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How to spot the Lyrid meteor shower tonight

The Lyrid meteor shower will soon hit its peak. Here's how to spot it, including by using the �鶹��ý stargazing companion

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How to see six planets in the sky at once in rare celestial alignment

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Why I'm going to reap the mental health benefits of stargazing in 2026

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Why I'm going to reap the mental health benefits of stargazing in 2026

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The Southern Delta Aquariid meteor shower in the night sky. The Aquariids are visible from mid-July to mid-August each year, with peak activity on July 28 or 29. Photographed with a Canon Rebel Xsi, 17mm lens, ISO 800, 20 sec. exposure.

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How to spot the Delta Aquariids meteor shower this month

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2FMBH8B Milky Way over Ayers Rock in Australia

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This is the best time of the year to marvel at the Milky Way

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Already know the Big Dipper? There's more to this group of stars

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KHKRFM Haumea and moons, illustration. Haumea is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt. It is noted for its elongated shape, somewhat like a rugby ball. It is orbited by at least two moons and a narrow ring of rocky particles.

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How to spot Haumea, one of the solar system's strangest objects

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G0T7G0 Milky Way streaks across the sky at Broad Haven in Pembrokeshire with the iconic Church Rock out to sea. Also pictured is Saturn

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How to tell a planet from a star – and one planet from another

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2JD29PH Bode's Galaxy (Messier 81 or NGC 3031) in the constellation Ursa Major, lying asbout 12 million ly away from Earth having a diameter of about 900 000

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How to spot Bode's galaxy this month

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How to see all the solar system’s planets in the night sky at once

All seven of the other planets in our solar system are about to become visible at once in a great planetary alignment – here’s how to spot the celestial show

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The stargazing events to look forward to in 2025

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Now is a great time to see Saturn in all its ringed glory

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Get ready to spot comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS next month

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Get ready to watch the dazzling Perseid meteor shower in August

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