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Exo Planet Excursions
Jon discovers peril close to home in the debris disc around brilliant Vega.
The Rise And Fall Of The Saturn
Fifty years ago this month the mighty rocket launched for the first time.
A Passion For Space
The Sky at Night Presenter on Why She is Quietly hopeful about the latest haul of Earth-like planets
Is Life More Likely Under Twin Suns?
Planetary systems around binary stars may have the advantage when it comes to habitability
Best Ever Image Taken Of A Stellar Surface
A new map shows gas velocities on supergiant Antares.
Trappist-1's Ancient Worlds Could Hold Water
The seven planets have been blasted by radiation for billions of years.
Our Sun Could Be Heading For A Slump
An analysis of past solar activity suggests the Sun may be on course for a new Maunder Minimum.
A Passion For Space
The Sky at Night presenter experienced the chills - literal and figurative-of August's American Eclipse.
Sputnik Spark Of The Space Age
Sixty years ago this month a small silver orb made the first-ever orbit of planet Earth.
Exo Planet Excursions
Jon journeys farther than ever before, to an ice giant 25,000 lightyears away.
Chasng The Moon's Shadow
This summer, Elizabeth Pearson travelled across the US to hunt down the total eclipse of the Sun on 21 August 2017.
Our Fortunate Earth
Our world would be a much more chaotic place if Jupiter’s orbit was only slightly different.
A Passion For Space
The Sky at Night presenter looks at the past 60 years of the Space Age – and where the next 60 will lead us.
Red Dragon Rising
China is quickly and quietly becoming a dominant space power. Ash Dove-Jay explores what the Chinese have already achieved, what do they plan to do, and what distinguishes them from other spacefaring nations.
Image Processing
Binning image data, and why you should do it.How losing some resolution in your images can help you capture more detail.
A Passion For Space
The Sky at Night presenter is blown away by her first aurora – much like the particles that cause them.