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- 15 Sep 2020, 12:04 UTC If we don't find life on planets like Venus, doesn't it make us that bit more special? | Cha...
- 14 Sep 2020, 15:00 UTC Scientists find gas linked to life in atmosphere of Venus
- 13 Sep 2020, 20:30 UTC Starwatch: Polaris – centre point of the northern sky
- 12 Sep 2020, 20:00 UTC Portraits of us: the places Australians call home – in pictures
- 12 Sep 2020, 16:00 UTC Are Elon Musk's ‘megaconstellations’ a blight on the night sky?
- 6 Sep 2020, 20:30 UTC Starwatch: follow Jupiter and Saturn to find the sea goat
- 5 Sep 2020, 16:00 UTC Are aliens hiding in plain sight?
- 2 Sep 2020, 22:30 UTC 'It just sounds like a thud': astronomers hear biggest cosmic event since big bang
- 25 Aug 2020, 13:53 UTC 'From the mundane to the sublime in a second': Samantha Cristoforetti on life in space
- 23 Aug 2020, 20:30 UTC Starwatch: silver moonlight in contrast with blood red Antares
- 16 Aug 2020, 20:30 UTC Starwatch: Corona Borealis, crown of the north
- 16 Aug 2020, 10:00 UTC Starry nights: the UK's 10 best sites for star gazers – and where to stay near them
- 14 Aug 2020, 04:31 UTC A star is reborn: dust cloud blamed for dimming of Betelgeuse
- 9 Aug 2020, 20:30 UTC Starwatch: moonlight puts a damper on the Perseid show
- 9 Aug 2020, 14:00 UTC Katie Mack: 'I didn't anticipate being in a pop song when I went off to study physics'
- 6 Aug 2020, 12:11 UTC The fight over the Hubble constant – podcast
- 5 Aug 2020, 16:21 UTC Nigel Weiss obituary
- 2 Aug 2020, 20:30 UTC Starwatch: summer triangle's celestial pattern soars in northern sky
- 31 Jul 2020, 09:48 UTC Nasa's Perseverance begins mission to find evidence of life on Mars – video
- 26 Jul 2020, 20:40 UTC Starwatch: full moon joins Jupiter and Saturn in southern sky
- 25 Jul 2020, 07:00 UTC A change to the zodiac? This should never have been written into the stars
- 25 Jul 2020, 06:00 UTC ‘A meteor will go by, and everyone gasps’: meet the world’s most dedicated stargazers
- 23 Jul 2020, 20:30 UTC Spacewatch: Nasa delays James Webb space telescope to October 2021
- 22 Jul 2020, 15:06 UTC Astronomy helps pinpoint date of Vermeer's View of Delft
- 19 Jul 2020, 20:30 UTC How to find comet Neowise, lying low in the northern sky
- 19 Jul 2020, 06:45 UTC Of course our fates aren’t written in the stars, but it's a comforting fantasy | Alex Clark
- 17 Jul 2020, 06:00 UTC Comet Neowise's spectacular journey – in pictures
- 16 Jul 2020, 08:39 UTC Never mind the bull or the fish … meet the serpent-bearer
- 12 Jul 2020, 20:30 UTC Starwatch: Jupiter at its brightest in opposition
- 9 Jul 2020, 04:00 UTC How many contactable alien civilisations are out there? – podcast
- 5 Jul 2020, 20:30 UTC Starwatch: Venus catches the eye in the head of the Bull
- 2 Jul 2020, 04:00 UTC Hubble at 30: a view into our cosmos – podcast
- 1 Jul 2020, 07:41 UTC Ten years of the sun in one hour – Nasa releases mesmerising space film
- 28 Jun 2020, 20:30 UTC Starwatch: the time of the scorpion
- 28 Jun 2020, 08:30 UTC Beyond Pluto: the hunt for our solar system's new ninth planet
- 25 Jun 2020, 14:25 UTC Black holes may merge with light of a trillion suns, scientists say
- 21 Jun 2020, 20:30 UTC Starwatch: the moon meets the lion's brightest star
- 20 Jun 2020, 20:00 UTC Winter solstice 2020: Australia has a chance to break a stargazing record
- 15 Jun 2020, 11:58 UTC Scientists say most likely number of contactable alien civilisations is 36
- 14 Jun 2020, 20:30 UTC Starwatch: welcome back Venus
- 11 Jun 2020, 04:00 UTC Hydrogen Icebergs in space? The mystery of 'Oumuamua - podcast
- 9 Jun 2020, 04:00 UTC 'It is about our survival': UAE's Mars mission prepares for launch
- 7 Jun 2020, 20:30 UTC Starwatch: how to find the Great Diamond in the sky
- 5 Jun 2020, 13:23 UTC Astronomers warn 'wilderness' of southern night sky at risk from SpaceX satellites
- 31 May 2020, 20:30 UTC Starwatch: a subtle shadow on the face of the moon
- 31 May 2020, 06:00 UTC Midnight rambler: the joy of walking around Britain after dark
- 24 May 2020, 20:30 UTC Starwatch: the moon pays a spring visit to Virgo
- 22 May 2020, 10:58 UTC 'Absolutely amazing': space junk delivers light show across the sky in south-east Australia
- 21 May 2020, 18:54 UTC Letter: Margaret Burbidge obituary
- 17 May 2020, 20:30 UTC Starwatch: goodbye to Venus, it's been fabulous
