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astronomy Tag Archive

Science in your back garden: not just for kids anymore

by • 22nd November 2020

Science In Your Back Garden: it sounds like the name of some book that one uncle of yours would give you as a Christmas present. You know, the kind of book that would inspire your...

Black Inspirations: Maggie Aderin-Pocock

by • 12th June 2020

Lily Holbrook on her inspiration, black scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock...

Superfast star found leaving Milky Way at 1,700km per second

by • 2nd December 2019

Amanda Goh reports on the ball of light that has hurtled out of the black hole and how scientists have been able to detect it...

Voyager sends news from the interstellar space

by • 26th November 2019

Patrycza Ubysz reports on NASA's latest space mission findings...

First-ever picture of a black hole

by • 15th May 2019

A picture of a black hole? Read all about it!...

A bit of Earth on the moon?

by • 6th February 2019

The Apollo 14 astronauts may have brought back a small piece of Earth, along with the moon rocks. ...

Mythbusters: Could you shoot the moon?

by • 30th April 2018

Chris Little considers the logistics of taking a shot at our celestial neighbour....

Interstellar Asteroid

Interstellar Asteroid Looks Like Giant Poo

by • 4th December 2017

Our first encounter with an interstellar object has been overshadowed by its humorous shape, explains Sidney Pinsent....

‘Monster’ Planet Challenges Formation Theory

by • 13th November 2017

Georgina Howlett explains why this new discovery is baffling scientists....

LIGO making waves in science

by • 29th February 2016

Recent astronomical discoveries shook the world of science. We investigate the gravity of the situation. ...