For years, amateur astronomers have been watching for and photographing Iridium flares, which are caused by a particular group of Earth satellites used for satellite phones. But these flares will soon end.  Read more

The International Space Station (ISS) is in our evening skies again between 22 September and 13 October 2018. Read more

Comet Giacobini-Zinner is visible in our skies at the moment, and in early September it reaches about magnitude 7, making it visible using binoculars from reasonably dark skies and maybe even from the suburbs as well. Read more

This year’s annual display of Perseid meteors is the most favourable for several years. The peak numbers occur at new Moon, which means that the skies should be particularly dark. Read more

There’s a partial eclipse of the Sun on 11 August. Hooray! But it’s only visible from the far north of the British Isles. Read more

The planet Mars is at its closest to us since 2003, and the planet is unmissable quite low down in the south at about midnight. Its orange colour is very noticeable, and it’s extremely bright. Read more

The International Space Station (ISS) is in our evening skies again between 28 July and 7 August 2018. You’ll be able to see it every clear night from anywhere in the UK, gliding through our skies as a brilliant star. Read more

This month there will be a spectacular total lunar eclipse partially visible from the UK. The date for your diaries is the evening of Friday, 27 July. Read more

The minor planet (asteroid) Vesta is currently bright enough just to be seen with the naked eye – and won’t be quite as bright again for 11 years. Read more

There are two bright planets in the evening sky at the moment – Venus, visible in the west after sunset, and Jupiter, which you can see in the south-east in the evening sky. Read more