Blog The ongoing search for the ‘first quasars’ and their ancient black hole engines January 21, 2021 ⚠️Science-based fiction for kids 8-12: Space Oddity 🛸 by Christoper Edge (review) January 12, 2021 January 2021 Stargazer’s Calendar January 03, 2021 5 awesome facts about the rings of Saturn December 28, 2020 Fantastic meteorites and where to find them December 20, 2020 Don’t miss! Tonight: The Geminid Meteor Shower 2020 December 13, 2020 This is how the Solar System will end December 07, 2020 What is the closest planet to the Sun? December 03, 2020 There will be no more radio light for the legendary Arecibo telescope November 19, 2020 Why are stars pointy? | (Diffraction spikes explained) November 14, 2020 Everything you can see in the sky with your eyes: November 2020 guide November 06, 2020 Spooky space facts (Happy Halloween!) 👻 🎃 🌃 🕸️ October 31, 2020 How old is the sunlight you see? October 27, 2020 Roger Penrose: tiles, triangles, black holes and the 2020 Nobel Prize October 21, 2020 Satellites to the rescue! October 14, 2020 October 2020 Stargazer’s Calendar October 02, 2020 Why white dwarfs crystallize (and how the Sun will turn into a giant diamond) September 30, 2020 How to read scientific papers that are locked behind a paywall September 22, 2020 Phosphine in the clouds of Venus: new chemistry or alien life? September 14, 2020 Tides explained September 10, 2020 September 2020 Stargazer’s Calendar September 05, 2020 Svetlana Savitskaya: The story of The Second Woman in Space August 19, 2020 August guide to family-friendly space-themed activities: What ‘s open and How to enjoy it safely August 15, 2020 Which planet is the closest to the Earth…TODAY? August 08, 2020 Perseverance rover and what makes it so special July 31, 2020 Let’s bake a ROCKET CAKE! Step-by-step instructions for the young bakers/ rocket engineers July 29, 2020 “The Black Cloud” by Fred Hoyle: a sci-fi classic by a famous astronomer July 24, 2020 Let’s talk… Dyson Sphere and Intelligent Aliens July 17, 2020 July 2020 Stargazer’s Calendar July 04, 2020 From research data to a piece of art: this is how the colourful Hubble images are made July 02, 2020 SPACE SCAVENGER HUNT FOR GROWN-UPS June 23, 2020 Answering the most popular questions about the James Webb Space Telescope June 17, 2020 No rocket needed to visit these Mars-like and Moon-like places on Earth June 08, 2020 The Crew Dragon Demo-2 launch on Saturday: to be or not to be? May 29, 2020 The prestigious $1.2 million Shaw Prize 2020 goes to a British Astrophysicist May 21, 2020 Four ways to destroy the Universe May 19, 2020 How come Jupiter has a fuzzy core? May 12, 2020 Origami and how we use it to explore space May 04, 2020 The man who fell from the sky: Vladimir Komarov and the first space disaster April 23, 2020 Where do retired spacecraft go? April 21, 2020 There is no going straight in Space. How to send a spacecraft to Mercury. April 14, 2020 Rocket launch amidst pandemic: Expedition 63 to fly to the ISS tomorrow. April 08, 2020 Backyard stargazing: April 2020 April 06, 2020 Reflecting on the ongoing mass homeschooling and unschooling March 31, 2020 Cloudy with a chance of iron rain. What does it rain on other planets? March 23, 2020 Happy Birthday, Mr Percival Lowell! Thanks for Pluto and everything! March 16, 2020 Guided by the stars: how animals use stars for navigation March 08, 2020 Making a Perfect Space Party February 22, 2020 Will the light pollution from satellite constellations ruin the the dark sky? February 21, 2020 What’s on: February 2020 half term Space Events February 14, 2020