Comet Lulin spotted finally!

I just caught my first glimpse of the elusive Comet Lulin! Well, it’s been elusive from Kendal because of a week of cloudy nights, but many people have seen it elsewhere. But tonight it was my turn – I saw it through my trusty pair of 10×50 binocs whilst standing in the middle of Abbot [...]

Hello Hellas…!

The latest batch of images released by the team behind the HiRISE camera onboard the Mars Reconaissance Orbiter includes a picture of layered outcrops on the floor of a crater in the northern part of the huge Hellas Basin. I found a beautiful section of the image that deserved… well, a little extra attention, so [...]

Back To Jupiter…!

NASA has chosen its next “flagship” (translation: mega-expensive and complicated) mission, and it has decided to go with a big mission to Jupiter and its moons called “The Europa Jupiter System Mission” , which it will run in partnership with the European Space Agency. (I know what you’re thinking, “That’s a rubbish name for a [...]