News in brief

A brief roundup of the latest astronomy news

OPTICAL HARDWARE

Cutting edge: A space junk timeline

Free-for-all access to low-Earth orbit is increasing the risk of collisions

Inside the Sky at Night

An exoplanet researcher reports on her visit to Antarctica

Interactive

Emails – Letters – Tweets – Facebook – Instagram – Kit questions

What’s on

We pick the best live and virtual astronomy events and resources this month

AGE UK

Field of view: Poetry in lunar motion

Caroline Burrows spends a month making poetic observations of the Moon

Welcome to galaxy season

For many astronomers, springtime means one thing – galaxies!

From particles to parsecs

Why the study of the smallest things in the Universe can inform our understanding of the largest