Colin Stuart

Science communicator

Colin Stuart is an astronomy author and speaker.

Recent articles by Colin Stuart

Artemis: Everything you should know about NASA's mission to put humans back on the Moon © NASA/Joel Kowsky

Artemis: Everything you need to know about humanity’s return to the Moon

What's the chance of a piece of space junk falling on my head? © Brad Tucker

Bits of old spaceships will continue to fall out of the sky, but that’s the least of our problems, warn astronomers

Could bringing back samples of Martian rock contaminate the Earth with foreign microbes? © NASA/ESA/JPL-Caltech

Could bringing back samples of Martian rock contaminate the Earth with foreign microbes?

A race is afoot to make billions from the Moon's resources. Here's the story so far © Shutterstock

A race is afoot to make billions from the Moon’s resources. Here’s the story so far

ESA's JUICE Mission, thumbnail image

JUICE: What secrets lie beneath the icy surface of Jupiter’s moons?

What's next for the ISS? © NASA/ESA/T Pesquet

Reality Check Why is the ISS being retired and what will happen to it?

Mysterious, ancient black holes may have been shaping the Universe's destiny since its birth. Here's how © Getty Images

Mysterious, ancient black holes may have been shaping the Universe’s destiny since its birth. Here’s how

Forget rockets – a lunar elevator is the future of Moon travel © Alamy

Could we build an elevator to the Moon?

Space Junk: Is it a disaster waiting to happen? © Getty Images

Reality Check Space Junk: Is it a disaster waiting to happen?

The mission that could spot a city on a planet in another solar system © The Aerospace Corporation

Inside the mission to spot an alien city by harnessing the Sun’s colossal gravity

Ghost stars: The radical theory that could solve the mystery of dark matter © Maciej Rebisz

Ghost stars The radical theory that could solve the mystery of dark matter

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How to build a Moon base

Can life exist around a black hole? © Magic Torch

Can life exist around a black hole?

Solar system. Artwork of the eight planets orbiting the Sun (upper centre), as seen from the orbit of Saturn (lower left). The orbits of the planets are shown as blue lines. Distances and sizes are not to scale. In their order from the Sun, the planets are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars (the small, rocky inner planets), Jupiter (centre right), Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune (the outer gas giant planets). The latter two are at upper left. In August 2006, Pluto (not shown) became a Dwarf planet. The asteroid belt (between Mars and Jupiter) is also seen, and the Milky Way galaxy is in the background.

The Solar System How do we know how it formed?

Comet Interceptor: unlocking the secrets of the early Solar System © ESA

Comet Interceptor Unlocking the secrets of the early Solar System