BBC Sky at Night

Sky at Night magazine is your practical guide to astronomy. Each issue features the world’s biggest and best night sky guide complete with star charts, observing tutorials and in-depth equipment reviews to ensure that amateur astronomers never miss those must-see events.

Welcome • The ancient astronomers of Stonehenge keep us guessing

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SAY WHAT YOU SEE • Is this a tornado, a sundae or a giant cosmic tardigrade?

A weakening of the force • New data suggests that dark energy’s pulling power is changing

Black hole wakes after decades-long nap • A giant black hole has suddenly come to life in a flurry of X-ray flashes

Ingredients of life spotted on Mars • Astronomers discover the longest organic molecules yet on the Red Planet

Strongest hints yet of life outside the Solar System • JWST points to a possible biosignature on planet K2-18b, but astronomers urge caution

Blast off! Blue Origin springs into action with all-female crew • The 31st excursion of the New Shephard rocket takes a crew of former astronomers and celebrities on a brief spaceflight

Trump takes aim at NASA funding • A draft proposal from the US presidential budget shows severe cuts to planetary science

Milky Way's oldest twin discovered • Observations with JWST have uncovered the most distant spiral galaxy candidate known

Goodnight Gaia! • After a decade of scientific operations, ESA’s Gaia spacecraft has finally been retired

Is this reboot 6.0 for Phobos? • Mars’s largest moon may have risen from the ashes of a previous satellite

Zombie galaxies live again • Seemingly dead galaxies apparently burst back to life and form new stars

INSIDE THE SKY AT NIGHT • With the May episode of The Sky at Night looking at all things Mars, presenter George Dransfield asks why so many people are drawn to the Red Planet

Greenwich: A Journey through Space and Time

A night with the Seven Sisters

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Joys from the black stuff • Scientific research shows that time spent outside in the darkness with the stars is good for our mental health, says Mark Westmoquette

Space weather Spaceflight's biggest danger • The Hayabusa mission was almost destroyed by one of the most hazardous events a spacecraft can experience – a solar storm. Hayley Smith looks back at the mission

Solar storm season is now • The Sun is at solar maximum, the prime time for big solar storms

Solar weather's effect on humans • Solar storms can be a serious health risk for any astronauts in space

Stonehenge and the Moon Unlocking the secrets of lunar standstill • A rare lunar event this year is uncovering mysterious links between the iconic ancient monument and the Moon, as archaeologist Jennifer Wexler explains

The darkest skies on Earth • In search of pristine night skies and true darkness, author Paul Bogard travelled 5,000 miles to northern Chile. What he found amazed him

The Sky Guide • JUNE 2025

JUNE HIGHLIGHTS • Your guide to the night sky this month

NEED TO KNOW • The terms and symbols used in The Sky Guide

THE BIG THREE • The top sights to observe or image this month

THE PLANETS • Our celestial neighbourhood in June

The planets in June • The phase and relative sizes of the planets this month. Each planet is shown with south at the top, to show its orientation through a telescope

THE NIGHT SKY - JUNE • Explore the celestial sphere with our Northern Hemisphere all-sky chart

MOONWATCH • June's top lunar feature to observe

COMETS AND ASTEROIDS • Start...