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Jupiter and the Juno mission: the latest developments

NASA’s Juno spacecraft, which went into orbit around Jupiter on 2016 July 5, had its first operational close approach (‘perijove’)

‘End of mission’ for the Rosetta spacecraft

Twelve years after its launch on 2004 March 2 and two years after taking up its orbit around comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko,

Absolute Beginners No. 7: Observing Meteors

Paul Abel explains the basics of meteor spotting

Enhanced Perseid meteor activity observed

The annual Perseid meteor shower is one of the most reliable of the year, with an average peak ZHR (Zenithal

From the President

‘Whatever happened to summer?’ was the common refrain issuing from many people’s lips over the last few months, at least

The Antarctic ozone hole is healing

It is August and high summer for readers in the northern hemisphere, but in Antarctica it is deepest winter and

Prizes awarded in Plymouth’s Sir Patrick Moore astronomy competition

Young people from across Plymouth have been awarded prizes in the city’s annual Sir Patrick Moore astronomy competition. Deputy Lord

Mars in 2016: Second interim report

This report covers the period up to 2016 June 30, over one month past opposition. On that date the areocentric

Jupiter and the Juno mission: the amateur’s contribution

NASA’s Juno spacecraft went into orbit around Jupiter on 2016 July 5: the first spacecraft to orbit the giant planet

Patrick Henry Hepburn (1873−1929) – Part I: Solicitor, Eclipse-chaser and Major

The life and times of one of the BAA’s most extraordinary Presidents and eclipse chasers is described, including his fascination with the rings of Saturn, his remarkable physical and mental stamina, his complex home life and (in Part II) his tragic demise.