How to See June’s Planetary Alignment in the UK
- 27 May 2024
In this article, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about June’s planetary alignment and discuss how you can view the event from the UK.
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What Is PLATO?
- 18 March 2024
In this article, we’ll take a closer look at the science and objectives behind the ESA’s upcoming exoplanet-hunting PLATO mission.
Read the full articleOrionid Meteor Shower: October’s Celestial Fireworks Display
- 18 October 2023
In the article, we’ll explore the origins and science of the Orionid meteor shower and offer helpful tips to enhance your viewing experience.
Read the full articleIs the Hyades Cluster Home to the Closest Black Holes to Earth?
- 18 September 2023
Are there black holes closer to Earth than we expected? According to a recent study, the answer could be yes! In this article, we’ll take a closer look at all the facts of this exciting astronomical discovery.
Read the full articleHave We Just Found Signs of Life on Exoplanet K2-18b?
- 13 September 2023
Credits: Illustration: NASA, CSA, ESA, J. Olmsted (STScI), Science: N. Madhusudhan (Cambridge University)
After previously discovering water vapour on an exoplanet for the first time, scientists have finally been able to point the incredible James Webb Space Telescope at K2-18b – and the results are amazing! In this article, we’ll examine the findings and discuss what they could mean in the search for extraterrestrial life.
Read the full articleChandrayaan-3 Successfully Lands Near the Moon’s South Pole
- 27 August 2023
In this article, we’ll delve deeper into the Chandrayaan-3 mission, take a look at the Moon’s south pole region, and consider the recent history and potential future of lunar exploration.
Read the full articleWill ESA’s JUICE Mission Find Signs of Life on Jupiter’s Moons?
- 13 April 2023
Later this week, the European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer will start its eight-year journey to Jupiter and three of its largest moons. But could JUICE find evidence of past or even present life in the subsurface oceans on Jovian moons? In this article, we’ll tell you everything you need to know.
Read the full articleRyugu Asteroid Has Building Blocks of Life
- 23 March 2023
After Hayabusa2’s exciting rendezvous with the asteroid 162173 Ryugu, scientists have found organic molecules essential for life in samples returned to Earth. Could life have been brought to Earth by asteroids from the far reaches of our galaxy? In this article, we’ll tell you everything you need to know.
Read the full articleNASA Telescope Spots Rare Pre-Supernova Moment
- 21 March 2023
Since the James Webb Space Telescope came online in July 2022, we’ve enjoyed some of the most stunning and enlightening astronomy images ever seen. But now NASA has shared details of a new first for the telescope – a massive star ejecting cosmic dust as it’s about to go supernova.
Read the full article12 New Jupiter Moons Discovered
- 21 February 2023
Jupiter has long held the title of the largest planet in our Solar System. But after the confirmation of 12 additional moons orbiting the mammoth planet, it can now also claim to have more moons than any other planet in our system. In this article, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about the Jovian system’s newest additions.
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