Interviews about Space Science

It is not just professional astronomers who observe the Sun, as Lee Macdonald tells me.

A new survey is monitoring how solar storms trigger unusual electric fields on Earth, to help understand how to protect...

A new survey is monitoring how solar storms trigger unusual electric fields on Earth, to help understand how to protect...

The Dark Energy Survey has found 200 candidate supernovae at great distances, providing a test for dark energy.

The Dark Energy Survey has found 200 candidate supernovae at great distances, providing a test for dark energy.

David Southwood tells me why astronomy is about much more than understanding the Universe: it also has a tremendous...

Planning is underway to build a successor to the world's largest fully robotic telescope.

Planning is underway to build a successor to the world's largest fully robotic telescope.

Can gravitational lenses make distant quasars appear significantly brighter and easier to detect?

Can gravitational lenses make distant quasars appear significantly brighter and easier to detect?

Cameras launched on brief flights aboard sounding rockets have seen sparkles in the Sun's atmosphere.

Cameras launched on brief flights aboard sounding rockets have seen sparkles in the Sun's atmosphere.

David Southwood, President of the RAS, tells me why NAM is so important to him.

David Southwood, President of the RAS, tells me why NAM is so important to him.

What will the Juno spacecraft learn when it arrives in orbit around Jupiter in 2016?

We find out what makes the difference between casual backyard observers, and those who take scientifically valuable...

What can we learn from observations of giants planets like Jupiter?

How much structure can amateur astronomers see on Jupiter?

What is the weather like on other planets? John Zarnecki explains.