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At the start of the twentieth century, the concept of flying machines was hardly a new idea. Balloon ascents were

When Dr Ashley King and I presented a webinar on ‘Recovering the UK’s next meteorite’ for the BAA back in

Winner of the BAA Steavenson Award in 2020 for an outstanding contribution to observational astronomy, Alexandra Hart is a renowned

This year, prospects for observing Jupiter from the northern hemisphere are much improved, as the planet is further north than

The central line of the annular solar eclipse of 2021 June 10 begins at sunrise at 9:55 UT in Ontario,

The problem of the formation of dew on astronomical equipment is one familiar to all observers in our famously damp

The total solar eclipse of 2020 Dec 14 began in the southern Pacific Ocean and first landfall was on the

These are exciting times as we witness the first attempts to visit an asteroid, extract material and return it to

Unless some bright long-period comets are discovered it promises to be a disappointing year for comet enthusiasts. 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko could be

2020 Dec 29 is the 300th anniversary of the death of Maria Margaretha Kirch née Winckelmann,1 noted in history as