Council raises concerns over new Royal Wootton Bassett tip
Late last month, Wiltshire Council announced it had chosen Royal Wootton Bassett as the site for its new…
‘It’s very moving’: The growth of dark sky tourism in Ireland as enthusiasts prepare for solar eclipse – The Irish Times
In a world of screens and urban haze, more people are finding something restorative in the act of…
Operation Beluga — or how a Soviet ice breaker played music to thousands of ice-trapped whales to save them from starving
Credit: Library of Congress collection. The Soviet Union now belongs largely to memory and history books, and many…
Aug. 12 to feature a 6-planet parade, solar eclipse, meteor shower and new moon
The most recent fireball that lit up the night sky across several states in the U.S. was captured…
In 1969, an Australian pilot leased a coral island left barren by guano mining; he flew in water and native trees, his plantings began a 50-year ecological recovery | World News
Aerial view of Lady Elliot Island. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons. In 1969, when pilot Don Adams set foot…
Want to see a solar eclipse and a meteor shower in one day? US astronomer reveals all you should know to enjoy the stargazing event of the year
August will bring two opportunities to look skyward as a solar eclipse and the annual Perseid meteor shower…
Your photos from the West Midlands: From flowers in unlikely places to a surprise zebra
We love to feature your photographs showing the beauty of the West Midlands in all kinds of ways.…
Upcoming Hack to Keep NASA’s Voyager 1 Alive Exploits a Quirk in Its 1970s Hardware
Blitzing through interstellar space at over 35,000 miles per hour (56,000 kilometers per hour), NASA’s Voyager 1 probe…
Plastics contamination an ‘overlooked’ concern in food waste schemes, experts say | Food waste
Plastic contamination should be a central concern in efforts to deal with food waste, which campaigners call one…
Inside the mad world of eclipse hunters – and where to see it in Spain
It was the gift of a small telescope at the age of seven which sparked Alberto Villa’s fascination…
Zan’s Wildlife Diary – In search of stonechats
While I do love sunshine, temperatures were a little higher than my comfort zone, so I headed for…
The Voyager 1 probe, launched in 1977, crossed into interstellar space in 2012 — but it will still take many thousands of years to exit the Oort Cloud, meaning it has technically left the solar system and is nowhere near leaving the solar system at the same time
Voyager 1 has been travelling away from the Sun since 1977. It has passed every planet, crossed the…