Meet the citizen scientist initiative bringing you closer to totality.
Your guide to August’s full Sturgeon Moon, from peak times to skywatching highlights.
I bought a $50 telescope from Facebook Marketplace
The Sky-Watcher Heliostar 76mm H-alpha is a portable beginner’s solar telescope that is easy to use and offers dramatic views of the turbulent surface of the sun.
The solar corona is the ultimate sight during a total solar eclipse, but there’ll be a chance to see much more on Aug. 12, 2026.
A compact spotting scope delivering detailed views of the moon and bright star clusters.
Celestron’s mini-Dobsonian provides affordable, accessible access to the night sky.
Summer is the ideal time to look for the Great Rift, a long series of dark dust clouds that appear to split the Milky Way from Cygnus through Sagittarius.
We’ve rounded up the best solar eclipse glasses so you can watch safely from the UK.
Venus dominates the evening sky while Mercury and Jupiter stage a beautiful dawn pairing you won’t want to miss.