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Alaska UFO reports keep coming back: JAL Flight 1628 in 1986, three objects shot down in 2023, and a new airline clip near the Aleutians. Here's what holds up.
Betelgeuse's companion star has finally been imaged. ESO's Very Large Telescope caught Betelgeuse B, ending a search that began a century ago.
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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.
Alaska UFO reports keep coming back: JAL Flight 1628 in 1986, three objects shot down in 2023, and a new airline clip near the Aleutians. Here's what holds up.
29 August 2026
The northern horizon is live again tonight. NOAA has a G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storm watch running for 28–29 August after an M6.9 solar flare from region AR4513 fired Earth-directed coronal mass ejections our way, with a coronal hole stream adding to the mix. The Met Office says aurora may be visible over Scotland — especially the north — with a chance for parts of northern England and Northern Ireland if skies stay clear. It's a decent, northern-leaning event rather than a nationwide spectacle, but here's the good news the summer alerts didn't have: with late August, proper darkness has returned to the UK, so if the storm times its arrival with a clear night you've got a real chance. Here's when and where to look.
28 August 2026
Betelgeuse's companion star has finally been imaged. ESO's Very Large Telescope caught Betelgeuse B, ending a search that began a century ago.
28 August 2026
The lunar eclipse is tonight. Set an alarm for 3:15am, find a flat western horizon, and watch Earth's shadow swallow the Moon before dawn on Friday.
27 August 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.
