The Scariest Thing About Dangerous Asteroids Is World's Governments

During the last fortnight, I had a wonderful interview with Paolo Martino the project manager for the RAMSES mission. RAMSES stands for Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety, and when it comes to backronyms it is not too bad. It's a mission from the European Space Agency (ESA)

Space is good. Space is bad.

The Artemis II mission has been the focus of much space coverage in the last two weeks. For good reason, the first human mission to deep space in 54 years was a resounding success. The four astronauts (NASA’s astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space

Invisible Rainbows Book Tour!

I am so excited to be able to take Invisible Rainbows on a book tour. We have many places on the cards, but waiting for confirmations. More links as they happen! Bournemouth - June 12 Westbourne Bookshop on Instagram20 likes, 0 comments - westbournebookshop on May 21, 2026Instagram Manchester - June 24 An

Brave New Space

If you signed up for the newsletter last year or asked to be kept in the loop after the book announcement, welcome to the new and improved Astroholic.

Invisible Rainbows Book Launch

What if the Universe around us is far richer than we can perceive? In Invisible Rainbows, astrophysicist and science journalist Dr Alfredo Carpineti reveals the extraordinary hidden universe beyond the limits of human vision and how we have learnt to harness it. The book comes out on May 21, and

To Protect A Common Heritage

The battle against light pollution goes through policy and legislation. Certain regions of the world are actually in a better situation than you might think. While the road ahead is long, we talked to those who are paving the way.

Where The Dark Skies Are

For most people, a dark enough sky can only be accessed on holiday, away from cities. There is a growing movement of astrotourism, so we look into what that’s like, and how it helps the fight against light pollution.

Why Darkness Matters

You can’t save the dark skies without convincing people it matters, and education is crucial to this. Across the world, so many are working on that specific aspect, and we will hear from some of these extraordinary communicators in this episode.

Vanishing Stars, Vanishing Nature, Vanishing Health

This episode focuses on the impact of light pollution on our health and nature. How has anthropogenic light changed the world in less than two centuries? The full impact is not completely understood, but what we know makes for a very concerning tale.

Fading To Black: The Dark Skies Movement

In this introductory episode, we will be talking about dark skies and light pollution in general, and what some organizations are doing to protect the night sky, as well as some of the misconceptions about reducing light pollution.

The Prof Who Cried Aliens (It's not Aliens)

A little rant on claiming aliens when it's just nature!

Tech CEOs Think Only A.I. Will Make Us Into Star Trek

We do not need to wait for A.I. Superintelligence to make the world better