Space Telescopes
- 25th Jan 2024
- Author: Katie Holland
Space telescopes have been helping to expand our view of the cosmos for the last 50 years, but why do we bother sending them to space?
Space NOW Blog
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NASA, ESA, and S. Beckwith (STScI) and the HUDF Team -
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Quadrantid Meteor Shower 2024
- 29th Dec 2023
- Author: Team Discovery (edited: Dhara Patel)
In 2024, the Quadrantid meteor shower peaks on the night of 3-4 January with up to 110 meteors per hour.
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National Space Centre Ursid Meteor Shower 2023
- 13th Dec 2023
- Author: Team Discovery (edited: Dhara Patel)
In December, the Ursid meteor shower peaks on the night of 22-23 December with 5-10 meteors an hour.
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National Space Centre Geminid Meteor Shower 2023
- 11th Dec 2023
- Author: Team Discovery (edited: Dhara Patel)
In 2023, the Geminid meteor shower peaks on the night of 14 December into the early hours of 15 December, with up to 120 meteors per hour.
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Ryan Wick CC BY 2.0 DEED A beginner's guide to Telescopes
- 6th Dec 2023
- Author: Lucy Spencer
Telescopes are powerful tools for observing the night sky – read this blog for a simple guide on what to look for, and how to use them!
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NASA/ JPL- Caltech/ASU/Peter Rubin Psyche Mission
- 26th Sep 2023
- Author: Elspeth Lewis
The Psyche mission will study an asteroid that may be very similar to the core of the Earth and other rocky planets.
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Henrik Melin Space Careers: Henrik Melin
- 23rd Aug 2023
- Author: Dhara Patel
We caught up with Dr Henrik Melin from the University of Leicester to find out how he became and what he does as a planetary scientist.
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NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI A beginner's guide to Astrophotography
- 7th Aug 2023
- Author: Jane Kyprianou
A simple how-to guide for budding astrophotographers wanting to image the night sky and the astronomical objects within it.
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NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center; background, ESA/Gaia/DPAC Black Holes
- 11th May 2023
- Author: Lucy Spencer
A simple guide to one of the most mysterious objects in the universe: black holes.
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NASA William and Caroline Herschel
- 25th Aug 2022
- Author: Edward Turner
A brief insight into the lives and discoveries of the Herschel siblings, William and Caroline.
