Hans Lipperhey’s patent application in the Netherlands for a telescope was formally denied on 2nd October 1608. Nonetheless, it is that individual, that place and that date which history associates […]

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As episode 21 indicated, the power of science fiction to motivate the imagination is perhaps as strong as science itself. 1957 is known for the launch of Sputnik but it […]

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Professor Mark Brake from the University of Glamorgan has an eclectic interest. An academic, broadcaster and author of science and popular science books, he is the organising chair for the […]

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As the European city of Culture, Liverpool has more than its fair share of activities this year. Many have an astronomy connection. In today’s episode Andy Newsam from Liverpool John […]

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There are many ways to participate in and learn about astronomy online. In today’s episode, three examples of how the web is being used to share resources and build communities […]

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Since the days of Sputnik and Apollo, Space technology has matured to an extent that it is almost a routine commercial activity. China, India, and Japan are well-established players, along […]

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As the most energetic photons, gamma rays are rare, difficult to observe, require special telescopes & detectors, and not many of them make it to the surface of the earth […]

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You can’t think of Darwin without Wallace, Laurel without Hardy. In UK astronomy, there is no more enduring and familiar partnership than Henbest and Couper. Nigel and Heather have been […]

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Astrobiology is the study of life outside the earth. Paradoxically, it is advanced by understanding how life started here on earth. More about Astrobiology in the UK at the Astrobiology […]

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After a 7 year journey, Cassini/ Huygens arrived at Saturn in 2004 and Huygens landed on the surface of Titan on January 14th 2005. The only moon within the solar […]

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