Space

Steven Spielberg’s latest blockbuster Disclosure Day has done what only the best science fiction can — it’s made millions of people look up at the night sky and ask a genuinely serious question: is anyone out there, and could they actually reach us? As a Physics teacher, I find myself in the unusual position of […]

I first became fascinated with exoplanets while studying a module at The Open University called S382 Astrophysics (now replaced with S384 Astrophysics of Stars and Planets). During that period, I was introduced to these newly discovered and remarkable worlds, and the subject immediately captured my imagination. I also had the opportunity to work with a

I’ve always been fascinated by space, but there’s something about the current moment that feels genuinely special. For the first time in decades, human spaceflight isn’t just about maintaining what we already have in low Earth orbit — it’s about pushing outward again. The prospect of astronauts travelling back toward the Moon, and eventually beyond