Recently in Space Category

Space experts are hoping to avoid more satellite mayhem above our heads by introducing an air traffic system for orbiting chunks of metal.

Last year the dangers of the chaos around our planet was well illustrated when an American satellite collided with a Russian counterpart.

So what does a supernova sound like?

Earlier today saw the final night-time launch of the Space Shuttle - and, as always, it was a spectacular sight.

The Shuttle is near retirement and I've got a feeling we'll only realise what were missing after it's gone.

Pluto has finally been brought into focus thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope.

Everyone's favourite dwarf planet has been just a fuzzy dot but now a detailed look has been constructed from hundreds of images taken by the Hubble.

If you took a picture of the Sun at the same time each day, would it remain in the same position?

The answer is no, and the shape traced out by the Sun over the course of a year is called an analemma.

The Sun's apparent shift is caused by the Earth's motion around the Sun when combined with the tilt of the Earth's rotation axis. The Sun will appear at its highest point of the analemma during summer and at its lowest during winter.

The analemma pictured to the left was built up by Sun photographs taken from 1998 August through 1999 August from Ukraine.

Click on the image to embiggen (a bit).

A new 3-D movie promises to give you an amazing insight into the Space Shuttle's mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.

Moviegoers will have the chance of accompanying astronauts during almost every step of the way, including a thunderous shuttle launch sequence.

For most of us who may never get the chance to hop aboard a private spacecraft for a seemingly weightless thrill-ride, the film Hubble may represent the best opportunity to experience what astronauts have long struggled to describe.

Dubai is the world capital of stupid buildings.

Even if they've been hit by the crunch recently, the Middle Eastern municipality is still the undisputed king of unnecessary and ridiculous building projects.

Our nearest galactic neighbour is Alpha Centauri.

If we ever poke our nose out of our own solarsystem, chances are we'll be heading in its direction as it's a mere four light years away or so.

This graphic shows how many working and non-working satellites and debris each country has circling the Earth.

No need to guess who has the most junk up there.

Click the pic to embiggen. It's pretty big, so you might have to drag it onto your desktop for the best view.

Mars and the full Moon will pair up to provide a grand celestial spectacle tonight.

The Red Planet, now 62 million miles from Earth, will be at its brightest this year as it lines up opposite the Sun.