Space

By Tiffany Naylor - In 2012, the annual star count SHrvey revealed no real improvement in the level of light…

Venus is a rocky world that is similar in size to Earth, but it's also a world that remains mysterious because it's…

Space stations are human habitats complete with a pressurised enclosure and life support, which are placed in a…

Since the first object in what is now commonly known as the 'Asteroid Belt' was observed in 1801, over 100,000…

Only 10 years after the Space Age began, two young mathematicians discovered a way to have a space probe visit all…

Just last year, astronomers definitively announced that the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way will collide -…

The definition of a variable star is simply a stellar body whose apparent magnitude (ie its brightness seen from…

Spacewalks are one of the most dangerous pursuits performed by astronauts, with each one requiring technical skill,…

The last of the Ariane 4 expendable launchers completed its final mission on 15 February 2003. This particular type…

The Carina Nebula is, astronomically speaking, close to the Earth at only 7,500 light years away. It was formed 3…