Iain Todd
Science journalist
Iain Todd is BBC Sky at Night Magazine's Content Editor. He fell in love with the night sky when he caught his first glimpse of Orion, aged 10.
Recent articles by Iain Todd
How small can a star be? The smallest known star ever discovered is only slightly bigger than Saturn
The smallest star ever discovered has been found by astronomers in a search that could help us find extraterrestrial life.
A week of rapid solar flares. NASA spacecraft captured bursts on the Sun in the run-up to the aurora display (video)
Beautiful x-ray image shows vent channelling material away from the supermassive black hole at the centre of our Galaxy
Staggeringly beautiful image reveals the chaos at the centre of our Galaxy.
Interview, Virtual Planetarium, telescope software and image galleries. Our June 2024 Bonus Content
Download this month's Bonus Content.
From a cosmic sombrero to colliding galaxies, 6 of the best deep-sky objects to see in the Crow and the Cup
How many deep-sky objects can you find in Corvus and Crater?
As solar activity ramps up, NASA releases video of two strong solar flares erupting from the surface of the Sun
Webb discovers evidence of an atmosphere around a rocky super-Earth planet orbiting a Sun-like star
The T Coronae Borealis 'new star' nova - visible soon - may have been seen by a 13th century German abbott
Halley's Comet meteor shower peaks this weekend. Top tips for beginners observing the Eta Aquariids
Our top tips for beginners heading out to see an Eta Aquariid meteor this weekend.
What the Flower Moon is and why you'll be able to see it at the end of May
Catch the full Moon at the end of May and you will have seen a 'Flower Moon'.
Astrophotographer captures Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, Jupiter and Uranus during the April eclipse
The comet and two planets captured while shooting the April 8 eclipse.
Spaceflight history | Who were the Mercury 7?
A guide to NASA's Mercury Project and the Mercury 7 astronauts who became the first Americans to fly into space and orbit Earth.
Do you have a video doorbell? This tech company wants your videos of this weekend's meteor shower
Do you have a video doorbell? Your live camera may have captured footage of a meteor shower.
How will solar storms affect future Mars astronauts? That's what two NASA spacecraft are hoping to find out
Solar maximum provides an opportunity to study the effects of an active Sun on the surface of Mars.
How an 18th century comet-hunter's list of targets to avoid became the most famous astronomy catalogue
The complete Messier Catalogue, including magnitudes and coordinates to find each one in the night sky.
No-one can hear you scream! Our pick of the best horror movies set in space
Our pick of the best macabre movies set among the stars.
This hot Jupiter planet is hot enough to forge iron, and Webb has made a weather map of it from 280 lightyears away
Webb Telescope makes a weather map of WASP-43 b
When is the Sky at Night is next on TV? Episode guide for the new series of the BBC astronomy programme
Find out when the next episode of The Sky at Night is on TV, and what the latest episode is about.
Chandra X-ray Observatory captures 20-year timelapse videos showing evolution of stellar explosions
New videos show the evolution of the Crab Nebula and Cassiopeia A.
Webb Telescope zooms in on the top of the dark cosmic cloud known as the Horsehead Nebula
A new view of the top of the famous dark nebula.
Astronaut photographs northern Europe at night from the Space Station, capturing a 'cosmic web' of light pollution
Image captures the light pollution of major cities like London, Paris and Amsterdam.
Gallery | Heart and Soul Nebulae
Images of the Heart and Soul Nebulae and facts about these two star-forming regions in Cassiopeia.
When is the next full Moon? Full Moon calendar dates for 2024
Find out when the next full Moon is visible, and full Moon names for 2024.
Eye On The Sky | Chandra X-ray images reveal the beauty of the cosmos
A set of newly-released images show incredible astronomical phenomena in light invisible to the naked eye.