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The Week in Space and Physics: Back To The Moon

On Artemis II, the future of NASA, the fate of a comet, and eleven thousand new asteroids

24 hrs ago • Alastair Williams

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March 2026

The Moth and The Aurora: The Work of Étienne Léopold Trouvelot

On the life and the art of Étienne Léopold Trouvelot

Mar 31 • Alastair Williams

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The Week in Space and Physics: What Can Solar Twins Tell Us?

On solar twins, the absence of alien radio signals, a new baryon, and a new discovery on an old asteroid

Mar 26 • Alastair Williams

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The Strange Problem With Red Supergiants

Are the biggest stars vanishing without a trace?

Mar 19 • Alastair Williams

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The Week in Space and Physics: The Life of a Giant Star

On the changing nature of an extreme star, Isaacman's new approach to Artemis, a new view of comet 3I/Atlas, and more evidence in support of panspermia

Mar 11 • Alastair Williams

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Data Centres In Orbit Are Just As Crazy As You Think

On the latest space hype

Mar 5 • Alastair Williams

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February 2026

The Week in Space and Physics: Atoms For Space

On the possibilities of nuclear propulsion, a vanishing star, the shape of Jupiter, and Artemis II.

Feb 24 • Alastair Williams

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The Week in Space and Physics: A Shadow of a Planet

On the search for exoplanets, black hole stars, SpaceX's dream of orbiting data centres, and Artemis II

Feb 11 • Alastair Williams

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Catch Me If You Can: What are Trojan Asteroids?

Their origins, dynamics, and what the Lucy mission reveals about the evolution of our Solar System.

Feb 6 • Alastair Williams and Samreet Dhillon

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How to Learn Physics for Free - 2026 Edition

A guide for the curious

Feb 3 • Alastair Williams

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January 2026

The Bold Insanity of Artemis II: America Prepares to Return to the Moon

On the second flight of America's Return to the Moon

Jan 31 • Alastair Williams

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The Week in Space and Physics: Stars Beyond The Supermassive

On the most massive stars ever imagined, the launch of Artemis II, Cloud Nine, and the first private space station.

Jan 27 • Alastair Williams

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