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Review: Ad Astra

Review: Ad Astra

James Gray’s space epic has the components of a strong film — but the lack of a compelling cast and story give way to a bland, boring package
Sundance London 2019: Apollo 11

Sundance London 2019: Apollo 11

An audiovisual spectacle to behold, Apollo 11 is a documentary like no other, writes film editor Tobias Soar from Sundance London
Scientists capture the first image of a black hole

Scientists capture the first image of a black hole

Two-hundred scientists have come together to produce the first ever image of a black hole in a landmark moment for astronomers
‘New Space’ comes to Manchester

‘New Space’ comes to Manchester

ManSEDS’ annual Innovation in Space Festival featured Bob Morris, Chair of the Northern Space Consortium, who detailed how the UK space industry has changed recently
Jodrell Bank observes neutron star collision

Jodrell Bank observes neutron star collision

Manchester astronomers at Jodrell Bank have been part of an international collaboration that have observed a rare and violent stellar event
Art in Mancunia: Rosie Plunkett

Art in Mancunia: Rosie Plunkett

How we can have such a harmonious relationships with such beautiful landscapes, when for others it is the most disastrous place on earth? Rosie Plunkett tackles this challenging question in her most recent landscape photography project
New heights reached in Virgin Galactic spaceflight

New heights reached in Virgin Galactic spaceflight

‘Spaceplanes’ are notoriously difficult to take off and re-enter the atmosphere — so how did Virgin do it?
Japan touches down on a new frontier

Japan touches down on a new frontier

The space agency of Japan, JAXA has landed their Hayabusa-2 probe onto the surface of an asteroid, opening up possibilities for space exploration, astronomy, and space mining.
Private money in space

Private money in space

Private companies have opened up space travel by bringing costs down – Wasim Aksar takes a look at those who are going boldly where no one has gone before
Radio bursts from deep space puzzle astronomers

Radio bursts from deep space puzzle astronomers

Astronomers have been left stumped by radio bursts found by a new Canadian radio telescope, which have only ever been observed once before
InSight probe successfully lands on Mars

InSight probe successfully lands on Mars

NASA’s InSight probe has successfully landed on Mars. Could it be the foundations for a manned mission to the Red Planet?
A brief history of Stephen Hawking

A brief history of Stephen Hawking

“Look up at the stars and not down at your feet” – Professor Stephen Hawking
Elon Musk’s launch was a good thing, here is why

Elon Musk’s launch was a good thing, here is why

Elon Musk’s launch of a sports car into outer space has faced some flack, but the criticisms might not necessarily be justified
Tim Peake’s space capsule coming to Manchester

Tim Peake’s space capsule coming to Manchester

The Soyuz space capsule that carried British astronaut Tim Peake is to make a landing at Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry as part of its museum tour

Manchester and 60 years of the space age

As we approach the 60th anniversary of humanity’s first foray into space, we look back on the exciting advancements that Manchester took part in

Cassini’s grand finale

The probe’s historic exploration of Saturn comes to an end

Largest rocket launched from UK by Manchester space tourism firm

Privately owned commercial space travel company, Starchaser Industries Ltd., has successfully launched their largest rocket, the Skybolt 2, in Northumberland village of Otterburn

Review: Passengers

Passengers attempts to reach for the stars with its sinister plot but ends up getting lost in space instead

Students to go to Mars to read books and leave behind “legacies”

Three British students are in the running to become the first people to set foot on the Red Planet with Mars One, with 100 potential candidates left out of initially 200000 applicants

Starchaser Industries – the sky is not the limit!

Steve Bennett, the CEO of Starchaser Industries, gave an interesting talk on how his company plan to be at the forefront of UK space tourism