Science

On Monday at 9.26pm, the moon will reach its last quarter, causing it to rise progressively later after midnight throughout the week.

You might think that writing a weekly astronomy column is challenging due to the slow pace of change in the cosmos.

On Monday afternoon at 4.15 and 51 seconds, it will be precisely four years until the peak of arguably the most exciting astronomical event ever in Otago.

The "Mother's Day" aurora of 2024 was undoubtedly one of the best seen from these shores in decades.

One of the most captivating books in my antique astronomy collection is Telescopic Work for Starlight Evenings, penned by William F. Denning in 1891.

During the past six weeks, a stunning comet has been providing a remarkable display in the western sky after sunset.

Viewing Saturn is an unforgettable experience.

I write a lot about auroras.

If you head out after midnight this month, you can’t miss bright orange Arcturus, some 25 degrees above the northern horizon.

David H. Levy once wrote, "Comets are like cats: they have tails, and they do precisely what they want."

Babies smell better than teenagers and now researchers have discovered some of the reasons.

This month’s full moon occurs in the constellation of Virgo.

At least one in a dozen stars show evidence of planetary ingestion according to a paper published in Nature.

Early-rising stargazers are in for a treat over the next few mornings.

Halley's Comet holds significant importance as one of human history's most famous and well-documented comets.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023 to Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Alexei I. Ekimov "for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots".