Naked Astronomy

Naked Astronomy goes in search of the civilisations with which we might share the cosmos...

Could a 1-inch equation describe all of physics?

There's weather on Sun, but what does that mean for us on Earth?

Applying what we know about life on Earth, to space

How moist is the Martian landscape?

There's five times more dark matter than regular matter, but what exactly is it?

What will the square kilometre array teach us?

How is it all going to end?

On the tenth anniversary of Naked Astronomy, physicist Ben McAllister asks what's changed in astronomy over the...

Elon Musk is aiming to have people on the Red Planet by 2024 so what will it be like for would-be Martians?

Light is ubiquitous thanks to modern technology, and the night has never been more bright...

If life is common in the universe, where is it? Graihagh Jackson tackles Fermi's paradox.

Why is everyone excited about Gaia? What's so exciting about this probe? Graihagh Jackson investigates...

... and Graihagh Jackson made it her mission to find out about this hunk of space rock.

Juno reaches Jupiter in a death-defying mission through radiation belts but what now?

... and should we? Or should we be looking further afield to Mars?

When you look up and see thousands of stars, do you ever wonder what you are looking at?

On 9 May, Mercury will be seen as a black dot silhouetted against the Sun...

This month, we turn our instruments inwards and look back at planet Earth...

Gravitational waves are beginning to unlock the secrets of the universe...

When did time begin? Was it with the Big Bang or was there something before?

Meera Senthilingam takes a tour of the South African Large Telescope (SALT) and neighbouring facilities.

The Space Boffins report from the UK control room of the Mars SAFER field trial as scientists operate an ExoMars rover...

As Comet ISON draws near to its close approach with the Sun in November, much uncertainty remains over how brilliant it...