moving across the entire night sky with respect to the background stars—and it’s therefore Earth’s changing position in the solar system that is the biggest factor ...

The Geminids meteor shower, famous for its multicoloured streaks of light across the night sky, has wowed stargazers across the globe. Visible around the world, the meteors can be seen with the ...

As a European Southern Observatory Photo Ambassador and member of The World At Night ... The background is a panoramic image made of single untracked shots where a starry sky shows the path ...