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There are so many benefits to reducing light pollution that it seems a no-brainer, writes Nigel Henbest

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On August 20 1977, 45 years ago, an extraordinary spacecraft left this planet on a journey like no other. Voyager 2 was going to show us, for the first time, what the outer solar system planets looked like close-up. It was like sending a fly to New York City and…

Seventh planet technically visible as pale blue dot with help of binoculars

Ice giants like Neptune are a potential treasure trove of scientific discoveries. China's space agency plans to launch a mission in 2030 to arrive in 2036.

The last time a probe visited the distant ice giant was in 1986, yet learning more about this cold world could tell us a lot about the galaxy

Nirmala Sitharaman had tweeted pictures taken by NASA’s James Webb telescope

New evidence from the Juno probe shows Jupiter ingesting large quantities of planetesimals, which could explain its unusual core.

Explore the eight (or nine) planets of the solar system in order from nearest to the sun and discover the many wonders of our solar system along the way.

My defences would be down around Sailor Uranus. Sue me and my childish humour, but I'd be stifling giggles.

Phenomena sees Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus all line up