Astronomy

The Lime Tree Observatory and Planetarium.

‘We turned a barn into a planetarium and now we struggle to accommodate people’
The Lime Tree Observatory and Planetarium in North Yorkshire has now been open for ten years. Liana Jacob speaks to one of those who founded the centre.

The Northern Lights, as seen over France earlier this year

Northern Lights to stun UK tonight - best time to see them

A full beaver moon rising behind St Michael's Tower on Glastonbury Tor in 2017

How to see the 'super beaver moon' as it lights up UK skies this week

Meteors of the Orionid meteor shower, as seen from Lebanon in 2021

How to watch the Orionid meteor shower as it peaks this week

The Northern Lights as seen over Whitley Bay, in England's North East, last year

When the Northern Lights could appear over the UK this week

A Hunter's supermoon in 2024, as seen from California

How to see October's rare Harvest 'supermoon' this week

Celebrating the harvest and taking in the changes of the season are both ways you can celebrate the autumn equinox

The exact time of the 2025 autumn equinox - and 5 ways to celebrate it

Saturn (right) and Jupiter as seen from Los Angeles, California in 2020

Saturn will be visible to the naked eye this weekend - how to spot it

A total 'blood moon' lunar eclipse as seen from Glastonbury in 2015

Total 'blood moon' eclipse due this weekend - how to see it

The Northern Lights as seen from Herne Bay in Kent last October

Tips to spot the Northern Lights tonight as aurora appears in UK skies

A composite photo of 15 Perseid meteors seen over the US back in 2018

Your best chance to see the Perseid meteor shower in 2025 almost here

A sturgeon super moon sets in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2023

How to see 'stunning' Sturgeon Moon as it rises over UK this weekend

When you could spot Pluto.

Exact date you could see Pluto as dwarf planet reaches peak brightness

February’s full moon will take place soon

When is the next full moon? Best time to see Snow Moon in UK revealed

Jupiter will reach opposition this week making its closest approach to Earth in the last 59 years

How to see Jupiter’s closest approach to earth in 59 years

Supriya Nagarajan is reclaiming the night sky with her album, Posse of Fireflies.

How Dewsbury-based musician was inspired by darkness

The Dark Skies Festival returns to some of North Yorkshire's very best dark sky locations this month. A series of events included a solar system tour for schoolchildren at Lime Tree Observatory in Grewelthorpe. Picture courtesy of Martin Whipp/Lime Tree Observatory.

24-inch telescope makes Grewelthorpe observatory astronomy hotspot

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Venus event hopes to inspire love of science

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Space, still the final frontier of beauty and adventure, is open to everyone

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A constellation of reasons why science cuts don’t add up

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A night with the stars as outer space returns into the spotlight
IF you look up at the heavens tonight, you may just be lucky enough to witness a display of celestial fireworks.
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