Bumpy landing may have been good for Philae
The recent landing of the Philae spacecraft on the surface of a comet captivated the world. Now it seems its hair-rising ride also came with a fair amount of good fortune. Matt Taylor, the mission's colourful project scientist, has been describing how it might have...
London from space
Not a new picture, but one I like to show time and again as it never ceases to take my breath away. Taken by European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, whilst orbiting the Earth at 17,500 mph on the International Space Station, it shows the UK capital as an almost...