On the 18th March, Japanese amateur astronomer Yuji Nakamura imaged a new luminous object in the constellation of Cassiopeia, which turns out to be a nova.

While it has been known for decades that there is a stream of sodium atoms flowing from the Moon, recent conclusions drawn from long-term monitoring reveal the importance of sporadic meteors on the occurrence.

Space telescope Chandra has obtained stunning images of the centre of our galaxy, with an unexpected discovery of an unusual type of supernova.

While some of you may be planning their Easter or summer holidays, private companies Orion Span and the Gateway Foundation pave the way for space tourism.

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) acquired a high-resolution image of a Centaur, the orbit of which has been severely impacted by Jupiter’s gravitational attraction.

The PHAROS research group produced a virtual tour of our galaxy’s pulsars, an extraordinary category of dead stars.