The Geological Society’s exhibition in the courtyard of the Royal Academy in Piccadilly is part of 2021 Year of Space project and features large scale prints displaying incredible sights from our …
Spacescapes: postcards from our Solar System – outdoor photo exhibition in Central London Read More
File this one under ‘M’ for ‘Mindblowing.’ NASA has assembled the largest ever Hubble Space Telescope image showing a portion of the Andromeda galaxy – and it is truly astonishing.
Hubble’s mind-blowing high-def view of the Andromeda Galaxy shows over 100 million stars Read More
If you’ve got a spare 20 minutes or so, I warmly recommend you watch this fascinating video, which talks to astronauts about their time in space, and features some stunning …
Astronauts talk about seeing Earth from space – fantastic video Read More
Billed as showcasing “a beautiful planetary image at an unprecedented scale,” I was keen to pop along to see the ’10 Miles of Mars exhibition’ at the UCL in central …
The somewhat disappointing large scale map of Planet Mars at UCL, London Read More
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has been circling the Moon for over years, gathering an unprecedented amount of data about our nearest neighbour.
NASA releases stunning video footage of a rotating Moon Read More
These two fascinating videos show what life is like 220 miles above the Earth in the International Space Station – and also explains how astronauts get to sleep in space.
How astronauts sleep in space and a fascinating look around the International Space Station Read More
I’m so chuffed to have found some of contents of a letter sent to my by NASA in 1969 (and thanks for unearthing it after all these years, Mum!).
Unearthed! NASA’s reply to my astronaut application in 1969 Read More
This incredible movie from NASA’s Curiosity rover shows most of the high-resolution frames acquired by the Mars Descent Imager as it headed towards the surface of Mars.
High resolution footage shows the descent of NASA’s Curiosity rover on to the surface of Mars Read More
This fabulous interactive 360-degree panorama from the surface of Mars shows what you’d be able to see if you’d hitched a ride on the Curiosity rover.
Interactive Mars panorama as seen by the Curiosity rover Read More
Taken by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, this incredible photo shows NASA’s Curiosity rover parachuting down to the surface of Mars earlier today. Read on for the full press release:
Awesome photo of Mars Curiosity as it floats down to the surface of Mars Read More
This stunning, high definition video taken from the International Space Station makes for compelling viewing.
Astonishing night footage shot from the International Space Station [video] Read More
I’ve reluctantly accepted that I’m never actually going to walk over the Moon’s surface, so the best I can manage is to gaze in awe at this new video that’s been posted …
Stunning new video tour of the Moon serves up breathtaking views Read More
I’m sticking with the space theme for one more post today because this wonderful NASA animation is too good not to share.
Funky NASA animation shows off the evolution of the Moon Read More
This is absolutely stunning stuff. This footage from the forthcoming movie, “Special Edition Ascent: Commemorating Space Shuttle” shows a blast off from the view-point of the Solid Rocket Booster.
The sound of a Space Shuttle launch: astonishing video footage Read More
I’ve been totally blown away by this astonishing time lapse video taken from the International Space Station.
Astonishing NASA time lapse video from the International Space Station Read More
It seems remarkable that the first drive across the surface of the Moon happened 40 years ago, when the Lunar Roving Vehicle, or LRV, was taken for a spin across the …
Forty years ago: man drives a car across the Moon’s surface Read More
Last night, the brightest light in the sky was the pinky red glow of Mars, which is now closer to Earth than at any time in almost 60,000 years. I’m …
Mars ahoy! Read More