Currently on display at St John the Baptist Church in West London is the striking sculpture Mars: War & Peace, the touring artwork by UK artist Luke Jerram.
In photos – Luke Jerram’s Mars: War & Peace at the Kensington & Chelsea Festival 2023 Read More
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
Inviting passers-by to “sample life on Mars ahead of the new major exhibition at the Design Museum,” the Mars Estate Agency Pop-Up proved rather a baffling concoction, with very little …
Mars Estate Agency Pop-Up: a baffling taster of the Design Museum’s forthcoming exhibition, July 2019 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
A newly released six-minute timelapse video shot by ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst provides a beautiful and humbling view of Planet Earth.
Watch this incredible 4k video created by an International Space Station astronaut Read More
A collaboration between Platige Image and ESA, this short film draws inspiration from the Rosetta’s mission to “turn science fiction into science fact” by landing a probe on a far-distant comet..
The wonder of the Rosetta mission retold in sci-fi short ‘Ambition’ Read More
I’ve often found myself intrigued as to what goes on in inside the British Interplanetary Society, which has its HQ right next to Vauxhall Bus Station in south London. The name has always …
A trip to the British Interplanetary Society for a lecture on Mars by Abigail Hutty Read More
Tasked with “bringing together the cosmically curious and culturally quirky space community for a social mix of art–space programmes,” the KOSMICA session at the South Bank last week proved to be …
Smelling the Moon: Kosmica Full Moon Party, London 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
Taking photos of heavenly bodies is an art that requires real talent and skills, helped considerably by mighty optics that can zoom into the craters and ravines of things floating …
Moon in the evening sky over London, and some space age ramblings 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
NASA has released high definition footage of Earth’s most impressive landscapes as captured by astronauts orbiting above.
Stunning NASA video of an astronaut’s view of Earth Read More
To mark the 50 years since Yuri Gagarin was launched into space, a stunning, real time recreation of his pioneering flight has been released on YouTube.
Stunning space footage recreates Yuri Gagarin’s first flight Read More
Venus in Transit Venus is currently shuffling across the face of the sun and it looks well k3wl! The last time it was possible to see the entire passage across …
Venus in Transit Read More