As private companies launch vast networks of satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO), the astronomical community faces an ...

The light pollution in these areas makes the entire sky appear light grey in colour, and the Milky Way is effectively invisible. A 2016 study estimated that even on the clearest night, one third ...

Most of us can’t see the Milky Way – this dark sky atlas shows you where you can. by Alan Boyle on June 10, 2016 at 10:59 am June 10, 2016 at 11:30 am ...

Editorial: “Black-hole eruption nearby is a warning for us all“ Some 2 million years ago, around the time our ancestors were learning to walk upright, a light appeared in the night sky ...