A lunar eclipse is when the earth blocks the moon from the sun's light, causing a shadow on the face of the moon. 

Where in Wales can you watch the partial lunar eclipse? 

The cave is just 250 miles from where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed in Apollo 11, 55 years ago

Underground cave discovered on the Moon ‘could be future human base’

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Josh Dury, 26, waited for the perfect conditions to take this shot against the backdrop of constellation Orion.

How a Somerset man took this magical shot of Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage

Chilly winds and below-average temperatures across the past few weeks may make this hard to believe, but today - Thursday 20 June - summer officially begins.

It's the summer solstice - but what does that mean?

It was first spotted in 2019 when American scientists noticed the "calm" galaxy in the constellation Virgo had started to glow.

Astronomers say 'unusual brightness' could be awakening of massive black hole

A nova explosion is predicted to take place this summer and could be so bright that it may be visible from Earth with the naked eye. 

'Once-in-a-lifetime event': What is a nova explosion and how can I see it?

ITV meteorologist Chris Page explains how you could see a planetary alignment of six planets in the night sky and where you need to look.

A rare planetary parade: How you could see six planets in the night sky

The outburst of the T Coronae Borealis star system is a once-in-a-lifetime event, occurring every 80 years.

Cosmic explosion to create bright ‘new star’ in night sky for several days

Researchers are reassuring people that the Comet doesn't pose any danger to Earth, and is about the same distance from our planet as we are from the sun.

Amateur astronomers urged to take photos of comet passing earth 

A photographer from Somerset said he hadn't picked up his camera for over six months before he took a photo that has been shortlisted for a major award.

Somerset man nominated for the Astronomy Photographer of the Year Award 

Spectacular pictures, from Moscow to London, showed the planet's nearest celestial neighbour shining down with an especially bright glow. 

Blue supermoon lights up night skies across the world 

Infinite Skies will open at the Queen’s Hall Arts Centre in Hexham on 29 July.

Stargazing exhibition opens featuring breathtaking images of night sky  

Mercury, Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune and Saturn will put on a celestial show when they line up at dawn on Saturday.

How can I see the planetary alignment?

Part of DESI’s survey validation included the “One-Percent Survey” visualised in this flythrough. Researchers took detailed images in 20 different directions on the sky, creating a 3D map of 700,000 objects and covering roughly 1% of the total volume DESI will study. With the instrument and survey plan successfully tested, the main DESI survey is now filling in the gaps between those observations. Credit: David Kirkby/DESI collaboration

The study, which used robotics to take thousands of pictures of the night sky, will further advance our understanding of the universe and the Milky Way.

Scientists observe two million distant galaxies to make 3-D map of the universe

Dr Joanne Pledger, an astrophysicist from Lancashire, identified the star as a red supergiant after analysing the data she had gathered over the past decade.

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