All-UK astronaut mission shows that private enterprise is vital to the future of space exploration

The agreement should give British astronauts more flights into space.

Simonetta Di Pippo, Director of the Space Economy Evolution Lab, Bocconi University • conversation
Nov. 3, 2023 • ~8 min

The Sun's activity cycle is reaching its peak early: knowing why could help us unlock the secrets of our star

A more active Sun could disable satellites and affect electrical grids on Earth.

Daniel Brown, Lecturer in Astronomy, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Oct. 26, 2023 • ~7 min

Bright flash leads astronomers to a heavy-metal factory 900 million light years away

Using multiple observatories, astronomers directly detect tellurium in two merging neutron stars.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Oct. 25, 2023 • ~7 min

How to watch October's Orionids meteor shower and contemplate the wonders of the sky

The meteor shower happens when Earth passes through debris from Halley’s comet.

Daniel Brown, Lecturer in Astronomy, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Oct. 20, 2023 • ~7 min

Clouds of quartz detected high in a distant planet's atmosphere – here's what this tells us about other worlds

The atmosphere is a reflection of extreme conditions on the super-heated planet.

Hannah Wakeford, Associate professor, University of Bristol • conversation
Oct. 18, 2023 • ~6 min

Clouds of pure quartz detected high in a distant planet's atmosphere – here's what this tells us about other worlds

The atmosphere is a reflection of extreme conditions on the super-heated planet.

Hannah Wakeford, Associate professor, University of Bristol • conversation
Oct. 18, 2023 • ~6 min

Osiris-Rex: Nasa reveals evidence of water and carbon in sample delivered to Earth from an asteroid

Studying the sample could help answer how water arrived on Earth and how life started.

Lucinda King, Space Projects Manager & Mission Design Lead, University of Portsmouth • conversation
Oct. 13, 2023 • ~7 min

The afterglow of an explosive collision between giant planets may have been detected in a far-off star system

The discovery provides a way to study the birth of an entirely new planet in real time.

Zoe Leinhardt, Associate Professor, School of Physics, University of Bristol • conversation
Oct. 11, 2023 • ~7 min

A Nasa spacecraft is on course to deliver material from an asteroid to Earth – here's what we could learn

Missions to asteroids are opening up the secrets of the Solar System

Monica Grady, Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences, The Open University • conversation
Sept. 21, 2023 • ~8 min

Possible hints of life found on distant planet – how excited should we be?

The results are intriguing, but analysing the atmospheres of exoplanets is no easy task.

Ian Whittaker, Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Sept. 13, 2023 • ~7 min

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