space Archive
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![NASA/ESA’s Hubble Telescope has recently photographed the globular cluster Messier 15 in unprecedented detail by combining the observations of the Wide Field Camera 3 and […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "The Hubble Telescope snaps a new composite image of one of the oldest star clusters.")
The Hubble Telescope snaps a new composite image of one of the oldest star clusters.
Posted on November 18, 2013 | No CommentsNASA/ESA’s Hubble Telescope has recently photographed the globular cluster Messier 15 in unprecedented detail by combining the observations of the Wide Field Camera 3 and […] -
Experiments in space improve the design of materials on Earth
Posted on June 2, 2013 | No CommentsChoosing the right material to build any technical or industrial object out of can be tricky. Objects like aircraft, cars and gas pipelines need to […] -
Discovery of Two New Supernovae will help Further Scientists’ Understanding of Space
Posted on March 2, 2013 | No CommentsTwo new supernovae have been identified by researchers at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas. The older of the two has been given the colloquial […] -
![Since it landed on Mars in 2012, the Curiosity Rover has been exploring the Gale Crater in one of the most ambitious space missions to […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/planet-blof-logo-115x115.png "Life on Mars: A Curious Investigation")
Life on Mars: A Curious Investigation
Posted on February 21, 2013 | No CommentsSince it landed on Mars in 2012, the Curiosity Rover has been exploring the Gale Crater in one of the most ambitious space missions to […] -
BBC Stargazing Live – a Stellar Performance Boosts the Nation’s Love of Space.
Posted on January 22, 2013 | No CommentsFrom the 8-10th of January, the BBC’s third series of Stargazing Live aired from Jodrell Bank Observatory, where the third largest steerable radio telescope in […] -
![Experts at the Electronics Research Laboratory at the University of Helsinki have managed to manufacture key components which allow the eled by Dr. Pekka Janhunen […]](/wp-content/themes/arras/arras/images/thumbnail.png "New Developments in Production Techniques Bring Electric Solar Sail a Step Closer to Reality")
New Developments in Production Techniques Bring Electric Solar Sail a Step Closer to Reality
Posted on January 13, 2013 | No CommentsExperts at the Electronics Research Laboratory at the University of Helsinki have managed to manufacture key components which allow the eled by Dr. Pekka Janhunen […] -
Small-scale chaos heats solar wind
Posted on January 10, 2013 | No CommentsSpatial and temporal observations of solar wind have revealed small scale, rapid variations in magnetic fields. Recent measurements of solar wind by the European Space […] -
Earth sized planets discovered around neighbouring star
Posted on December 24, 2012 | No CommentsThe star τau Ceti has been the subject of a pioneering new study investigating stellar jitter, or to you and me, stellar noise. This study […] -
![Tiny sensors are being developed to detect trace elements within the Earth’s upper atmosphere, and structural flaws within spacecraft. Mahmooda Sultana, an expert from NASA, […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/News-image-01-115x115.jpg "The best thing since sliced bread: Graphene – the chemical sensor and strain detector.")
The best thing since sliced bread: Graphene – the chemical sensor and strain detector.
Posted on December 9, 2012 | No CommentsTiny sensors are being developed to detect trace elements within the Earth’s upper atmosphere, and structural flaws within spacecraft. Mahmooda Sultana, an expert from NASA, […] -
‘Bland’ Planet reveals bizarre and complex weather systems
Posted on October 19, 2012 | No CommentsWith a reputation for being boring and bland, Uranus, which resides 2.88 billion km away from the sun, has recently revealed previously undetected large and […] -
![It is no surprise that China is seldom out of the headlines these days. Over the past thirty years, it has matched unprecedented economic growth […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Blog-image-01-115x115.jpg "The Dragon in Flight: Why Space Could Belong to China in the 21st Century")
The Dragon in Flight: Why Space Could Belong to China in the 21st Century
Posted on January 25, 2012 | No CommentsIt is no surprise that China is seldom out of the headlines these days. Over the past thirty years, it has matched unprecedented economic growth […] -
The Astronomer’s Toolkit
Posted on January 24, 2012 | No CommentsSpectroscopy, it seems to me, is the most useful tool in the astronomer’s box. In the broadest sense, it describes the set of methods whereby […] -
Brave New Worlds
Posted on October 4, 2011 | No CommentsNASA scientists have recently reported the discovery of over 1200 exoplanets—planets orbiting other stars—including 54 which may be suitable for life. The Kepler mission launched […] -
![In the mind of the great Greek philosopher Ptolemy, the world was ordered and simple: a series of concentric circles representing the paths of the […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Out-of-this-world_preview-115x115.png "Out of This World")
Out of This World
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsIn the mind of the great Greek philosopher Ptolemy, the world was ordered and simple: a series of concentric circles representing the paths of the […]
