DART: The First Asteroid Deflection Mission
- 27th Sep 2022
- Author: Catherine Muller
Launched on 24 November 2021, NASA’s DART Mission to asteroid Dimorphos is the first test of Earth-defence technology.
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NASA, ESA, and J. Nichols (University of Leicester) The Planets: Jupiter
- 26th Sep 2022
- Author: Edward Turner
What Juno about Jupiter? Your one stop shop for everything you need to know about the king of the planets.
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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.
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NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Curiosity Rover: 10 Years on Mars
- 4th Aug 2022
- Author: Edward Turner
On 6 August 2022, the famous ‘Happy Birthday’ singing rover celebrates a staggering 10 years of operation on Mars.
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Home Planet
- 19th May 2022
- Author: Dan Kendall
Behind the scenes of the National Space Centre's new Home Planet gallery.
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NASA What are the Phases of the Moon?
- 12th May 2022
- Author: Michael Darch
Exploring our Moon and its various monthly phases, along with how the Moon affects us here down on Earth.
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NASA What is a Lunar Eclipse?
- 11th May 2022
- Author: Daniel Milankovic
What is a Blood Moon? How and when can you see one? A beginner's guide to total, partial, and penumbral lunar eclipses.
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Axiom Space Axiom Space
- 6th Apr 2022
- Author: Harsh Patel (updated by Dhara Patel)
Private company Axiom Space are conducting missions to the International Space Station and plan to build their own outpost in space.
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NASA/Joel Kowsky Full Moons and Full Facts
- 17th Mar 2022
- Author: Michael Darch
All your full moon questions are answered in our full moon and full facts guide, including your lunar calendar for 2022.
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Jay Leviton/The LIFE Images Collection (fair use) The Woman Who Was Hit by a Space Rock and Lived
- 30th Dec 2021
- Author: Alex Thompson
This is the story of Ann Hodges, who in 1954 became the only person in recorded history to be struck by a meteorite.
