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Solar System

Is the Moon drifting away from Earth?

We find out if we’re likely to lose our Moon one day

Space Exploration

What would happen if an astronaut’s tether broke on a spacewalk?

Spacewalks can be dangerous for a number of reasons, but find out what would happen if one of the reasons came true

Deep Space

What would happen if a planet crashed into a neutron star?

We take a look at the answer to this intriguing question

Solar System

Which comet takes the longest to orbit the Sun?

What is the longest-period comet we know about?

Solar System

What would happen if a black hole entered our Solar System?

Hint: it doesn’t end well for Earth…

Astronomy

Heroes of Space: Nicolaus Copernicus

The Polish astronomer who revolutionised our understanding of the Earth’s place in the Solar System.

Solar System

Would an asteroid in lunar orbit affect the Earth-Moon relationship?

Would any of the proposed plans to capture asteroids affect the Earth’s orbit?

Space Exploration

What is the biggest spacecraft of all time?

Gemma Lavender gets to the bottom of this question for us.

Space Exploration

Why do spacecraft need heat shields to enter Earth but not to leave it?

The science of re-entry explained

Space Exploration

Are there still pieces of the Mir space station in orbit around Earth?

De-orbited in 2001, we find out if there are still pieces of the Mir space station in space

News

Juno Update: NASA decides to keep spacecraft in current orbit around Jupiter

The decision will allow Juno to accomplish its science goals, while avoiding the risk of a previously-planned engine firing that would have reduced the probe’s orbital period to 14 days

News

New Saturn-mass exoplanet discovered around a pair of stars

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has confirmed the existence of a planet orbiting the OGLE-2007-BLG-349 system

News

Astronomers solve mystery of disappearing asteroids

The space rocks are thought to be destroyed in a drawn out, long hot fizzle, much farther from the Sun than previously thought

News

Dead “skull-shaped” comet to zip past Earth today

The object, which was considered a potentially hazardous object, will pass the Earth just 25 per cent beyond the Moon’s orbit

News

Astronomers get best view yet of exoplanet in motion around its star

The Gemini Observatory has given us our best view yet of an exoplanet moving in its orbit around a distant star

Solar System

How big is the Solar System?

We find out how vast our solar neighbourhood really is

Solar System

What’s so fascinating about Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ moon Mimas?

This small Saturnian moon is one of the most heavily cratered bodies in the Solar System, including one massive impact…

Deep Space

How do we know Kepler-78b is a planet?

How do we know for sure that this distant world is an exoplanet and not a comet or an asteroid?

Orbital space debris Space Exploration

Why don’t objects collide often in Earth orbit?

Find out why manmade satellites don’t crash into each other all the time

Astronomy

How many manmade satellites can you see with the naked eye?

How many of the artificial satellites orbiting our planet can you see with the unaided eye?

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