Astronomy
Stargazing: When and where to see the Perseid meteor shower in Spain
Look up to the night skies as this year’s Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Here’s everything you need to know for a night of stargazing in Spain.
Spanish astronomers discover a whole new world and it could sustain life
Astronomers have identified a new solar system with a planet that could be habitable, a Spanish astrophysicist who led the research said Thursday.
Perseid meteor shower 2017: When and where to see it in Spain
Look up to the night skies as this year’s Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Here’s everything you need to know for a night of stargazing in Spain.
Don't miss this spectacular meteor shower over Spain
Look up to the night skies as this year’s Perseid meteor shower promises to be spectacular. Here’s everything you need to know for a night of stargazing in Spain.
Stargazers in Spain to enjoy summer of celestial delights
Stargazers will be spoilt for choice this summer, as Spain’s skies light up with five planets, two eclipses and the famous Perseid meteor shower.
Look up! Rare meteor shower set to dazzle skies over Spain
One of the most important meteor showers of the year will be visible throughout Spain this week... no telescope needed!
Wannabe astronaut 'blinded' after Ibiza jump goes wrong
A woman whose dream of going into space turned into a nightmare when she was left permanently disabled has launched a petition calling for the organizers of the space competition to "assume responsibility" for her accident.
Wrath of gods could see super telescope installed in Canaries
A super telescope that was going to be built on one of Hawaii’s tallest and most sacred mountains could end up in Spain after a series of protests by Hawaiians against the construction.
Giant fireball streaks over Spain 'turning night into day'
A fireball that shone ten times brighter than the moon was spotted at 4.26am on Thursday and captured on video from La Hita Observatory in Toledo.
'Great Balls of Fire' whoosh through skies in south Spain
Observatories recorded brilliant footage of two different meteors plummeting towards Spain at the weekend.
Meet the Spanish team that helped prove Einstein's theory
A Spanish team was involved in the major breakthrough announced this week that confirmed Albert Einstein’s theories from 100 years ago in a way not even he thought was possible.
Spain reaches for the stars with astronomy travel agency
The new travel agency will be dedicated to astro-tourism and scientific holidays in Spain.
Astronomers on Quixotic quest to immortalize Cervantes with a star
Some celebrities get the honour of having their own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. But a group of Spanish astronomers have something more cosmic in mind for their own literary star.
Canary telescope hunts for Earth-like planets
A new 'low-cost' telescope on the Spanish island of Tenerife on Wednesday kicked off what will be an international search for nearby planets which could support life.
Huge fireball flashes across Spanish sky
Meteorologists and stargazers on Sunday recorded the fiery disintegration of a mystery meteor in the skies above much of Spain.
Meteor shower blazes across Spanish sky
This year's Perseid meteor shower was almost obscured by the 'supermoon' but one photographer still managed to capture a stunning image of the event.
Spanish scientists find distant 'dying planet'
Astronomers at an observatory in Almería have become the first in Spain to find an 'exoplanet' – a world outside our solar system - with their discovery of Kepler-91b, a 'dying' world orbiting a red giant star some 3,360 light years from Earth.
Pic of the day: Stunning Canary meteor shower
The annual Geminids meteor shower created a spectacular display in Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday and astrophotographer Juan Carlos Casado was on hand to capture the space weather event.
Supermoon dazzles Spanish sky gazers
Spain was greeted with the spectacular sight of a so-called supermoon on Sunday night.