David Bowie: Space Oddity with geek appeal
David Bowie appealed to a lot of people with a lot of peculiar leanings. And for those of us with a sciencey, spacey, creepy-crawly leaning, the connection was a powerful one.
1,614 items found
Home Office Minister Victoria Atkins discusses domestic violence.
The Old Vic theatre says 20 men have come forward to allege they were the victims of inappropriate behaviour by the actor Kevin Spacey. The Oscar winner was the artistic director between 2004 and 2015. The Theatre has apologised and said the ‘cult of personality’ around the Hollywood Star may have stopped people speaking out,…
It’s understood that Scotland Yard is investigating the Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey over an alleged sexual assault in South London nine years ago – although they wouldn’t identify him by name – and he hasn’t been charged with any crime. Theatre has been another industry caught up in the wave of revelations about sexual harassment…
The actor Kevin Spacey is facing an outcry from the LGBT community – after he came out in the wake of allegations that he made a sexual approach towards a 14-year-old boy in 1986. The actor made a statement on social media after Anthony Rapp revealed details of the alleged incident – saying it had…
Courtney Boateng was one of just 38 black British students accepted to Cambridge in 2015. She talks about the trolling she experienced after posting a YouTube video encouraging others like her to apply to Oxbridge.
Tim Peake becomes the first “official” British astronaut to carry out a spacewalk at the International Space Station.
David Bowie appealed to a lot of people with a lot of peculiar leanings. And for those of us with a sciencey, spacey, creepy-crawly leaning, the connection was a powerful one.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts off from Florida with a load of communications satellites. In a spaceflight first, the reusable booster turned around and landed safely near its launch pad.
Tim Peake is set to become the first British astronaut to join the crew of the International Space Station after blasting off on a rocket from Kazakhstan.
Recently, there have been some particularly striking images of earth from space. I’ve rounded up the best ones and explained what they are showing.
There have been some stunning images of our planet from space so far this month, captured Nasa satellites, so I thought I’d pull together the best ones and share them with you.
When it comes to weather, there are times when only the view from space can illustrate just how amazing atmospheric phenomena can be.
The past month has seen stunning images of our planet captured from space by Nasa. I’ve picked some of the best ones, with a little explanation of what they show.
Stunning images of earth from space, taken by astronauts from the window of the International Space Station.
Private US space company, SpaceX, launches an observatory inspired by former US Vice President Al Gore. The unmanned Falcon rocket blasted off towards a solar-storm lookout point a million miles away.