NSO News Archive

Building the Liverpool Telescope - News items showing the construction of the LT.

June 11^th 2007:Hottest known planet is discovered

June 1^st 2007:The Night Sky in June 2007

May 4^th 2007:New evidence that Mercury has a liquid core

May 1^st 2007:The Night Sky in May 2007

April 25^th 2007:Astronomers discover Earth-like planet

April 1^st 2007:The Night Sky in April 2007

March 15^th 2007:Large Sea discovered on Titan

March 1^st 2007:The Night Sky in March 2007

February 28^th 2007:New Horizons probe flies past Jupiter

February 6^th 2007:Catch a Star Competition 2007

February 1^st 2007:The Night Sky in February 2007

January 22^nd 2007:Comet McNaught pays a visit

January 1^st 2007:The Night Sky in January 2007

December 12^th 2007:Mountain range seen on Titan

December 1^st 2006: The Night Sky in December 2006

November 25^th 2006: New image of Saturn's Rings

November 9^th 2006: Mercury transit of the Sun

November 1^st 2006: The Night Sky in November 2006

October 19^th 2006: New image of colliding galaxies

October 9^th 2006: Mars Opportunity Rover spotted from orbit

October 1^st 2006: The Night Sky in October 2006

September 21^st 2006: Most distant galaxy discovered

September 1^st 2006: The Night Sky in September 2006

August 24^th 2006: Pluto no longer a Planet

August 1^st 2006: The Night Sky in August 2006

July 20^th 2006: Close call for Jupiter's Spots

July 1^st 2006: The Night Sky in July 2006

June 28^th 2006: NSO registration is now free

June 5^th 2006: The Liverpool Telescope is having a checkup!

June 1^st 2006: The Night Sky in June 2006

May 16^th 2006: Sand dunes discovered on Titan

May 1^st 2006: The Night Sky in May 2006

April 19^th 2006: RAS Newspaper Competition 2006 - looking for aliens!

April 11^th 2006: Venus Express arrives in orbit

April 1^st 2006: The Night Sky in April 2006

March 22-29^th 2006: Globe at Night Project

March 1^st 2006: The Night Sky in March 2006

February 28^th 2006: 40th Anniversary of first planet landing

February 1^st 2006: The Night Sky in February 2006

January 26^th 2006: Discovery of a new icy world

January 21^st 2006: Probe sets off to explore Pluto

January 1^st 2006: The Night Sky in January 2006

December 7^th 2005: Skywatch Competition Results

December 1^st 2005: The Night Sky in December 2005

November 21^st 2005: Queen's Anniversary Prize for LT

November 9^th 2005: Venus Express is on its way

November 1^st 2005: The Night Sky in November 2005

October 17^th 2005: Andromeda Galaxy seen in a new light

October 1^st 2005: The Night Sky in October 2005

September 16^th 2005: LT upgrade goes ahead

September 1^st 2005: The Night Sky in September 2005

August 4^th 2005: New claims of a tenth planet

August 1^st 2005: The Night Sky in August 2005

July 19^th 2005: Spaceport Grand Opening - New visitor centre for Merseyside

July 6^th 2005: Spacecraft collides with comet - Deep Impact mission a great success

July 1^st 2005: The Night Sky in July 2005

June 14^th 2005: Earth-like exoplanet discovered

June 1^st 2005: The Night Sky in June 2005

May 24^th 2005: 2000th "Go Observing" request - The 2000^th request for observations has been passed.

May 23^rd 2005: Iceberg crashes into Antarctica

May 1^st 2005: The Night Sky in May 2005

April 12^th 2005: Mars rover sets distance record

April 1^st 2005: The Night Sky in April 2005

March 21^st 2005: Discovery of Atmosphere on Enceladus - Cassini spacecraft finds water vapour on one of Saturn's moons.

March 1^st 2005: The Night Sky in March 2005

February 24^th 2005: Frozen Seas on Mars? - Mars Express may have found frozen seas on Mars.

February 1^st 2005: The Night Sky in February 2005

January 12^th 2005: Comet Macholz Visible from Europe - Now is an excellent time to see a comet for yourself.

January 1^st 2005: The Night Sky in January 2005

December 15^th 2004: Cassini's Approach to Dione - The Cassini space probe continues to send back wonderful images from Saturn.

December 1^st 2004: The Night Sky in December 2004

November 21^st 2004: Swift is Launched - NASA has launched a new observatory into space.

November 18^th 2004: Catch a Star Competition - The education competition organised by the European Southern Observatory is back.

November 1^st 2004: The Night Sky in November 2004

October 7^th 2004: Ready to Go Observing! Registered schools can now send their own observing requests to the Liverpool Telescope.

October 1^st 2004: The Night Sky in October 2004

September 6^th 2004: Lightest known Exoplanet discovered - A team of European astronomers has just discovered an unusually small planet orbiting another star.

