21 December 2018
Still time to see this years brightest comet
... it is just about visible with the naked eye if observed from a dark skies location on Earth. It is therefore best to view the comet through binoculars or... However the comet is still speeding through the sky and will be detectable in the weeks to come...
October 2017
Cassini observations open up Saturn’s atmosphere
... latitudes to blue hues more reminiscent of the appearance of Uranus and Neptune. This blue colour, derived from skies clear of aerosols, hinted at seasonal effects that might be expected to reverse as the mission progressed. The more we study...
June 2018
Striding through space
... free above the Earth’s curved horizon against a black sky, has been reproduced on everything from books and advertisements ...free above the Earth’s curved horizon against a black sky has been reproduced on everything from books and advertisements...
February 2019
Reflections on the future human condition
...entitled Steht uns der Himmel offen? (Is the sky open to us?) The German philosopher was concerned about... once he has set off in this direction? To what point is the sky open to us, to paraphrase the title of one of the first philosophical reflections...
March 2021
Messier 82’s starburst magnetic highway
... 12 million light-years away - and visible in the night sky near Ursa Major with binoculars or a small telescope. But something... the 2.7 m diameter infrared telescope access to the sky and has no significant effect on aerodynamics. The observatory...
April 2025
Azores rising – Portugal’s Atlantic outpost vying to become space gateway
... medium launcher capacity. When the first rocket roared into the skies above the Azores on a sunny day at the end of...operational, commercially focused launch site. GAMA-2 launches into clear skies. Stepping-stone to the stars As a private initiative,...
