Leah Crane

During the August 2026 solar eclipse, scientists will be rushing to gather data on the sun, but even if you aren't a professional scientist, you can still help the research

Astronomers have only previously found atmospheres around exoplanets that are very large or incredibly hot – but now they have found one adorning a world that may well be right for life

Humans have been observing solar eclipses for millennia – carving, painting, sketching and finally photographing as the moon blocks out the disc of the sun

The Deep Space Network is our best way to communicate with spacecraft beyond Earth’s orbit, and one of its three stations around the world is in the middle of a wildfire

The Deep Space Network is our best way to communicate with spacecraft beyond Earth's orbit, and one of its three stations around the world is in the middle of a wildfire

Astronomers have caught a supermassive black hole straying far from the centre of its galaxy using light from a star being ripped apart

Astronomers have caught a supermassive black hole straying far from the centre of its galaxy using light from a star being ripped apart

The asteroid (44) Nysa was first spotted more than 150 years ago, but only now are we finally figuring out its weird shape and mysterious formation

The cosmological principle is the foundation of modern cosmology – but its usefulness doesn’t necessarily make it true, says columnist Leah Crane

The total solar eclipse on 12 August will only be visible to a lucky few, but eclipses happen all over the world – here are the next ones to look out for, wherever you may be