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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ESA/ATG medialab (spacecraft); NASA, ESA, CXC, C. Ma, H. Ebeling and E. Barrett (University of Hawaii/IfA), et al. and STScI (background) -
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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 Kellond-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.
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NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI Solar System Summer: Pluto
- 22nd Jun 2023
- Author: Elspeth Lewis
Just because it is no longer classed as a planet, doesn’t mean that Pluto isn’t worth learning about.
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NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center; background, ESA/Gaia/DPAC Black Holes
- 11th May 2023
- Author: Lucy Spencer
A simple guide to one of the most mysterious objects in the universe: black holes.
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Space Stories: Sir Patrick Moore
- 1st Feb 2023
- Author: Alex Thompson
Meet the man behind the name of the National Space Centre's planetarium.
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Tom Lee CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED What was that bright light in the sky?
- 31st Jan 2023
- Author: Dhara Patel
How do you know if you’ve spotted a meteor or found a meteorite - and what to do if you have.
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SpaceX SpaceX – The World’s Rocket Giant
- 26th Jan 2023
- Author: Ed Kellond-Turner
SpaceX has racked up some incredible achievements over 20 plus years. We delve into the past, present and the future of the rocket giant.
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ESO/José Francisco Salgado (josefrancisco.org) Astronomical phenomena
- 17th Jan 2023
- Author: David Southworth
You may have heard a range of terms when describing different astronomical phenomena – here we look at what some of the more common ones mean.
