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Finding Pluto

February 09, 2022

The James Webb Space Telescope

January 18, 2022

The first asteroid

December 24, 2021

The life cycle of stars in January’s sky.

December 24, 2021

U is for UMBRAPHILE!

November 22, 2021

November 2021 Stargazer’s Calendar

November 07, 2021

A telescope, a monument, or both? The secret of the Monument to the Great Fire of London.

November 01, 2021

Why is Space Dark?

October 17, 2021

Why do stars twinkle?

October 10, 2021

October 2021 Stargazer’s Calendar

October 03, 2021

How big is the Sun compared to other stars?

September 27, 2021

Can you hear sound in space?

September 19, 2021

The epic journeys of the Voyagers: 44 years in Space!

September 12, 2021

Northern Hemisphere vs Southern Hemisphere Sky

August 22, 2021

Family day out at Jodrell Bank

August 12, 2021

August 2021 Stargazer’s Calendar

August 05, 2021

After launch delays and troubled arrival, the new ISS research module Nauka seems to be finally up and running!

July 31, 2021

Question of the week: Where is the hole from a rock that killed dinosaurs?

July 26, 2021

Apollo-Soyuz: the historic handshake that brought the end of the Cold War one step closer

July 17, 2021

How to keep track of time…on Mars

July 05, 2021

July 2021 Stargazer’s Calendar

July 01, 2021

The 2021 June Solstice is almost here! Here is why and how to celebrate!

June 21, 2021

Ask WonderDome: questions from Holme Hall Primary School

June 14, 2021

Hidden figures: John Jones, the 19th century Welsh astronomer

June 07, 2021

Small moon with big personality: meet Miranda

May 31, 2021

All about the upcoming May 26th Super Flower Moon and lunar eclipse!

May 24, 2021

Ice Volcanoes of the Solar System

May 19, 2021

Why we should send a mission to Venus

May 09, 2021

May 2021 Stargazer’s calendar

May 02, 2021

Five most important Astronomy images ever taken

April 25, 2021

Today marks the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s first space flight!

April 11, 2021

April 2021 Stargazer’s Calendar

April 02, 2021

How to study the Earth’s core from… SPACE! Meet asteroid 16 Psyche!

March 29, 2021

How Alexei Leonov became the first man to go on a spacewalk

March 21, 2021

Peaks of eternal light: are they real? And …why should you care?

March 14, 2021

Hidden figures of Astronomy: Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin

March 09, 2021

March 2021 Stargazer’s Calendar

March 02, 2021

Do rocket launches damage the Earth’s atmosphere?

February 24, 2021

Meet the neighbours!

February 16, 2021

What is stellar spectroscopy and what does it tell us about stars?

February 10, 2021

February 2021 Stargazing

February 01, 2021

Exploring Space in 2021: the upcoming mission destinations

January 28, 2021

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