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COSMIC CRADLE • JWST explores NGC 346, a colossal star-forming cluster that's shedding new light on a planet-making mystery
Gaia satellite sees its last stars • ESA's craft made the first 3D map of our Galaxy and tracked billions of stars
Moon study sheds light on Earth's water • Researchers pinpoint which meteorites delivered our oceans
Patches in the Northern Lights explained • Improved camera tech reveals strange new structures in the aurora
Many of Universe's black holes are hiding • Study says at least a third of all giant black holes may be obscured by rings of dust
BepiColombo snaps Mercury fly-by close-up • The spacecraft is on track to enter orbit around the planet
Bumper time for private spaceflight • A slew of lunar landers and new rockets set out for the stars, with mixed results
Pluto and its moon formed with a gentle kiss • Investigators say encounter may have melted dwarf planet's frozen heart
Starship explosion rains down debris • SpaceX's seventh test launch ends in an eye-catching failure
Rings are not a rarity • Worlds with rings are spread across the outskirts of our Solar System
Ultraviolet Universe gets a new horizon • NASA's New Horizons spacecraft reveals a hidden side to the cosmos
INSIDE THE SKY AT NIGHT • Back in 2023, James Nightingale spoke to The Sky at Night about discovering one of the biggest black holes ever found. Now he tells us how the search for more has been going
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Measuring up the Universe • Space doesn't just astound us, says Jonathan Powell. It's the mother of invention
Perseverance: the story so far • As the Mars rover begins a new era of discovery beyond Jezero Crater, Stuart Atkinson takes a look back at the robot explorer's triumphs to date
How to return a sample from Mars • The question of how we'll retrieve Perseverance's cache remains unanswered
Where next for Perseverance? • The rover's new Northern Rim campaign should bring exciting scientific riches
Beyond the airlock: 60 years of spacewalks • What's it like to float in the lethal vacuum of space? Ben Evans tells the story of those who've stepped out of the airlock in the last six decades
What to wear to step among the stars • From short-lived suits to wearable tech, a spacewalker's wardrobe is always changing
Tips from spacewalker Kathy Sullivan • The USA's first woman to undertake an EVA shares advice for would-be spacewalkers
How to see the ISS • Learn how to track the International Space Station as it makes its journey across the night sky
How the station got there • It took 12 years to put the massive space laboratory together
The Sky Guide • MARCH 2025
MARCH 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 March
The planets in March • The phase and relative sizes of the planets this month. Each planet is shown with south at...