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First Light Target on Sky above ESO's Paranal Observatory

A thousand eyes on the Universe: new UK-led astronomy instrument takes first look into the heart of the Milky Way

03 Sep 2026

Groundbreaking instrument captures its first observations of the heart of our Galaxy, launching a mission to map millions of stars and galaxies.

Tiny satellite will use the dark side of the Moon to eavesdrop on whispers from the early universe

14 Aug 2026

A tiny UK-developed satellite, roughly the size of a small carry-on suitcase, could help answer one of the biggest questions in cosmology: what...

Space cargo costs could fall more than 90% by 2040, study suggests

14 Jul 2026

The cost of reaching orbit is now falling faster than that of steamship freight during the 1800s, a shift that economists say will once again...

Cambridge astronomers play leading role as world's most ambitious sky survey begins

09 Jul 2026

Astronomers at the University of Cambridge are celebrating the formal start of the Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), which...

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy passes the American Flag located at NASA's Launch Complex 39

SpaceX’s hold over orbit matches East India Company’s grip on maritime trade

09 Jun 2026

Elon Musk’s SpaceX holds sway over the emerging space economy in a way that has more in common with notorious colonial-era trading companies than the...

Astronomers find a giant hiding in the ‘fog’ around a young star

14 Jul 2025

Astronomers have detected a giant exoplanet – between three and ten times the size of Jupiter – hiding in the swirling disc of gas and dust...

Artist's impression of the exoplanet K2-18b, with a red dwarf star behind it

Strongest hints yet of biological activity outside the solar system

17 Apr 2025

Astronomers have detected the most promising signs yet of a possible biosignature outside the solar system, although they remain cautious.

Artist’s impression of our galaxy, the Milky Way, based on data from ESA’s Gaia space telescope.

Farewell, Gaia: spacecraft operations come to an end

27 Mar 2025

The European Space Agency’s Gaia spacecraft has been powered down, after more than a decade spent gathering data that are now being used to unravel...

Cambridge Festival Speaker Spotlight: Professor Hiranya Peiris

06 Mar 2025

Hiranya Peiris holds the Professorship of Astronomy (1909) at Cambridge, the first woman to do so in the 115-year history of this prestigious chair...

Cambridge Festival Speaker Spotlight: Dr Matt Bothwell

12 Feb 2025

Dr Matthew Bothwell is an astrophysicist, science communicator and author, and the current Public Astronomer at the Institute of Astronomy, University...

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A thousand eyes on the Universe: new UK-led astronomy instrument takes first look into the heart of the Milky Way

Tiny satellite will use the dark side of the Moon to eavesdrop on whispers from the early universe

Space cargo costs could fall more than 90% by 2040, study suggests

Cambridge astronomers play leading role as world's most ambitious sky survey begins

SpaceX’s hold over orbit matches East India Company’s grip on maritime trade

Astronomers find a giant hiding in the ‘fog’ around a young star

Strongest hints yet of biological activity outside the solar system

Farewell, Gaia: spacecraft operations come to an end

Cambridge Festival Speaker Spotlight: Professor Hiranya Peiris

Cambridge Festival Speaker Spotlight: Dr Matt Bothwell

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