Interviews about Space Science

It's been an unusual few weeks in astronomy - not only have we had a close fly-by of Asteroid DA14, but also a...

Dr Jonathan Shanklin may be better known as one of the men who discovered the hole in the ozone layer. So why the...

This month Asteroid 2012 DA14 a 130.000 Ton lump of rock will pass just 24,000 km from Earth. That’s closer than many...

A number of enterprising individuals are developing ways to harvest and mine asteroids for the minerals that they may...

How did the solar system, from massive gas planets like Jupiter down to tiny asteroids, form? New computer modelling...

Research published just this week offers new solutions to a long-standing problem – What are ultra-luminous X-ray...

Mobile phone data tracks malaria as it moves with humans; Spirals of dust help understand evolution of stars; A new...

In this week's NewsFLASH, we look at companion black holes, artificial bee brain design and hypo-allergenic cow...

The Antarctic is associated with explorers, penguins and glaciers but the South Pole is also the perfect place for...

Diet in pregnancy affects cancer risk for the women, their daughters, and their granddaughters...

Increasing multiple resistant TB, Methane under Antarctic Ice Sheet, A new kind of solar system, and How cucumber...

In an update from the Royal Astronomical Society, we hear how Dawn, currently orbiting Vesta, will depart for a new...

We delve into the history of Mars exploration, finding out why the Red Planet has captured our imagination, and...