Government officials are living in "ivory towers totally removed from the hell the victims have gone through day after day, year after year", Sir Alan tells Sky News.

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere).

Around the time of your romantic dinner, head outside and look to the southwest to spot the super brilliant planet in the night sky ...

The full moon became known as the snow moon since it rises in one of the snowiest months in the United States.

Readers’ photos celebrate sunrises and sunsets, when the light is the most pleasing. Fifty-one photos were sent in; here are ...

The countdown to the romantic holiday continues, and astronomers are eagerly anticipating Venus, the planet named after the ...

February's full Snow Moon will have a royal companion as it rises alongside Regulus, a star nicknamed "Heart of the Lion", ...

Even to a casual viewer, the waxing gibbous moon of Feb. 7 will appear quite unusual, climbing so very high in the sky.

Adding to the celestial spectacle, Nasa says there will also be a rare chance to glimpse a parade of four planets ...

A French astrophotographer recently snapped shots of the moon, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune in a single ...

Hawaii’s sunshine, short rain showers and clean air together create some of the planet's best conditions for viewing rainbows ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.