Mark Thompson
The Debate Continues. Do Wide Binaries Prove or Disprove MOND?
The term dark matter was coined back in 1933 and since then, the hunt for it has been well and…
Titan’s “Magic Islands” Could Be Floating Blobs of Organic Solids
When the Cassini spacecraft returned radar scans of the surface of Saturn’s moon Titan, the results were mindblowing. It revealed…
Spending Time in Space? Maximize Your Health with this Space Salad
Space exploration carries with it many challengs and one of them is eating, or more accurately the provision of food.…
Falcon Heavy Launches Space Force’s Mysterious X-37B Space Plane
Rocket launches seem to have become a bit mundane for many these days yet the odd launch captures peoples imagination.…
China’s FAST Observatory is Playing a Key Role in the Search for Aliens
Some years ago I rememeber running the SETI at Home screensaver and would watch it for hours to see if…
An Ancient Stone Found in Italy is an Accurate Map of the Night Sky
You know how some constellations take a little bit of imagination to see? Yes, Leo looks a bit like a…
The Sun Just Blasted its Strongest Flare in 6 Years. Get Ready for Auroras
While many of us were celebrating the end of 2023 and the coming of 2024, the Sun was having its…
Simulation Perfectly Matches What We See When Neutron Stars Collide
There are many mysteries in the world of astronomy and a fair number relate to the processes during the end…
ESA’s Tiny Pinhole Thruster is Ready for Production.
Rocket propulsion technology has progressed leaps and bounds since the first weaponised rockets of the Chinese and Mongolian empires. They…
Mars is Surprisingly Volcanically Active
Like many that grew up watching the skies, I have been captivated by the planets. Mars is no exception, with…