One keen observer said she was "off her head" with excitement when watching the eclipse and compared it to watching Sir Paul McCartney at Glastonbury.

Stargazers witness 'unusual' event of partial solar eclipse

The core of the Milky Way becomes visible in the early hours of Tuesday morning as it moves over Bamburgh Lighthouse at stag Rock in Northumberland. 

You'll have a better chance at spotting the brighter planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn) during the mid to end of this month.

Why you should be stargazing in June

Stargazers can expect to see 18 meteors an hour - here's how to get the best view of it all.

Lyrid meteor shower: How, when and where to watch the 'oldest known shower'

Light from 'Earendel' has taken 12.9 billion years to reach earth. It is thought to be at least 50 times bigger than the sun.

Star discovered billions of light years away is the most distant ever observed

Northern Space and Security is set to install four cameras at the Kielder Observatory to monitor and track space debris and identify risks of collisions.

Cameras to be installed at Kielder Observatory to track Space Junk

ITV News Tyne Tees takes you on a journey through a Boulby mineral mine into a NASA-grade laboratory trying to prove the existence of dark matter. 

Enter the 1km underground lab in Boulby racing to prove dark matter exists

It may look up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter in the sky as the moon reaches its closest point to Earth.

Supermoon May 2021: What is it and how can you spot it?

EMBARGOED TO 0001 TUESDAY APRIL 6 File photo dated 25/08/19 of a photographer lining up a shot on a clear night under the Milky Way at Sycamore Gap on Hadrians Wall in Northumberland. Light pollution levels were much lower at the start of 2021 when the UK was in lockdown, compared with a year before, a nationwide star count has found. Issue date: Saturday April 6, 2019.


Light pollution levels were much lower at the start of 2021 when the UK was in lockdown, compared with a year before, a nationwide star count has found.

Citizen scientists see starry night as lockdown curbs light pollution

The Kielder Observatory has been closed to the public during lockdown, but the event has tried to bring the magic of stargazing online.

Northumberland Dark Skies Festival comes to a close

Astronomer Thomas Wright made groundbreaking discoveries about our skies at the popular stargazing spot at Byers Green in County Durham.

Residents row over new housing development at historic stargazing spot

Stargazers could spot a bright light in the sky on Monday night as the Great Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter occurs.

How to watch Jupiter and Saturn's Great Conjunction

Monday evening will see the peak of the conjunction of planets Jupiter and Saturn, also known as the 'Christmas Star'.

How you can view the 'Christmas Star' and the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn

The new map of the Milky Way could help shed light on how the galaxy came into existence and answer crucial questions about its future.

New billion-star 3D map of Milky Way 'most detailed ever'

The Neowise Comet pictured over Grosnez Castle in Jersey

Our presenter James Webster is waiting for a clear night to head out to go cloud and comet spotting.

BLOG: The light show in the night sky

An exoplanet more than double the size of Earth could potentially be habitable,
astronomers have found.

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