September 1^st 2004: The Night Sky in September 2004

May 26^th 2004: Cassini-Huygens approaches Saturn - NASA's Cassini-Huygens space probe is on its last approach to Saturn.

March 29^th 2004: The Night Sky in March - Five planets in a row!

March 19^th 2004: Asteroid Fly-by - A Near-Earth Asteroid is caught in the act by the Liverpool Telescope.

March 18^th 2004: Launch of the National Schools' Observatory - During Science Week the National Schools' Observatory will have its official launch.

February 26^th 2004: A Universe of Time - The UK leads the way in exploring how objects in the Universe change with time.

December 4^th 2003: The Night Sky in December - How to find the pole star.

November 7^th 2003: The Night Sky in November - Things to look out for in the skies this month.

November 6^th 2003: Sunspots Galore - Solar Flares go off the scale!

November 4^th 2003: Blackout on the moon - Look out for the Lunar Eclipse this weekend.

September 16^th 2003: Farewell to Galileo - This weekend, one of the most remarkable chapters in the history of planetary exploration will come to end.

August 5^th 2003: Mars up Close - Later this month, Mars will be at its closest in 60,000 years.

July 10^rd 2003: Ancient Planet - Astronomers have discovered the oldest known planet.

July 3^rd 2003: A Solar System Sister? - A planet very like Jupiter has been discovered orbiting another star.

June 20^th 2003: Excitement of Science 2003 - A hunt for exploding stars brings students into research.

June 2^nd 2003: Mars Express - ESAs first Mars probe is safely launched.

May 31^st 2003: Solar Eclipse - An Eclipsed Sunrise.

May 17^th 2003: Lunar Eclipse - A beautiful, unusual view of the first of two eclipses this month.

May 7^th 2003: Double Transit - As well as Mercury, another strange object passed in front of the Sun this morning - do you recognise it?.

May 7^th 2003: Transit of Mercury - A rare "mini-eclipse" took place this morning - see it happen again here.

March 29^th 2003: Light Echo - The dramatic brightening of a star has raised many questions.

March 1^st 2003: Pioneer 10 - Contact has finally been lost with Pioneer 10.

November 15^th 2002: Meteor Hunting! - The Leonid Meteor Shower this may be special for several reasons.

November 7^th 2002: New Look for Radio Telescope - The giant Lovell Radio Telescope at Jodrell Bank has a new, clearer view of the skies.

October 17^th 2002: New Gamma-ray Telescope is Launched - ESAs new INTEGRAL Satellite has been succesfully launched.

September 17^th 2002: Another Extra-Solar Planet is discovered - 100 down - how many to go?

September 12^th 2002: Asteroid or Space Junk? - Is a newly discovered "Mini-Moon" man made?

August 8^th 2002: Asteroid Fly-by - An ideal chance to observe an asteroid fly past the Earth.

August 6^th 2002: Meteor Shower - The Delta Aquarid meteor shower is here!

July 25^th 2002: Collision Catastrophe? - A recently discovered asteroid may be heading our way.

July 8^th 2002: Russia plans a Mission to Mars - Plans are being prepared to send people to Mars.

July 2^nd 2002: Contour Satellite - NASAs' new satellite-probe, Contour is getting ready to study comets.

June 19^th 2002: Asteroid Surprise - A recent close-miss for Earth has worried scientists.

June 12^th 2002: Extra-Solar Planet Spree - Astronomers have discovered an amazing fifteen new extrasolar planets.

April 21^st 2002: Students visit Japan - Schools' Observatory Students have just returned from an astronomical trip to Japan.

April 16^th 2002: A Feast of Planets - A rare chance to see six planets in one go!

April 16^th 2002: LTRobot Released - New Observatory Software available.

April 11^th 2002: Is there another Earth out there? - Computer simulations are being used to work out the chances of finding planets like the Earth orbiting other stars.

March 11^th 2002: Comet Ikeya-Zhang - A newly-discovered comet is becoming visible in the night sky over the UK.

January 27^th 2002: Occultation of Jupiter - The Movie! - See our movie of last nights Occultation.

January 26^th 2002: Lunar Occultation of Jupiter - Watch tonight as Jupiter hides behind the Moon.

January 25^th 2002: Jodrell Bank is looking even better! - The giant Lovell Radio Telescope is being upgraded.

November 13^th 2001: Leonids 2001 - Another chance to see a meteor storm.

October 28^th 2001: Encounter with Deep Space 1 - A NASA probe studies the centre of Comet Borrelly.

September 10^th 2001: Monster in the Milky Way? - An X-ray Flare from the centre of our galaxy.

July 6^th 2001: Space Shuttle Launch - Tonight you should be able to see a Shuttle launch from your own back yard!

July 6^th 2001: Giant "Asteroid" Discovered - Astronomers in the USA have discovered an asteroid almost as large as a planet orbiting the Sun far beyond Pluto.