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The Backyard Astronomer: The James Webb Space Telescope sends back amazing deep-space images

It is often said that a picture is worth a thousand words, and the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope did not disappoint.During a July 12 news conference, the world...

The Backyard Astronomer: Total lunar eclipse will change the moon's colour this weekend

In contrast to a total solar eclipse, the lunar variety is very safe to witness and enjoy.

The Backyard Astronomer: The Earth just dodged a solar bullet (but gained more northern lights)

A plasma storm of charged particles travels at up to 1.6 million kilometres per hour, sometimes straight at Earth.

The Backyard Astronomer: The astronomy year in review

The James Webb Space Telescope will be able to look back to the beginning of the universe, some 13.8 billion years ago.

The Backyard Astronomer: Geminids meteor shower brings "slow" shooting stars and a few fireballs

One of the most captivating celestial events is a meteor shower.

Attention night owls: here comes the lunar eclipse!

This one will be extra special and appear very close to a total eclipse.

The Backyard Astronomer: A sky full of unseen planets

Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, contains an estimated 300 billion stars, and there are an estimated two trillion galaxies in the observable universe.

The Backyard Astronomer: Cassiopeia the Queen rules September nights

As the sun sets in the west, the sky slowly turns pastel shades, from light to dark blue. This is my favourite time of evening, as the brighter stars and planets begin to reveal...

The Backyard Astronomer: The year's most spectacular meteor shower, the Perseid, is just around the corner

With no moon to compete with this year, viewers should see about one meteor per minute.

The Backyard Astronomer: Summer nights and our galaxy's never-ending stage of celestial wonders

Some astronomers think there are at least 100,000 million stars in our galaxy alone, and up to two trillion galaxies in the universe.