At the end of July, Wacken will be reaching for the stars: Wacken Open Air is bringing numerous players from the German space and astronomy cuommunity to the holy ground – including astronauts. As part of a special collaboration, visitors can look ...

On Saturday, 29 March 2025, a partial solar eclipse can be observed at lunchtime, during which up to 23% of the Sun will be covered by the Moon in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Starting 11 October 2024, comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) can be seen with the naked eye at dusk on the western horizon. In the following days, the comet rises higher in the sky, but also becomes fainter. On 19 October, astronomical institutions ...