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Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brain-teasers for future quizzes

Ireland's leading astronomer, David Moore, said that even non-astronomers will be shocked at the sight

Get ready to witness the last total lunar eclipse of this year. North American Skygazers can see the moon to turning reddish tint on 8 November. Read on for details:

Conspiracy theories that have taken hold range from a faked moon landing to Barack Obama's birthplace to chemtrails.

What would happen if the world split in half? – Ronan, age 5, Melbourne

The extremely rare event will see the planet making a rare close approach to the Moon

I’ve tried everything, from Pritt Stick to antiperspirant, but they refuse to stay put

You are more likely to take a trip to the Moon than to see a microbe called Legendrea loyezae under a microscope. Nasa’s Apollo programme has sent a total of 24 people to the Moon between 1968 and 1972. Only four people (including us) have ever found Legendrea loyezae from…

In London, partial solar eclipse blocked out around 15% around 11am on Tuesday

For the first time, astronomers have been able to estimate the length of the day and the distance to the Moon as it was almost two and a half billion years ago.

Lerwick in the Shetland Isles expected to have good visibility as the Sun is partially blocked out by the Moon