NSO News


NSO celebrates 10,000 observing requests  November 21st 2008:NSO celebrates 10,000 observing requests

Extra-solar planetary system seen for the first time  November 15th 2008:Extra-solar planetary system seen for the first time

Image of the Month - October 2008  November 12th 2008:Image of the Month - October 2008

Asteroid 2008 TC3 impacts on Earth  November 6th 2008:Asteroid 2008 TC3 impacts on Earth

The Night Sky in November 2008  November 1st 2008:The Night Sky in November 2008

Astronomers find the first gamma-ray only pulsar  October 20th 2008:Astronomers find the first gamma-ray only pulsar

STFC Christmas Card Competition  October 12th 2008:STFC Christmas Card Competition

Image of the Month - September 2008  October 3rd 2008:Image of the Month - September 2008

The Night Sky in October 2008  October 1st 2008:The Night Sky in October 2008

Image of the Month - August 2008  September 10th 2008:Image of the Month - August 2008

Rosetta performs fly-by of asteroid Steins  September 6th 2008:Rosetta performs fly-by of asteroid Steins

The Night Sky in September 2008  September 1st 2008:The Night Sky in September 2008

Cassini pinpoints source of icy jets on Enceladus  August 15th 2008:Cassini pinpoints source of icy jets on Enceladus

Image of the Month - July 2008  August 5th 2008:Image of the Month - July 2008

The Night Sky in August 2008  August 1st 2008:The Night Sky in August 2008

Fourth dwarf planet is named Makemake  July 22nd 2008:Fourth dwarf planet is named Makemake

Great Red Spot consumes smaller storm  July 17th 2008:Great Red Spot consumes smaller storm

Image of the Month - June 2008  July 8th 2008:Image of the Month - June 2008

The Night Sky in July 2008  July 1st 2008:The Night Sky in July 2008

Moonsaic 4 project now underway  June 23rd 2008:Moonsaic 4 project now underway

Image of the Month - May 2008  June 16th 2008:Image of the Month - May 2008

Plutoid chosen as the name for Pluto-like objects  June 11th 2008:Plutoid chosen as the name for Pluto-like objects

The Night Sky in June 2008  June 1st 2008:The Night Sky in June 2008

Phoenix spacecraft lands safely on Mars  May 26th 2008:Phoenix spacecraft lands safely on Mars

Youngest supernova remnant found in the Milky Way  May 15th 2008:Youngest supernova remnant found in the Milky Way

Image of the Month - April 2008  May 8th 2008:Image of the Month - April 2008

The Night Sky in May 2008  May 1st 2008:The Night Sky in May 2008

Send your class experiment to space  April 28th 2008:Send your class experiment to space

New images of Mars' largest moon, Phobos  April 10th 2008:New images of Mars' largest moon, Phobos

Image of the Month - March 2008  April 3rd 2008:Image of the Month - March 2008

The Night Sky in April 2008  April 1st 2008:The Night Sky in April 2008

NSO nominated for an Sir Arthur Clarke Award  March 18th 2008:NSO nominated for an Sir Arthur Clarke Award

Cassini flies through water-plumes on Enceladus  March 14th 2008:Cassini flies through water-plumes on Enceladus

Image of the Month - February 2008  March 10th 2008:Image of the Month - February 2008

Avalanche seen on the planet Mars  March 4th 2008:Avalanche seen on the planet Mars

The Night Sky in March 2008  March 1st 2008:The Night Sky in March 2008

Lunar eclipse visible from the UK  February 21st 2008:Lunar eclipse visible from the UK

The Night Sky in February 2008  February 1st 2008:The Night Sky in February 2008

Asteroid passes close to Earth  January 30th 2008:Asteroid passes close to Earth

Messenger flies past Mercury  January 15th 2008:Messenger flies past Mercury

The Night Sky in January 2008  January 1st 2008:The Night Sky in January 2008

The Night Sky in December 2007  December 1st 2007:The Night Sky in December 2007

Research of the Year Award  November 29th 2007:Liverpool Telescope does "Research of the Year"

Brian May to be next Chancellor of LJMU  November 20th 2007:Brian May to be next Chancellor of LJMU

The News Archive  Archive of NSO news items- includes the building of the Liverpool Telescope