The creepy species of space science fact and fiction
- 20th Oct 2023
- Author: Scarlett Li-Williams
The brainless yet intelligent beings that have inspired space sci-fi movies, urban structures, and methods to understand the universe.
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National Space Centre Grossology
- 19th Oct 2023
- Author: Katie Holland
A future astronaut’s guide to the grossness waiting for them in space.
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NASA Space Stories: Ronald McNair
- 13th Oct 2023
- Author: David Southworth
In Black History Month, we celebrate the life of Ronald McNair, a renowned physicist and only the second African-American to travel to space.
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NASA/ JPL- Caltech/ASU/Peter Rubin Psyche Mission
- 26th Sep 2023
- Author: Elspeth Lewis
The Psyche mission will study an asteroid that may be very similar to the core of the Earth and other rocky planets.
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Henrik Melin Space Careers: Henrik Melin
- 23rd Aug 2023
- Author: Dhara Patel
We caught up with Dr Henrik Melin from the University of Leicester to find out how he became and what he does as a planetary scientist.
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NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI A beginner's guide to Astrophotography
- 7th Aug 2023
- Author: Jane Kyprianou
A simple how-to guide for budding astrophotographers wanting to image the night sky and the astronomical objects within it.
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ESA/ATG medialab (spacecraft); NASA, ESA, CXC, C. Ma, H. Ebeling and E. Barrett (University of Hawaii/IfA), et al. and STScI (background) Euclid mission - investigating the dark universe
- 26th Jul 2023
- Author: Dhara Patel
By charting the largest map of the Universe, Euclid aims to shed light on the mysterious dark matter and energy that permeates the cosmos.
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Stephen Rahn (Public domain) Solar System Summer: Venus
- 26th Jul 2023
- Author: Elspeth Lewis - Education Presenter
Known as the Earth's twin, Venus is far from the habitable and pleasant world that ours is.
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ISRO Chandrayaan-3: India’s first soft landing on the Moon?
- 13th Jul 2023
- Author: Ed Turner
Will the Indian Space Research Organisation become the fourth nation to soft-land a spacecraft on the Moon with their Chandrayaan-3 mission?
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Morio - CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED Any Space in Formula 1?
- 9th Jul 2023
- Author: Emma Mosley
As Formula 1 returns to the UK for the British Grand Prix we investigate the technology from space used in F1.
