Written by Each night an annual parade of constellations passes above our heads but there are always exciting, less frequent events to look out for in the sky. The year 2025 is no exception. The night sky is more spectacular from a dark country sky, but you can see these events even if, like many others, you […]
A puzzling dark spot has been observed on Saturn’s icy moon, Enceladus, raising questions about the moon’s geological activity. The discovery, discussed during the 2024 American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting in Washington, D.C., has captured the attention of researchers. According to reports, the spot, roughly a kilometre in size, was detected in images captured during […]
Saturn and its rings, as imaged by the Cassini spacecraft in 2016 NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute The rings of Saturn could be much older than previously thought and may have formed around the same time as the planet, according to a modelling study. But not all astronomers are convinced, and a researcher who was part of […]