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UK agency allocates £65 million to maintain country’s space tech role
The UK Space Agency is investing up to £65 million into innovations through the National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP) in a move aimed to cement the country's strong presence in space technologie…
News
Prestigious science photo competition returns
Entries are invited for the return of the Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition after a gap of several years caused by the Covid pandemic.
In Depth
Astrophotography: new tech for the ‘New Astronomy’
Space tourism remains out of reach for most, but Laurent Marfisi looks at how smart telescopes, astrophotography, the New Astronomy movement, and the New Space industry are helping amateur astronomer…
Comment And Analysis
Lab Diary: Aurora provides lecture time enlightenment
Recent days have offered a rare opportunity to view the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights in the United Kingdom, with sightings observed even in South Wales and Southern East England.
Interviews
The hidden power of mathematics
As she gets set to tread the boards for the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, Dr Hannah Fry talks romantic maths, AI and Rubik's cubes…
Focal Point
Spectacular image of the Rosette Nebula
This spectacular image is of the Rosette Nebula and is in the direction of the constellation Monoceros about 5,000 Light Years away from Earth.
