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The British swallowtail, Papilio machaon britannicus

It split from European cousins much earlier than thought, a study finds, and has...

Sibling supernova remnants

What happens when one of the stars in a binary goes supernova?

M82: Galaxy with a supergalactic wind

Why is the Cigar Galaxy billowing red smoke?

Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire

Founded in 1163 by Walter Fitzalan, the first hereditary High Steward of Scotlan...

Millions of stars light up largest and most detailed sh...

The glittering image, taken by the European Space Agency’s Euclid telescope, her...

Atlantic puffin

The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica), also known as the common puffin, is a ...

M27: The Dumbbell Nebula

Is this what will become of our Sun? Quite possibly.

Northern marsh orchid

Dactylorhiza purpurella, the Northern marsh orchid, is an orchid native to Great...

Possible supernova remnant in galactic centre

Do you see that blue blob to the lower right of the image centre? Astronomers th...

Venus and Jupiter: conjunction from Avebury

On 9 June 2026, the two celestial beacon's close "cosmic kiss" was captured here...

Triple shockwave from Sun-crossing rocket

What's happening to this Sun-crossing rocket?

Brig o' Dee

Dating from 1527, this famous bridge crosses one of Aberdeen's former boundaries...

Alan Hale, astronomer who jointly discovered Comet Hale...

He was the co-discoverer, with Thomas Bopp, of Comet C/1995 01, better known as ...

Britain’s favourite butterfly

More than 20,000 votes cast in Butterfly Conservation’s poll of 60 native specie...

Double rainbow

This was taken on 8 June 2026 in Aberdeen. An explanation of the phenomenon is b...