Leah Crane

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

Even during a solar eclipse, it isn’t safe to look directly at the sun, but with a proper solar filter or a simple pinhole projector, you can still watch it disappear behind the moon

A total solar eclipse is set to be visible across parts of Europe, while a partial eclipse will sweep across about a quarter of the planet – here's how to catch it