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A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>Our own galaxy, the Milky Way, is on a collision course with the Andromeda Galaxy. But, for now, and for the next 4.5 billion years, there is no threat</p>

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January is the best month for astronomy — here's what to look out for

It used to be said that you could test your eyesight by counting the number of stars visible to the unaided eye. The best nights to try this are around January 19 when the Moon is new

<p>Checking to see just how hostile an environment can be on known exoplanets, Santa might draw up a list marked 'Planets to which presents don’t need to be delivered'</p>

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Planets Santa might end up visiting... next year?

<p>Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) — pictured from Blackrock Castle Observatory. Unlike the interstellar wanderers referred to in the article, this comet is bound to the Sun and takes about 1,300 years to complete one orbit.</p>

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Sky Matters: rogue star wandering the galaxy since before the earth or sun was born gets a temporary comet tail

A Beautiful Ireland milkyway pictures

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Sky Matters: When to see this week's Orionid meteor shower — and how

Sky Matters: The best times and places to see the lunar eclipse on September 7

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Sky Matters: The best times and places to see the lunar eclipse on September 7

Perseid meteor shower

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Sky Matters: It's August so it's time to look out for Perseids

Solar Eclipse 2024: Friends and family

Sky Matters: Two eclipses this month — how to see the blood moon lunar eclipse on Friday

There will be a lunar eclipse in the early hours of March 14 and a solar eclipse on March 29

Thu, 13 Mar, 2025

Milky way in Caldera De Taburiente Nature Park, La Palma Island, Canary Islands, Spain

Sky Matters: Find a dark site on a cloudless night — to change your sense of place in the universe

Human space travel won't always be the preserve of the elite but until then there are other ways to experience the dramatic beauty of space

Sun, 02 Feb, 2025