News James Webb: Looking back at the Big Bang On December 24, the James Webb Space Telescope will be launched. This space telescope should look further into space than any of its predecessors, far enough to look all the way back to the Big Bang. Elanor Feddema • December 16, 2021
Series Art and astronomy part I: The cosmos on canvas Then I go out and paint the stars - Vincent van Gogh Nashanty Brunken • September 23, 2021
Research Moonshot Tardigrades: Galactic Hitchhikers? Tardigrades can survive anything, right? Brand new research takes another look at this question. Michiel de Groot • June 17, 2021
Background The trash problem above our heads Space trash: it's a problem that concerns all of us, more than we might realise. Why exactly? Martijn Pellegrom • June 10, 2021
Sea, sand & stars: Astronomy on the Caribbean islands What could be better than a sun-drenched day and a starry night sky? Editor Nashanty Brunken takes you out of corona-isolation and into the history of Caribbean astronomy. Nashanty Brunken • May 20, 2021
Ewine van Dishoeck on the art of making a career The pioneer of astrochemistry, Ewine van Dishoeck, talks with editor Nashanty Brunken about how a student might go about making a fine career in science. Nashanty Brunken • April 08, 2021
Background Tardigrades on the Moon Imagine traveling to the moon, crashing, and surviving the impact as well as the vacuum of space. It might seem impossible, but it happened to a group of tardigrades on April 11th, 2019. Cynthia Peelen • January 19, 2021
