With all that’s been going on lately, we’ve had to...
Read MoreA cosmic weekend on the Stade
Despite fears about the novel coronavirus, Hastings-based astronomy outreach company,...
Read MoreBouncing boulders on Comet 67P
A 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko update by Melanie Davies FRAS In September...
Read MoreLooking East: The rise of the Chinese Space Programme
Melanie Davies looks back at ancient Chinese rocketry and delves...
Read MoreHere’s what we do…
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Read MorePractical astronomy made simple
Many astronomy enthusiasts are thoroughly put-off when attempting to set...
Read MoreAn all new astronomy show for GCSE students
The power of family engagement at it’s best: how my...
Read MoreA new Saturnian hexagon high above the clouds
Using data captured by the Cassini spacecraft, scientists working at...
Read MoreAnnouncing an all new workshop: Digital Cosmos
A new workshop for the new academic year; Digital Cosmos...
Read MoreNew content for summer school shows
This year we took our pop-up planetarium to several organised...
Read MoreMolecular zoo found in Sculptor Galaxy
A group of research scientists led by Ryo Ando from...
Read MoreExo Belts found orbiting Proxima Centauri
Similar to the Asteroid Belt and Kuiper Belt, astronomers using...
Read MoreA sensory astronomy show for babies and toddlers
Using an awesome fulldome film created by the Royal Observatory Greenwich,...
Read MoreBig telescopes: the future is nearly here
For over 400 years, stargazers have aspired to see ever...
Read MoreCosmic twins
Supernova pairs have been used to accurately measure cosmological distances....
Read MoreGlowing rings of a dying star
Researchers have found the remains of a planetary system orbiting a...
Read MoreA shattered lunar landscape
Astronomers using gravity maps from NASA’s twin GRAIL (Gravity Recovery...
Read MoreA mysterious binary star
An enormous magnetic binary star system has been discovered by...
Read MoreEclipse of the supermoon
It’s not often, in southern England, that we get the chance...
Read MoreThe Pleiades
Bringing a little sparkle to the autumn nights. The Pleiades...
Read MoreCosmic cappuccino
Just released by the European Space Agency (ESA), this stunning image...
Read MoreChasing the eclipse
Melanie Davies writes about the 2015 solar eclipse – the...
Read MoreRosetta: The comet chaser
Melanie Davies reports on her visit to Airbus Defence &...
Read MoreClose encounter of the first kind
Finally, a much-anticipated astronomical event that didn’t leave us disappointed!...
Read MoreSupernova: A blast from the past
Have you ever wondered where the expression “we’re all made...
Read MoreThe Eleven Dwarfs
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) caused a cosmic stir when...
Read MoreThe fluctuations of our super star
We’ve all been enjoying the summer Sun, but how many...
Read MoreStrange New Worlds
Until fairly recently, it was generally thought (and taught) that...
Read MoreSaturn: Jewel of the Solar System
If ever you’ve seen Saturn through a telescope, you’ll know...
Read MoreIs chemical evolution underway on Enceladus?
Many hypotheses abound regarding the conditions under which life began...
Read MoreHarvest Moon
This is September’s Harvest Moon; the full Moon associated with bringing...
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