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Hayabusa2 flies past asteroid Torifune today at 10:30am UK time, passing just 1km away at 12,000mph. Here's what's happening and how to watch live.
A potentially habitable super-Earth has been found 25 light-years away. New measurements show GJ 3378b is rocky and sits in its star's Goldilocks zone.
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Our star — a blazing G2V giant powering all life in the Solar System.
The smallest and fastest planet, racing around the Sun in just 88 days.
Earth's twin in size, but a scorching hot world shrouded in thick clouds.
Our blue marble — the only known planet to harbour life in the universe.
Step-by-step guides to finding and observing the great star patterns — key stars, mythology, and deep-sky objects
The Hunter — home to Betelgeuse, Rigel, and the breathtaking Orion Nebula M42.
The Plough — the UK's most familiar star pattern, always above the horizon.
The W-shaped queen — a circumpolar landmark packed with open clusters.
The Scorpion — anchored by red supergiant Antares and rich in Messier clusters.
In-depth investigations into the most credible and well-documented unidentified aerial phenomena cases
The Tic-Tac UAP that outmanoeuvred an F/A-18 — the case that changed everything.
Thousands of witnesses, a mile-wide V-formation — and a governor who admitted he saw it.
Britain's most famous UAP encounter — US Air Force personnel, a nuclear base, and three nights of contact.
Greys, reptilians, robots and more — sorted by which actually have witnesses and evidence, and which are hoaxes.
The northern horizon stays live tonight. After the first cloud from the 30 June X1.1 solar flare sparked G1–G2 (Minor to Moderate) storming over the weekend, a second coronal mass ejection is now inbound and forecast to reach Earth late on Sunday 5 July or into Monday 6 July. The Met Office expects Unsettled to Active conditions through the day, then a likelihood of further G1–G2 storming and a chance of isolated G3 (Strong) intervals once that cloud arrives — enough to bring aurora into play for Scotland, Northern Ireland and much of northern England during Sunday night's short window of darkness. The catch is still the calendar: barely two weeks past the solstice, the UK gets almost no true darkness, so timing is everything. Here's exactly when and where to look.
5 July 2026
Hayabusa2 flies past asteroid Torifune today at 10:30am UK time, passing just 1km away at 12,000mph. Here's what's happening and how to watch live.
5 July 2026
A potentially habitable super-Earth has been found 25 light-years away. New measurements show GJ 3378b is rocky and sits in its star's Goldilocks zone.
4 July 2026
The Swift rescue mission was delayed mid-flight on 2 July after a problem stopped the last Pegasus rocket from launching. Here's what happened and what's next.
3 July 2026
Honest, research-based guides to help you choose the right kit — from your first pair of binoculars to a full astrophotography rig
The best way to start — wide fields, no setup, instant views of the Moon, star clusters, and comets.
From tabletop Dobsonians to GoTo SCTs — what to look for at every budget level.
Smartphone adapters, planetary cameras, and dedicated astro cameras for every level.
Six curated kits from £85 to £4,600 — everything you need in one list, nothing missing.
