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- 17 Feb 2020, 17:57 UTC Why the hunt for alien life is pointless | Letters
- 16 Feb 2020, 21:30 UTC Starwatch: close encounter between Mars and the moon
- 16 Feb 2020, 07:00 UTC Science is ever evolving, just like the human race | Kenan Malik
- 15 Feb 2020, 00:01 UTC The Guardian view on looking for aliens: friends in the sky? | Editorial
- 15 Feb 2020, 00:01 UTC Astronomers to sweep entire sky for signs of extraterrestrial life
- 13 Feb 2020, 19:00 UTC 'Not just a space potato': Nasa unveils 'astonishing' details of most distant object ever vi...
- 9 Feb 2020, 21:30 UTC Starwatch: the Double Cluster, a secret in the deep sky
- 6 Feb 2020, 21:30 UTC Spacewatch: Nasa ends 16-year Spitzer infrared mission
- 2 Feb 2020, 21:30 UTC Starwatch: seasonal chance to glimpse Mercury
- 2 Feb 2020, 05:30 UTC The five: large telescopes
- 29 Jan 2020, 22:38 UTC See the most detailed images ever taken of the sun – video
- 29 Jan 2020, 18:08 UTC Telescope captures most detailed pictures yet of the sun
- 29 Jan 2020, 04:00 UTC Amateur stargazers capture new form of northern lights
- 26 Jan 2020, 21:30 UTC Starwatch: find a sliver of moon, guided by brilliant Venus
- 19 Jan 2020, 21:30 UTC Starwatch: how to see star cluster M41 with the naked eye
- 15 Jan 2020, 18:00 UTC 'Giant, shape-shifting stars' spotted near Milky Way's black hole
- 13 Jan 2020, 20:00 UTC Stardust older than the Earth and sun found in Australian meteorite
- 12 Jan 2020, 21:30 UTC Starwatch: Betelgeuse – a fading star heading for an explosive end?
- 11 Jan 2020, 18:00 UTC How astrology paved the way for predictive analytics
- 9 Jan 2020, 00:15 UTC Companies' plans for satellite constellations 'put night sky at risk'
- 8 Jan 2020, 06:30 UTC Shining lights: an eco-break in Northumberland's dark-sky country
- 7 Jan 2020, 20:00 UTC Astronomers discover huge gaseous wave holding Milky Way's newest stars
- 5 Jan 2020, 21:30 UTC Starwatch: Cassiopeia, Queen of the northern sky
- 5 Jan 2020, 09:00 UTC Helen Sharman: ‘There’s no greater beauty than seeing the Earth from up high’
- 5 Jan 2020, 06:00 UTC The Observer view on space exploration and the perils facing Earth
- 29 Dec 2019, 21:30 UTC Starwatch: the annual display of the Quadrantid meteor shower
- 29 Dec 2019, 08:15 UTC Be wary of Elon Musk despoiling the ‘vault of heaven’ | Martin Rees
- 22 Dec 2019, 21:30 UTC Starwatch: brilliant Venus outshines the young moon
- 20 Dec 2019, 11:51 UTC The religious case for Christmas is well known. But there’s a scientific one too | Alice Rob...
- 18 Dec 2019, 11:29 UTC Cheops satellite lifts off to study planets beyond solar system
- 15 Dec 2019, 21:30 UTC Starwatch: the moon approaches the bright star in the lion's breast
- 15 Dec 2019, 10:15 UTC Let there be dark: the battle to save our sky from light pollution
- 14 Dec 2019, 05:30 UTC Country diary: fairy lights, no batteries required
- 8 Dec 2019, 21:30 UTC Starwatch: Saturn courts Venus in the evening sky
- 1 Dec 2019, 21:30 UTC Starwatch: Taurus, the Bull of Heaven
- 24 Nov 2019, 21:30 UTC Starwatch: the young moon draws close to Saturn in Sagittarius
- 24 Nov 2019, 09:03 UTC Daring Mars mission to send rocks back to Earth in hunt for past life
- 22 Nov 2019, 11:37 UTC 'Not cool': telescope faces interference from space-bound satellites
- 21 Nov 2019, 17:01 UTC 'We're all Earthlings': the scientists using art to explore the cosmos
- 20 Nov 2019, 18:00 UTC Big star energy: record-breaking explosion recorded
- 17 Nov 2019, 21:30 UTC Starwatch: Jupiter and Venus in close conjunction this week
- 13 Nov 2019, 15:02 UTC Superfast star found leaving Milky Way at 1,700km per second
- 10 Nov 2019, 21:30 UTC Starwatch: Leonid shooting stars return for their annual visit
- 3 Nov 2019, 21:30 UTC Starwatch: Mars draws close to Spica, Virgo's brightest star
- 2 Nov 2019, 16:00 UTC The Hubble constant: a mystery that keeps getting bigger
- 31 Oct 2019, 21:30 UTC Spacewatch: Nasa tests new imaging technology in space
- 27 Oct 2019, 21:30 UTC Starwatch: crescent moon passes close by Jupiter and heads for Saturn
- 24 Oct 2019, 07:16 UTC Welsh village turns off lights to stargaze with Tim Peake
- 20 Oct 2019, 20:30 UTC Starwatch: Sirius, the dog star, rises to brighten winter nights
- 18 Oct 2019, 15:16 UTC Just nipping out for a zero-gravity mocha! Moving to Mars review
