June 2021
China’s ascending commercial space sector
... such as Luxembourg or France. If the first year-and-a-bit of the 2020s are any indication, China’s future space activities...the end of April 2021. So, if the first year-and-a-bit of the 2020s are any indication, China’s future space activities will...
January 2023
Space sustainability imperative
... reveal what people are doing, there might be a bit more accountability and a little less secrecy. And Global Network...the funding we have is only deployable in the UK so that’s been a bit of a stumbling block. We launched at the end of 2019 and held ...
11 August 2016
Perseids Outburst Promises Spectacular Show on August 11th
Wishing upon a star will be a bit easier on the night on August 11 th, as...promises to be a spectacular fireworks show. Meteor watchers will also get to experience a bit of time-travel as they observe tonight's shower. According to Cooke, “The meteors...
14 December 2017
AI detects eighth planet orbiting distant sun
... found to harbour eight planets orbiting its host star. Kepler 90 is G0 type star, meaning it is a little bit hotter and a little bit more massive than our Sun and is located 2, 545 light years away. The newly discovered...
08 March 2019
Astronomers weigh the galaxy with Hubble and Gaia
...is neither big nor small; it is intermediate if not a bit chunkier compared to our galactic neighbours. With the help of Gaia... When you can’t measure accurately what you can’t see, a bit like those jelly beans, then you turn to alternative methods to ...
29 January 2020
Material older than the Sun found unexpectedly where it shouldn't be
...refractory inclusions and was not completely destroyed in Curious Marie can help us to understand this environment a little bit better, says Pravdivtseva. This puzzling mix of chemicals – SiC in fine-grained CAIs – suggests that a population of small...
