Abigail Beall

Ahead of the total solar eclipse in North America, here is everything you need to know about solar and lunar eclipses

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks orbits the sun every 71 years and is currently making its closest approach. Here's when and how you can see it - perhaps even during a solar eclipse

From building an eclipse viewer to using the sun to pop balloons, here’s a child-friendly activity guide for April’s eclipse

The next time a total solar eclipse will be visible from the UK is decades away, but there are other places nearby that will experience one sooner

Caused by debris from a comet thought to originate in the Oort Cloud, the Lyrid meteor shower peaks this year on 22 April and is best viewed from the northern hemisphere, says Abigail Beall

Long summer nights are the perfect time to see the electric blue wisps of these “night shining” clouds, which create patterns like the aurora, says Abigail Beall

Some people find the scale of the universe existentially frightening, but here’s why you should take it as a source of comfort

It is nearly time for one of astronomy's top annual sights – the Perseid meteor shower. This year is a bit special, says Abigail Beall

Past observations have indicated that the icy moon of Jupiter has a vast subsurface ocean. Launching in October, NASA’s Europa Clipper will go there in search of evidence that it could support life

What is it like to be a dog? And what can we learn from them? Mark Rowlands's take, in his book The Happiness of Dogs, is full of insights, finds Abigail Beall