Well-known figures have taken to Twitter to share their love and respect for Sir Patrick Moore, who died today (December 9) aged 89. The astronomer and broadcaster "passed away peacefully at 12.25pm ...

Astronomer and broadcaster Sir Patrick Moore has died at his home at the age of 89. He passed away peacefully on Sunday afternoon in Selsey, West Sussex, his friends and staff said in a statement.

When you think of the great popularizers of astronomy in the past, two names stand out in particular — Carl Sagan and Sir Patrick Moore. Patrick (1923–2012) holds the world’s record for popularizing ...

Sir Patrick Moore was a "true icon," the chairman of the Isle of Man's Astronomical society has said. Sir Patrick, who had been the patron of the island society since 1994, made several visits to the ...

The planets and moons of our solar system are covered in volcanoes, some billions of years old and seven times the height of Mount Everest. Sir Patrick Moore discovers the havoc that volcanoes can ...

Sir Patrick Moore celebrates the 700th episode of The Sky at Night at his home in Sussex, with the help of special guests Professor Brian Cox, impressionist and amateur astronomer Jon Culshaw and Lord ...

Sir Patrick Moore has confirmed that he is a member of social networking website Facebook. The Sky At Night presenter joined up to the site for "random play" and "whatever I can get", according to his ...

This is me in the RAF at 17, just one of the memories that surround me here in my study. I am on my own. I have no family, you see. My fiancée Lorna, a nurse, was killed in an air raid in London ...

Rev. ed. of: The astronomy encyclopaedia. 1987. Summary "The Astronomy Encyclopedia is an interstellar tour led by the acclaimed Sir Patrick Moore, England's ambassador to the night sky. In more than ...

Channel 4 has announced that GamesMaster, the cult UK TV show that originally aired in the 90s with Sir Patrick Moore as the titular star, will be coming back next year. The series was revived in 2021 ...