Lord Martin Rees
Astronomer Royal
Martin Rees is a cosmologist and astrophysicist, and the current Astronomer Royal. His latest book, On the Future: Prospects for Humanity, is out now.
Recent articles by Lord Martin Rees
Will we ever find life beyond Earth?
Astronomer Royal Lord Martin Rees on the search for extra terrestrial intelligence in the Universe and what alien life might look like, should we find it.
The Astronomer Royal's tribute to Patrick Moore
On the occasion of The Sky at Night’s 50th anniversary in 2007, Lord Martin Rees paid tribute to Patrick Moore.
7 important astronomy achievements of the past 50 years
The Astronomer Royal picks some of the greatest moments in space exploration that have occurred during his lifetime.