International Year of Astronomy wraps up

Millions had a 'Galileo moment'
Posted by Hamish Johnston on January 11, 2010 4:27 PM

On Her Majesty’s Space Service

UK will finally have its own space agency
Posted by Hamish Johnston on December 11, 2009 1:04 PM

‘Galaxy Zoo Mergers’ opens today

Star Wars meets Wall Street on the silver screen?
Posted by Hamish Johnston on November 24, 2009 12:12 PM

The story of Europe’s space telescope

Documentary charts the rise of the ESA's Herschel mission
Posted by Hamish Johnston on November 18, 2009 8:52 AM

Exoplanets and the ‘lithium problem’

The discovery could further accelerate the discovery of exoplanets
Posted by Hamish Johnston on November 13, 2009 4:35 PM

Ask a Nobel laureate

Do you have a question for John Mather?
Posted by Hamish Johnston on October 20, 2009 10:50 AM

100 years of cosmic ray experiments

Coming soon: the 'European Week of Astroparticle Physics'
Posted by Hamish Johnston on October 1, 2009 4:03 PM

First light for Planck

Satellite will provide a better view of the very early universe
Posted by Hamish Johnston on September 17, 2009 12:22 PM

Galaxy Zoo: The Hunt for Supernovae

First target identified in less than 24 hours
Posted by Hamish Johnston on August 14, 2009 9:11 AM

More on electron/positron excesses…

Do they come from exploding stars?
Posted by Hamish Johnston on August 11, 2009 2:28 PM

Apollo conspiracy theories still going strong

If you apply Occam's razor to this question...
Posted by Hamish Johnston on July 20, 2009 8:41 AM

Old news under embargo

But we already know what Phoenix saw on Mars!
Posted by Hamish Johnston on June 30, 2009 10:33 AM

Are we alone?

Guide to spotting life on distant exoplanets
Posted by Hamish Johnston on June 16, 2009 11:21 AM

‘Telescope time without tears’

If you want your telescope application to be considered, you may have to assess a few proposals yourself...
Posted by Hamish Johnston on June 15, 2009 5:21 PM

Who needs the lunar breakdown services?

If one of the landing legs is a bit stuck or the lunar module hatch is jammed then just get your hands on the Haynes manual...
Posted by Michael Banks on June 12, 2009 10:15 AM

Launch date set for new handbag

It is probably not what astronauts would use as their tool bag when in space...
Posted by Michael Banks on June 3, 2009 12:15 PM

What’s your view of astronomers?

This month was undoubtedly a good time to be an astronomer...
Posted by Michael Banks on May 28, 2009 2:00 PM

Did mineral ‘antifreeze’ help shape the Martian landscape?

Anyone who lives in a cold climate knows that adding salt to ice will cause it to melt...
Posted by Hamish Johnston on May 20, 2009 9:40 PM

Lights out on dark matter?

'...2009 promises to be an illuminating year for dark matter'.
Posted by Hamish Johnston on May 6, 2009 2:30 PM

Beyond redshift eight

Telescopes spy gamma-ray burst from 13 billion years ago
Posted by Hamish Johnston on April 28, 2009 1:09 PM