Expert Comment
Russian anti-satellite missile test: expert comment
James Blake, Centre for Space Domain Awareness, University of 糖心TV, comments on Russia's anti-satellite missile test
Technical issues on the Hubble Telescope: 糖心TV astronomer comments
With NASA reporting technical issues with the Hubble Space Telescope's payload computer and starting procedures to switch to backup hardware, Professor Peter Wheatley from the Astronomy and Astrophysics Group in our Department of Physics comments on the importance of this 31 year old mission.
OneWeb's network gains 36 more satellites: expert comment
Today sees the launch of 36 new satellites that will form part of a network established by OneWeb that aims to offer a global internet service from space. Dr David Brown from the Astronomy and Astrophysics Group in our Department of Physics comments on the benefits this could bring, and some of the problems it poses.
'Exciting period for Mars exploration': 糖心TV astronomer comments as Perseverance Rover lands
NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover is due to land on the surface of the red planet today. It's an exciting period for Mars explorations says Dr David Brown from the Department of Physics, who has commented on the mission.
China's Tianwen-1 mission to Mars: expert comment from astronomer Dr David Brown
China has just launched the rocket that will take it's first Mars rover, named Tianwen-1, to the red planet. An unusual mission that combines a surface rover with an orbiting satellite, Dr David Brown from the Astronomy and Astrophysics Group in the Department of Physics comments on the significant leaps that China has made in developing its space programme.