Space Sunday: BepiColombo and Mercury + a RST Update
Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system is also one of the closest to Earth – the average separation between the two being around 77 million kilometres (although obviously...
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Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system is also one of the closest to Earth – the average separation between the two being around 77 million kilometres (although obviously...
The subject of Jupiter’s moon Europa is rather hot at the moment. With two major missions currently en-route to Jupiter to study this icy world – NASA’s Europa Clipper mission, whi...
A lot of people laughed when China announced it planned to develop a launch vehicle with a reusable first stage that would, on its return to Earth, be caught by a net. Well, they’r...
August 12, 2026 will see a total solar eclipse sweep across the Atlantic Ocean, the path of totality – in which the disk of the Moon completely covers that of the Sun as seen from...
Rocket Lab, the New Zealand / US company, has made a name for itself in the smallsat market – possibly the fastest growing sector of the space industry – both as a launch provider...
China is about to launch its most ambitious lunar mission to date in the form of Chang’e 7, which will be heading for the edge of Shackleton Crater in the Lunar South Polar Region...
In 2019/2020 I covered, the excitement caused by the apparent and sudden dimming of Betelgeuse, the variable red supergiant in the constellation of Orion, when the star dropped fro...
Artemis 4 is currently scheduled to mark America’s return to the surface of the Moon in 2028. However, as I’ve noted in covering the programme in this column, there are several tec...
August 30th, 2026 saw the launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope – potentially the most important space-based observatory yet launched from Earth, and the telescope which...
Observing our celestial neighbor (and something much farther away).
Solar observatory awaits a new launch date after its original ride hit booster trouble
When it comes to cool things happening in space, size doesn’t matter.
September offers several eye-catching skywatching opportunities, including a brilliant Venus, the September equinox, and a Harvest Moon rising near Saturn and Neptune. The Moon can...
Okay, let's have another non-political post while we prep for the World Science Fiction Convention (LACon) in Anaheim, next weekend... and the premier of my play, The Escape! Hope...
On Episode 223 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and guest co-host Dale Skran are joined by Dr. Scott Pace to discuss the future of exploration on the Moon.
"Seeing the Earth from above is a powerful reminder of our interdependence," said Thomas Pesquet. The words of France's 10th astronaut to head into space are a reminder of how we a...
After eclipsing the Sun last Wednesday, the Moon returns to the evening sky as a crescent low in twilight. Watch it pass Venus, then Spica. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, Au...
On Episode 218 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss NASA's new moonbase plans with planetary scientist Dr. Pascal Lee.
Today we're going on our very own Galaxy Quest, cake fans, only this one won't include ANY forms of rudimentary lathes. (HA NERD JOKE)No, instead I found 10 of my favorite galaxy a...
In twilight, watch bold Venus and tiny Spica approach each other to meet September 1st. And check whether you'll be able to see anything of Wednesday's solar eclipse! The post This...
On Episode 225 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Adam Kall of KMI to discuss their work on the ISS may provide answers for orbital debris mitigation.
On Episode 220 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Dr. Pascal Lee and astrobiologist Dr. Penny Boston to mark the 50th anniversary of Viking 1's landing o...
Using a donated Hubble-class mirror originally built for a spy satellite, NASA's Roman Space Telescope is poised for launch Sunday on a $4.3 billion mission to open a new window on...
On Episode 219 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss the space headlines for the past few weeks.
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