The rocketeer who laid the foundations for the space program
Space Exploration
Heroes of Space: Frank J Malina
FutureTech
Parker Solar Probe: NASA’s Sun-skimming spacecraft
Things are heating up at NASA as Solar Probe Plus prepares to take a plunge into the Sun
Astronomy
Did Galileo invent the telescope?
Did this pioneering astronomer invent and use a telescope for the first time?
Astronomy
Heroes of Space: Charles Messier
The pioneer of the sky created the catalogue of deep sky objects.
FutureTech
Will we ever travel faster than light?
Could space travel on a Star Trek scale ever become a reality?
Deep Space
Dust clouds can explain puzzling features of active galactic nuclei
Mysterious features seen in light emitted from active galactic nuclei may be due to partial obscuration by dust clouds
Astronomy
SPA revives its Sound of Astronomy ‘podcast’ after 50 years
A 50-year old ‘podcast’ has now returned to the airwaves with an updated twist and exciting new content
Space Exploration
Opportunity encounters a heavy Martian storm
One of the thickest dust storms ever observed on Mars has been spreading for the past week and a half.
Space Answers on Twitter
Space Exploration
Who built the first space station?
They might have lost the race to the Moon, but the Soviets beat NASA to the punch when it came to space stations…
Astronomy
Heroes of Space: Clyde Tombaugh
The amateur astronomer who discovered Pluto and visited the dwarf planet after his death
Space Exploration
Celebrating a decade of the Fermi Space Telescope
NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has been observing the most energetic events and objects in the universe for the past ten years
Deep Space
Diamond dust surrounds young galactic stars
Studying the infrared emissions of infant stars has revealed the presence of tiny pieces of interstellar dust
Space Exploration
Heroes of Space: Abe Silverstein
Meet the father of the Apollo programme
FutureTech
New Worlds mission: Hunting for alien life using a starshade
By putting a huge umbrella into space, we could come closer to finding extraterrestrial life
Solar System
What would happen if the Moon moved closer to the Earth?
It might be a great view, but would it also devastate our planet?
Heroes of Space: Isaac Newton
The life and work of one of the world’s greatest scientific minds
Solar System
What would happen if the Sun disappeared?
Life without our Solar System’s only star would be rather uncomfortable, to say the least.
Deep Space
Life looks ‘more likely’ around Alpha Centauri
Observations of X-ray emissions around the four-light-year-distant star system shows encouraging signs for habitability of any orbiting exoplanets
Astronomy
Why is Venus so bright?
Find out why the hottest planet in the Solar System is so bright in our night sky.
Space Exploration
Curiosity’s laboratories are back in action
The Martian rover is now able to drill and analyse rock samples of Mars again