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A revolution 25 years in the making
Jun 28, 2025

A revolution 25 years in the making

You're going to hear a lot more about Rubin. Plus glass beads on the Moon, a very cold exoplanet, and a huge cloud of energised particles.

Adam McMaster
Adam McMaster
JWST sees further than ever
Jun 14, 2025

JWST sees further than ever

The Universe is absolutely full of galaxies. Plus a new dwarf planet, new magnetar measurements, and weird neutrinos.

Adam McMaster
Adam McMaster
There's no stopping hypervelocity stars
May 31, 2025

There's no stopping hypervelocity stars

They're leaving the Galaxy. Also tectonic activity on Venus, a weird retrograde exoplanet, and galaxies firing jets at each other.

Adam McMaster
Adam McMaster
A massive star is making a run for it
May 17, 2025

A massive star is making a run for it

It's charging right through a nearby nebula. Plus Voyager 1's thrusters come back to life, water ice outside the Solar System, and the Universe will die sooner than we thought.

Adam McMaster
Adam McMaster
The strangeness of Arp 184
May 11, 2025

The strangeness of Arp 184

Why does this galaxy look this way? Plus new measurements of Jupiter, the coldest exoplanet ever found, and jets and eruptions from supermassive black holes.

Adam McMaster
Adam McMaster
An amazing photo of Mars' atmosphere
May 03, 2025

An amazing photo of Mars' atmosphere

A fantastic old image I'd never seen before, but is it real? Plus auroral electrojets and accreting black holes.

Adam McMaster
Adam McMaster
Check out the Sun in amazing detail
Apr 28, 2025

Check out the Sun in amazing detail

A high res composite from Solar Orbiter. Plus worrying ocean warming, a planet in a polar orbit, and our weird galactic neighbour.

Adam McMaster
Adam McMaster
Is it aliens?
Apr 21, 2025

Is it aliens?

No, it is not. Plus storms on Jupiter, a nearby supernova (eventually), and the discovery of a whole lot of hydrogen.

Adam McMaster
Adam McMaster
Ten groundbreaking years of Gaia
Apr 12, 2025

Ten groundbreaking years of Gaia

A mission which has revolutionised our understanding of the Milky Way.

Adam McMaster
Adam McMaster
The most amazing gravitational lens I've ever seen
Apr 05, 2025

The most amazing gravitational lens I've ever seen

JWST has delivered the goods yet again.

Adam McMaster
Adam McMaster
Could trees be important for the future of astronomy?
Mar 29, 2025

Could trees be important for the future of astronomy?

It's more likely than it sounds, plus auroras on Neptune, direct images of exoplanets, and a near miss with the Milky Way.

Adam McMaster
Adam McMaster
The surprising way black holes affect their galaxies (and it’s not with gravity)
Mar 22, 2025

The surprising way black holes affect their galaxies (and it’s not with gravity)

Supermassive back holes do more than pull things in, plus new research on meteorites, supernovae, and dark energy.

Adam McMaster
Adam McMaster
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