Meteors
Starwatch: The last meteor shower of the year
One of the most active and reliable meteor showers, the Geminids regularly present about 120 meteors an hour
Stuart Clark
11, Dec, 2023 @6:00 AM
Alien intelligence is surely worth shining a light on | Letters
Letters: Readers respond to a piece about Harvard’s Avi Loeb and his explorations into extraterrestrial life
01, Dec, 2023 @6:05 PM
The alien hunter: has Harvard’s Avi Loeb found proof of extraterrestrial life?
The astrophysicist and professor likes to ruffle feathers – and says his critics are merely jealous. He discusses UFOs, interstellar objects and the risks of his all-consuming search
Daniel Lavelle
29, Nov, 2023 @5:00 AM
Starwatch: Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak
Up to 20 meteors an hour may be visible as Earth passes through centre of dust cloud left by Halley’s comet
Stuart Clark
16, Oct, 2023 @5:00 AM
‘I want to see the first African woman in space’: the Kenyan stargazer bringing astronomy to the people
Susan Murabana’s passion for astronomy was only sparked in her 20s as science was just ‘for boys’. Now she tours Kenya with a telescope on a mission to reveal the cosmos to all children
Sharon Machira
18, Sep, 2023 @7:00 AM
Starwatch: get ready for the best meteor shower of the year
Viewing conditions are good because the moon is in an advanced waning phase
Stuart Clark
07, Aug, 2023 @5:00 AM
Are aliens that bad at parking? What we need to ask about recent UFO revelations
Recent claims by an ex-US intelligence agency whistleblower about alien spacecraft landings have been met with scepticism by scientists – not least over the galactic visitors’ driving skills
Stuart Clark
17, Jun, 2023 @2:00 PM
Meteor blazes across north Queensland sky with blast of light and sound
Footage captured from Cairns on the east coast to Normanton on the Gulf of Carpentaria shows growing fireball exploding with a loud boom
Stephanie Convery
21, May, 2023 @6:39 AM
Possible meteorite crashes into bedroom in New Jersey
Residents were not at home in Hopewell Township when rock appeared to hit house on Monday
Lauren Aratani in New York
10, May, 2023 @2:09 PM
Fragments from Heaven review – Malick-esque origins of life study looks to the skies
A meteor shower is the central mystery of a documentary set in the Moroccan desert that feels like a cinematic sleeping pill
Cath Clarke
03, Apr, 2023 @12:00 PM
Fragments of ‘Valentine’s fireball’ meteorite fall in southern Italy
Object hit balcony in Matera and remnants in pristine condition – ‘almost as if we collected it directly from space’, says expert
Angela Giuffrida in Rome
19, Feb, 2023 @4:25 PM
Meteor reported blazing across sky in parts of UK
Video footage shows fireball which was sighted in areas including London and Wolverhampton
Tom Ambrose and agency
10, Jan, 2023 @6:39 PM
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