The Tale of Two Images
Last week, I gave a talk at a local astronomy club on the topic of my latest book: the evolution of space mission cameras and instruments...
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Thoughts on Space Policy and Latest Space News. Published Monthly by the Sherwood Observatory.
Looking at the Year Ahead
Remarkable, don’t you think, that we have made it through another year in the amazing story of humanity, so terrific, so tremendous, but...
Artemis: Expect the Unexpected
Just a few weeks ago, on the 16th of November to be precise, I woke up at 5h45 in the morning (UK time) and went to my living room in my...
Juno's Daring Flyby of Europa
It seems that not a month goes by without some fantastic images being returned from an imaging instrument somewhere in space. Of all the...
The Neptune System Up Close
How lucky we are to live during the era of the James Webb Space Telescope! Webb has merely begun its decades-long mission (hopefully, it...
A Galaxy of Cephalopods
When considering life in outer space, we have been bathed – dare I say conditioned - for over a century now with stories that mainly...
Europe's Bubbling NewSpace Industry
I was recently commissioned to write an article on the European space tech industry. Through my research into this topic, I discovered a...
Summer Solstice at Avebury
As a person who is passionate about space as well as prehistory, and having recently moved near Avebury Stone Circle, I had to experience...
Is there Life on Trappist-1? We'll Soon Find Out!
As you read these lines, something exciting is happening; and it might change our perception of life in our Universe - no less! Indeed,...
The New Planetary Decadal Survey is Out!
So, here it is finally! The day planetary science nerds like yours truly have been waiting for so long occurred on the 19th of April. On...
Crisis in Space
As we’ve all watched in horror the advent of war in Ukraine and been deeply moved by the scale of the human tragedy unfolding, another...
Mapping the Galaxy
Imagine, one and a half million kilometers above your head lies the most productive space mission or observatory ever conceived, yielding...
The Onset of Extremely Large Telescopes
Last month, I shared with you my excitement about the new golden age we are currently living through; from state-of-the-art heavy lift...
The Best Year for Space
As we start this new year, I can’t help but contemplate the golden age we are currently experiencing in space science and exploration. If...
The 10-Billion-Dollar Christmas Gift
If all goes well, space enthusiasts from around the world will be watching a nail-biting event on the 22nd of December at 12:20 GMT as...
Searching for life on Earth…in Space
The search for our deepest origins is one of the most challenging and yet rewarding endeavours humanity has ever undertaken. For more...
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