Star of the month

At the river’s end, Cursa, 2nd-brightest star in Eridanus

Binocular tour

This month, we turn at a T-junction, pop into a house and admire the Christmas Tree

The Sky Guide Challenge

Can you resolve not just the Trapezium Cluster but its fainter hangers-on?

Deep-sky tour

We explore the best celestial sights around Aries, Pisces and Triangulum

At a glance

How the Sky Guide events will appear in December

ROYAL MUSEUMS GREENWICH

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How to deflect an asteroid

An epic trial run of a plan that may one day save Earth took place in September

Apollo 17

Apollo leaves its final footprints on the Moon in a mission marked by several remarkable firsts

The legacy of Apollo

50 years on, what NASA’s lunar odyssey meant for space science

Explainer: A beginner’s tour of Orion

The stunning sights anyone can enjoy in this winter constellation