NASA's Lucy prepares to launch a Trojan asteroid, a group of asteroids in front of and behind Jupiter. Lucy will be launched from Florida on October 26 on an Atlas V rocket. Lucy will fly in search of extraterrestrial life...
The intermittent long eclipses observed while observing the star J1407 astonished astronomers that at first it was thought to be a planet, but when closely observed, the data obtained suggest that it was orbiting like Saturn. This is the first...
After nearly 20 years of development and 16 launch delays, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is almost ready. Set to launch on 31 October 2021, the largest space observatory ever built is set to revolutionise our understanding of the...
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