Jamie Middleton
Commissioning Editor
Jamie Middleton is a seasoned science journalist and BBC Sky at Night Magazine's Commissioning Editor.
Recent articles by Jamie Middleton
Scientists have found a completely new type of planet. And it absolutely stinks
Exoplanet L 98-59 d is a molten, sulphur-rich world with a vast global magma ocean, that likely reeks of rotten eggs
The Sun like you’ve never seen it before - astounding pictures and 4K timelapse videos of our nearest star
Miguel Claro’s solar images capture a side of the Sun that can’t be seen by human eyes alone. These seven images show the power, beauty and dynamism of our nearest star
There's an enormous, invisible sheet of strange stuff surrounding our entire Galaxy
A vast, flat dark-matter structure surrounding the Milky Way could explain the motion of nearby galaxies
Astronauts on the Space Station fed meteorites to a fungus. What happened next could revolutionise spaceflight
An experiment on the International Space Station has shown bacteria and fungi can harvest valuable elements from space rocks.
NASA rover captures weird 'spiderwebs' on Mars, giving scientists fresh hope of finding ancient life on the Red Planet
The water needed for sustaining life could have lasted much longer on Mars than thought
The 5 most expensive meteorites ever found on Earth
Sought after by collectors and scientists alike for their rarity, meteorites hold a key to revealing the unimaginably distant past of the Solar System
This is one of the biggest stars in the Universe. Scientists say it looks like it's about to explode
WOH G64’s extreme transition offers a rare opportunity to witness stellar transformations in real time.
Did these historic NASA spacecraft find life on Mars – and accidentally kill it?
The Viking landers may have found organic molecules, but accidentally destroyed them
We're all made of stardust – and this student just created some in her lab
Researcher makes a simulated star nursery to produce the building blocks of life
Saturn's strange moon may have formed from a huge collision – and could explain the origin of the planet's rings
The same crash built Saturn’s iconic rings, say researchers
This exploding star was spotted doing something weird. Now scientists think it might have solved a key cosmic theory
New evidence proves these magnetic monsters are the secret engines behind the Universe’s biggest explosions
Meet the closest Earth-like exoplanet to our Solar System - Proxima b
A rocky potentially habitable planet is orbiting the closest star to our Sun
We humans love smashing our spacecraft into planets. These are the times we got amazing science from complete destruction
It might seem like a complete waste, but there are very good reasons to end a space mission by sending it to impact the object it studied
These are the most common planets in the Galaxy. Scientists have finally worked out where they come from
Super-Earths and sub-Neptunes are everywhere – now we finally know how they’re made
This UK company ignited a 1,000°C furnace in space. Technique could revolutionise 5G, electric vehicles and AI
Breakthrough in low-Earth-orbit manufacturing could transform semiconductors industry
Space deforms astronauts' brains, say scientists. This could be bad news for getting humans to Mars
Spaceflight does strange things to our brains...
Half of Mars used to be underwater. Scientists find evidence of enormous Martian ocean
Evidence suggests the Red Planet was once a blue planet
Artemis III won't land on the Moon, as NASA adds an extra mission. Will China leapfrog the US to a landing?
NASA shakes up its Artemis moonlanding programme.
Fungi discovered at Chernobyl could protect Mars astronauts from extreme radiation
Electric sparks detected in Mars dust storms. Why it could cause problems for humans on the Red Planet
A new threat awaiting the first human travellers to Mars?
Monster stars are discovered shortly after the Big Bang. And they may have solved a huge cosmic mystery
Planes grounded as extreme solar radiation hits essential flight controls. 6,000 jets affected
Airbus orders urgent software update after solar radiation risk identified
'This changes everything'. Scientists find ingredients for life on Earth in asteroid sample returned from space
Ribose and glucose detected in pristine dust samples from the asteroid Bennu
Are we destroying our window to the cosmos? Satellite trails could make space science nearly impossible, say astronomers
Researchers warn that satellite swarms may soon scar almost every image from low‑orbit telescopes
