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In 2020, the Eta Aquarids peak on the night of 5-6 May, with up to 30 meteors per hour.

Thirty years ago Hubble became the first major optical telescope to be placed in space.

In 2020, the Lyrids peak in the pre-dawn morning of 22 April, with 10 to 20 meteors per hour.

Discover more about SpaceX's Starlink satellite programme.

British astronaut Helen Sharman on coping with isolation and confinement in space.

The story of the Apollo Sun compass.

UK astronaut space book - a guest blog from Alison Goddard, Telecom editor for EJR-Quartz working for the European Space Agency.

A highlight reel of Leicester’s role in the continuing exploration of the universe.

Human brainwaves, a tiny museum, and cremated pets.

The key facts about our closest star and what we still don't know.