The team from Durham University uses gravitational lensing to observe stars across the universe.

The planet appeared shining brightly above a crescent Moon on Friday.

Astronomers are poised to see a star system about 3,000 light years away explode into brightness.

The East Sussex spot was praised for its reduced cloud cover, and low air and light pollution.

The footage reveals the light show that concurred with the Perseid meteor shower earlier this week.

Shooting stars and the aurora borealis combine to spectacular effect in the night sky.

The James Webb Space Telescope smashes its own record for detecting the most distant known galaxy.

Alyn Wallace from Pontypridd was known as one of the world's leading astrophotographers.