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Elizabeth Howell is an award-winning Canadian journalist who can't stop talking about space and science. As a teenager, she saw the movie Apollo 13 and wanted to be an astronaut. That hasn't happened - yet - but at least she gets to write about them. Elizabeth's favourite career moments so far include attending three shuttle launches, and legitimately writing the word "snot" into a Mars Curiosity story. Besides EarthSky, you can read Elizabeth's work in SPACE.com, Universe Today, SEN.com, All About Space and other fun places. Elizabeth's space obsession exten...

May 15, 1836: Francis Baily, an English astronomer, saw light shining through lunar ridges during an eclipse of the sun. These are now known as Baily's beads.

We heard some sad news on christmas day. the former england cricket captain, ray illingworth, has died, aged 89. he had been undergoing treatment for cancer. illingworth played 61 tests for england between 1958—1973, scoring 1,836 test runs and claimed 122 wickets; he was captain 31 times, and helped yorkshire win seven domestic titles in nine years from 1959-1968. he later became chairman of the selectors, and coached england, in the 1990s. there are six premier league fixtures today on foot tall. they should have been nine but outbreaks of coronavirus at several clubs for three matches to ...

Ollie robinson was the last wicket to fall, off the bowling of nathan lyon. caught by scott bowland, gone for 22. so, a terrible day with the bat for england. and australia, in sharp contrast, have begun well. they lost their first wicket, david warner going for 38. at the stunt they were 61—1. jimmy anderson taking the wicket. however, australia know all they need to do is get a draw to retain the ashes. the england players were wearing black armbands today, that's because we heard some sad news on christmas day. former england cricket captain ray illingworth has died aged 89. he had been u...

The zoo first opened its doors back in 1836 — and over the decades has grown and become a must—see attraction for anyone visiting the city. back in the day, it boasted polar bears, giraffes — even an elephant. but times have changed — and questions about the rights and wrongs of keeping animals captive have meant a new focus. so, from september many of the animals here willjoin others from around the world at the wild place — with a renewed focus on conservation. zoos have a really important place, particularly with biodiversity loss that the planet is facing. up to 80% when we move ...