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The partial eclipse will be visible in Wigan on Friday

How you can see the lunar eclipse and blood moon

Top tips to view rare celestial alignment every night in January

Aurora Borealis seen from the International Space Station

Aurora Borealis: Stunning timelapse shows northern lights in space

The solar eclipse as seen from Dallas, Texas. The phenomenon was first seen in the Mexican resort town of Mazatlan. April 8 2024.

Total solar eclipse 2024: Spectacular footage of rare blackout

Nasa rover discovers evidence of life in the Jezero crater on Mars

Nasa holds first public meeting about UFO sightings

The Flower Moon of May 2020 (which was also a ‘supermoon’) rising above the village of Brixworth (Photo: Clive Mason/Getty Images)

When is the Flower Moon in May 2023?

A defunct satellite weighing 660 pounds is expected to crash back to Earth in the early hours of Thursday. Picture by NASA

660-pound old satellite to crash back to Earth

Potholes are on the increase

LUKE MARSDEN: the horrifying state of our borough's roads

Black hole 30 billion times the mass of the sun pictured

This is the spacesuit the first astronaut back on the Moon will wear

Nasa reveal new spacesuit the first astronaut back on Moon will wear

The quickest way to defrost windscreens according to ex-NASA engineer

NASA discover new asteroid similar in size to Rome’s Colosseum

Near miss: NASA says Earth set for ‘close encounter’ with asteroid

Retailing at around £40, the Peace Lily is a little pricey but may prove a worthy investment for many during the cost of living crisis.

This £40 plant will rid your home of mould and dust, according to NASA

For the first time in 50,000 years, a green comet is expected to pass by Earth’s outer space that might just be bright enough to be seen by the naked eye.

Rare green comet to pass by Earth’s outer space
NASA said the bright green comet may just be visible to the naked eye when it comes closest to Earth.
Rahmah Ghazali

An image of newly discovered TOI 700 e Earth-sized planet

Nasa finds two new Earth-sized planets in ‘habitable zone’

Orion sends image of Moon and the Earth to celebrate halfway point

Artemis I Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, with the Orion capsule attached, launches at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on November 16

NASA successfully launch unmanned Aretmis One rocket

The Hubble telescope sits in low-earth orbit (image: Getty Images)

NASA’s Hubble Telescope captures supernova happening in early universe

Dorset was battered by thunderstorms and a band of heavy rain overnight on the weekend.

Rare footage shows thunderbolt hit sea off the English coast

Things are looking up for stargazers this week as the Draconid meteor shower is set to peak

When does Draconid meteor shower peak and how to watch

Asteroid moonlet Dimorphos as seen by the DART spacecraft 11 seconds before impact (Credits: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL)

NASA DART mission: why was a spacecraft flown into an asteroid

NASA to crash aircraft into asteroid in Earth defence test

Jupiter will reach opposition this week making its closest approach to Earth in the last 59 years

How to see Jupiter’s closest approach to earth in 59 years

NASA scientist creates chilling video to get Brits to clean up their laundry hab...

Pupils learned all about the moon rocks and meteorites

Wigan pupils examine rare moon rock and meteorites formed billions of years ago
Excited pupils got their hands on rare samples of moon rocks and meteorites during a series of science lessons which were truly out of this world.
Gaynor Clarke

The Hubble Telescope has been in space for more than 30 years (Photo: NASA via Getty Images)

How to see the photo the Hubble Space Telescope took on your birthday

Santa’s sleigh will be visible in the sky on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning (Photo: Shutterstock)

How to see Santa flying through the sky this Christmas Eve

Floating Earth by Luke Jerram

Floating Earth to leave Wigan earlier than planned

An artist’s impression of the Dart spacecraft (Image: NASA)

Nasa launches spacecraft in first ever mission to smash into and deflect asteroi...

The Cambridge Dictionary has revealed its word of the year for 2021 (Shutterstock)

QUIZ: Can you guess the Cambridge words of the year based on their dictionary de...

4660 Nereus is set to come within 2.4 million miles of the earth on 11 December (image: Shutterstock)

Will an asteroid hit earth in December - and should you be worried?

Stargazers in the UK will be hoping to catch a glimpse of the Draconid Meteor Shower (image: Shutterstock)

Draconid Meteor Shower to peak this weekend - how to see it from the UK

Sean Lock's best jokes: 10 of the funniest lines from the 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown comedian
(Photo by Jo Hale/Getty Images)

Sean Lock's best jokes: 10 of the funniest lines from the 8 Out of 10 Cats Does ...

The Perseids happen when Earth hits a wide belt of debris left behind by the comet Tuttle-Swift (Photo: MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images)

Everything you need to know about the Perseid meteor shower 2021 happening now -...

Strawberry moon 2021: when to see the June supermoon from UK this week - and wha...

Scientists hope the mission will help them learn more about the planet. (Photo: SDO/NASA via Getty Images)

NASA plans two missions to Venus for first time in decades

This is when the New Moon takes place in March and what it means as it passes th...

A 'stadium-sized' asteroid is heading for Earth - but there’s no need to panic (Photo: Shutterstock)

A 'stadium-sized' asteroid is heading for Earth - but there’s no need to panic

This is why Mars is a red colour - and whether life on the planet is possible

(Image: NASA)

Nasa's Perseverance rover has landed on Mars - here's how long it took to get th...

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image of the area in front of it using its onboard Front Left Hazard Avoidance Camera A. (Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Watch the moment Nasa's Perseverance rover landed on Mars and sent back its firs...

NASA's Perseverance is due to land on Mars this evening (Getty Images)

NASA's Perseverance rover will soon land on Mars - here's how to watch it live

This is the significance of February's New Moon in Aquarius - and the date it fa...

Climatologist Dr James Hansen, and Director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, poses for pictures beside a mock grave reading "Climate Change, a Matter Of Life Or Death" (CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images)

A new coal mine has the go ahead in Cumbria - but scientists are urging Boris Jo...

This is when you can see the first new moon in January - and what it means

If you are sat looking at this, then these four steps will help.

How to quickly defrost your windscreen in four simple steps - former-NASA engine...

Google is celebrating the winter solstice great conjunction of Jupiter and Satur...

There's a total solar eclipse today - here's what that means and when the next o...

NASA reveals astronauts for Artemis mission - who could be the first woman on th...

This is the image which appears on the NASA 2021 calendar

UCLan space shot makes it into NASA calendar

A Full Beaver Moon will be visible in the UK next week - this is the best time t...

An asteroid bigger than St Paul’s Cathedral will enter Earth's orbit next week

NASA has hinted at an exciting new discovery about the moon - here's what we kno...

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