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NGC 6302: A vast cosmic butterfly
Posted on April 15, 2011 | No CommentsNGC 6302 is a beautiful example of a planetary nebula formed when a bloated red giant star transformed into a tiny white dwarf, belching about half its mass into space […] -
Vostok 1: Secrets of the first spaceflight
Posted on April 11, 2011 | 12 CommentsYuri Gagarin made history fifty years ago, in the midst of the Cold War, the USSR succeeded in putting him in space. Aspects of his mission were kept secret at […] -
Yuri Gagarin: First Man in Space
Posted on April 11, 2011 | 20 CommentsYuri Gagarin, Soviet cosmonaut, paved the way for space exploration and truly went where no man had been before. He was the first human in space, Sinead McNicholl tells his […] -
Space Shuttle: A thirty year history of tragedy and triumph
Posted on April 7, 2011 | 11 CommentsThis year will see both the end of space flights by NASA’s Shuttle fleet and the thirtieth anniversary of the first orbital mission by this historic spacecraft. Our coverage of […] -
Wonders of the April night sky
Posted on April 5, 2011 | 2 CommentsThe April night sky is full of treats for the stargazer. In the 100th post of the Astronotes blog, Mary Bulman explains what you will be able to see. Stargazing […] -
X-37: Secrets of the Pentagon’s spaceship
Posted on April 5, 2011 | 10 CommentsX-37: a spaceplane developed in secret for classified missions in Earth orbit. It sounds like something from a Cold War techno-thriller novel but the United States Air force’s X-37B is […] -
7 Must See Wonders of the Universe
Posted on March 30, 2011 | 8 CommentsProfessor Brian Cox has been back on our screens this month in his latest BBC2 series Wonders of the Universe. Over the past few weeks, the Prof has guided us […] -
3 reasons why astronomy should give you nightmares
Posted on March 28, 2011 | 4 CommentsThere are cosmic threats to life on Earth.Hiding in the depths of space are things lethal beyond imagining.One day the End will be nigh for real.A forthcoming conference, part of […]