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A Passion For Space
BBC Sky at Night Magazine

A Passion For Space

The Sky at Night Presenter on Why She is Quietly hopeful about the latest haul of Earth-like planets

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April 2017
Is Life More Likely Under Twin Suns?
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Is Life More Likely Under Twin Suns?

Planetary systems around binary stars may have the advantage when it comes to habitability

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April 2017
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Most Rogue Planets Simply Don't Exist

Though some planets do range free through the Galaxy, there appear to be fewer than first thought.

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October 2017
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Nightscapes With A Bit Of Sparkle

Night scape images that contain glinting Iridium flares or space stations have been a staple of astro imaging for decades.

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October 2017
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Our Fortunate Earth

Our world would be a much more chaotic place if Jupiter’s orbit was only slightly different.

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November 2017
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A Passion For Space

The Sky at Night presenter looks at the past 60 years of the Space Age – and where the next 60 will lead us.

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November 2017
BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Red Dragon Rising

China is quickly and quietly becoming a dominant space power. Ash Dove-Jay explores what the Chinese have already achieved, what do they plan to do, and what distinguishes them from other spacefaring nations.

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November 2017
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Image Processing

Binning image data, and why you should do it.How losing some resolution in your images can help you capture more detail.

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November 2017
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A Passion For Space

The Sky at Night  presenter is blown away by her first aurora – much like the particles that cause them.

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January 2018
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Best Ever Image Taken Of A Stellar Surface

A new map shows gas velocities on supergiant Antares.

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October 2017
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Trappist-1's Ancient Worlds Could Hold Water

The seven planets have been blasted by radiation for billions of years.

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October 2017
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Our Sun Could Be Heading For A Slump

An analysis of past solar activity suggests the Sun may be on course for a new Maunder Minimum.

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October 2017
BBC Sky at Night Magazine

A Passion For Space

The Sky at Night presenter experienced the chills - literal and figurative-of August's American Eclipse.

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October 2017
Sputnik Spark Of The Space Age
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Sputnik Spark Of The Space Age

Sixty years ago this month a small silver orb made the first-ever orbit of planet Earth.

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October 2017
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Exo Planet Excursions

Jon journeys farther than ever before, to an ice giant 25,000 lightyears away.

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October 2017
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Chasng The Moon's Shadow

This summer, Elizabeth Pearson travelled across the US to hunt down the total eclipse of the Sun on 21 August 2017.

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October 2017