For the first time in more than 10 years, it will be possible to see all five bright planets together in the sky.

In this special feature, we have invited top astronomers to handpick the Hubble Space Telescope image that has the most scientific relevance to them.

Watching meteors in the night sky can be fun, although typically you only see a few flashes an hour. But there are certain times of the year when you can see many more – events known as meteor showers.

A couple of weeks ago, we were treated to a total lunar eclipse – and on Thursday afternoon, North America will see a partial solar eclipse.

A detailed study of comets orbiting the young nearby star Beta Pictoris was published yesterday in the journal Nature, and it reveals striking similarities to the comets found in our solar system.

How many stars can you see at night? Right now people all over the world are being asked to go out and count them!

As Earth orbits the sun, it continually ploughs through dust and debris left behind by passing comets and asteroids. On any night of the year, a keen-eyed observer might see five, or even ten, meteors (shooting stars) per hour. But over the next week, that number will rise markedly, as Earth moves through the centre of a stream of debris left behind by the most famous of all comets, comet 1P/Halley.

A beautiful full moon is set to rise this Sunday night, August 10. It will be spectacular and I encourage everyone to go outside and have a look. But the question is: will it be a supermoon?

A bright meteor lit up the sky across Australia on the night of July 10, grabbing the attention of anyone who happened to be outdoors.