It hasn’t been the ideal summer for observing the skies, but as we move into September we live in that almost annual hope of an Indian summer, writes Niall Smith.

JOAN WASSER is glad she didn’t become famous until she was 36.

SMALL rocky planets like Earth may outnumber Jupiter-sized “gas giants” by three-to-one, a recent discovery suggests.

STAR-gazers and science students alike can venture across the globe and galaxy at the click of a button.