Apple TV’s adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series stays true to the big ideas, but sensibly…
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SpaceX’s Inspiration4 marks a shift towards privacy for space tourists
The Inspiration4 mission was the first orbital space flight to carry only private passengers and was…
Maps of planetary nurseries will help the complex hunt for alien life
Five planetary nurseries have been chemically mapped in the most detail ever, showing hints of unexpected…
The BepiColombo spacecraft is about to make its first Mercury flyby
The BepiColombo mission to Mercury will pass within about 200 kilometres of the surface of Mercury…
The BepiColombo spacecraft is about to make its first Mercury fly-by
The BepiColombo mission will pass within about 200 kilometres of the surface of Mercury in October,…
Mushballs inside Uranus and Neptune may solve an atmospheric mystery
Uranus and Neptune appear to have less ammonia than expected, but it might have been hidden…
Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2021
Royal Observatory astronomer Dr Emily Drabek-Maunder takes us on a tour of some of the best…
Here are the Astronomy Photographer of the Year winners
These images of the sun, the moon and the planets of the solar system took some…
UK night skies will be among worst hit by satellite megaconstellations
From anywhere on Earth there may soon by hundreds of satellites visible in the night sky…
NASA’s Perseverance rover has been hit by 100 ‘dust devils’ on Mars
The Perseverance rover on Mars was hit by 100 dust devils in its first 90 days…