Robert Lea
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United Kingdom
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Watch the half-lit last quarter moon rise tonight
The lunar face will be almost exactly half-illuminated on Tuesday. → Read More
Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank is felt by the space sector
The forced closure of Silicon Valley Bank on Friday (March 10) could have ripple effects across the space industry. → Read More
No, the moon phase can't help find your soulmate on TikTok
The trend continues a long association between romance and the moon. → Read More
Hubble Space Telescope images increasingly affected by Starlink satellite streaks
Starlink satellite streaks have been found spoiling Hubble Space Telescope Images, and the situation is only bound to get worse, a new study has revealed. → Read More
NASA scientists push for a treaty to tackle risky 'space junk'
Space junk is a danger to operational satellites and may eventually threaten astronauts as humanity's exploitation of the space around Earth continues. → Read More
Strange circular dunes on Mars spotted in these NASA photos
A new image shows near-perfect circular sand dunes on the surface of Mars taken as part of a program to see how frost melts on the Red Planet in late winter. → Read More
'Missing link' protostar may prove solar system's water is older than the sun
A planet-forming disk around a distant star has revealed an abundance of water that may indicate the solar system's water is older than the sun. → Read More
See the night sky shine with ghostly zodiacal light this month
Skywatchers will need to plan carefully and find dark skies to catch this almost ethereal pyramid of light after twilight. → Read More
US Space Force grants 4 companies launch pads at Cape Canaveral
Space Force wing Space Launch Delta 45 has allocated three launch pads at the historic Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida to four private companies. → Read More
Shockwaves rocking the 'cosmic web' connecting galaxies seen for the 1st time
Astronomers caught the 1st radio glow from magnetic fields in the universe's largest structure that spans the vastness of space to link galaxies. → Read More
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity sees dazzling 'sun rays' over Red Planet
NASA's Curiosity Rover has caught its first image of the sunset on Mars as it began a new campaign observing clouds over the Red Planet at twilight. → Read More
Don't miss March's Full Worm Moon in the sky tonight
March's full moon, often referred to as the "Worm Moon" rises after sunset on Monday and reaches its peak in the early hours of Tuesday (March 7). → Read More
James Webb Space Telescope 'sees triple' with help from Einstein (photos)
Using gravitational lensing and a massive galaxy cluster located 3.2 billion light years away the powerful space telescope replicated a distant galaxy three times in a single image. → Read More
SpaceX Crew 6 liftoff lights up the sky in stunning photos
SpaceX's Crew-6 mission launched on Thursday morning (March 2). → Read More
SpaceX’s sunset Starlink launch was amazing, and here are the pictures to prove it
Stunning images show a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink 'V2 mini' craft as it lifts off framed by the setting sun. → Read More
Does the moon need its own time zone? We may need to decide soon
Space agencies may need to change how we keep time during long-duration crewed space missions. → Read More
See Venus and Jupiter get super-close in the sky tonight
Venus and Jupiter will meet up in the night sky on Wednesday (March 1) during a conclave of solar system record breakers, its hottest planet and its largest. → Read More
Record breakers! Super-close dwarf stars orbit each other in less than a day
The cool stars are separated by just around 1.5 million miles, 1% the distance between Earth and the sun. → Read More
Venus has a squishy shell that might be key to its youthful look
The investigation of geological features called coronae sheds light on how Venus loses internal heat and gives clues about its volcanic activity. → Read More
How deep-sea silica ends up in Saturn moon Enceladus' famous geysers
Scientists have discovered how Saturn's moon Enceladus blasts tiny silica particles into space, where they eventually help form one of Saturn's famous rings. → Read More