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![For the first time, we have been able to uncover the home of an elusive cosmic signal known as a fast radio burst. These FRBs […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/WEB_GettyImages-527960778_VLA-115x115.jpg "Source of mysterious cosmic bursts pinpointed")
Source of mysterious cosmic bursts pinpointed
Posted on January 13, 2017 | No CommentsFor the first time, we have been able to uncover the home of an elusive cosmic signal known as a fast radio burst. These FRBs […] -
![The challenge of finding somewhere to live for a couple of months takes on a whole new difficulty if you are an astronaut landing on […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/7698067796_ce095472c8_b-115x115.jpg "NASA plans icy homes on Mars")
NASA plans icy homes on Mars
Posted on January 6, 2017 | No CommentsThe challenge of finding somewhere to live for a couple of months takes on a whole new difficulty if you are an astronaut landing on […] -
![Researchers at Leider University in the Netherlands have analysed incoming light from over 33,000 galaxies to produce the first piece of evidence supporting a new theory […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Cover-115x115.jpg "First success for modified theory of gravity")
First success for modified theory of gravity
Posted on December 24, 2016 | No CommentsResearchers at Leider University in the Netherlands have analysed incoming light from over 33,000 galaxies to produce the first piece of evidence supporting a new theory […] -
![On December 2, after a two-day meeting in Lucerne, Switzerland, a council of ministers from ESA’s member states and associate members Slovenia and Canada agreed […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ExoMars_model_at_ILA_2006-115x115.jpg "Interview: Dr. Neil Bowles on the ESA")
Interview: Dr. Neil Bowles on the ESA
Posted on December 9, 2016 | No CommentsOn December 2, after a two-day meeting in Lucerne, Switzerland, a council of ministers from ESA’s member states and associate members Slovenia and Canada agreed […] -
![66 million years ago a 15km-wide asteroid hit the earth just off the coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. The aftermath of this event is thought […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/calisto-115x115.jpg "When the Earth turned inside out: the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs")
When the Earth turned inside out: the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs
Posted on December 5, 2016 | No Comments66 million years ago a 15km-wide asteroid hit the earth just off the coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. The aftermath of this event is thought […] -
![Given Donald Trump’s seeming indifference to facts, it is no surprise that his support within the scientific community was low during the U.S. presidential campaign. […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/trump-science-115x115.jpg "Science under Trump – the future for American scientists")
Science under Trump – the future for American scientists
Posted on November 21, 2016 | No CommentsGiven Donald Trump’s seeming indifference to facts, it is no surprise that his support within the scientific community was low during the U.S. presidential campaign. […] -
![In a surprising rebellion against centuries of incontrovertible scientific proof, rapper B.o.B. has taken to Twitter to reveal that the Earth is not spherical but […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/maxresdefault-115x115.jpg "Once You Go Flat You Never Go Back")
Once You Go Flat You Never Go Back
Posted on February 4, 2016 | No CommentsIn a surprising rebellion against centuries of incontrovertible scientific proof, rapper B.o.B. has taken to Twitter to reveal that the Earth is not spherical but […] -
![Stephen Hawking may have found the answer to the black hole information paradox, a problem that has plagued physicists for the past 40 years. Black […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/black-holes-opener-615-115x115.jpg "Stephen Hawking Strikes Again")
Stephen Hawking Strikes Again
Posted on January 20, 2016 | No CommentsStephen Hawking may have found the answer to the black hole information paradox, a problem that has plagued physicists for the past 40 years. Black […] -
![Einstein’s theory of general relativity is one of the greatest discoveries ever made, and so far its validity has been confirmed by every test scientists […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/GPB_circling_earth-115x115.jpg "Gravitational Waves: Einstein’s Final Hurdle")
Gravitational Waves: Einstein’s Final Hurdle
Posted on December 17, 2015 | No CommentsEinstein’s theory of general relativity is one of the greatest discoveries ever made, and so far its validity has been confirmed by every test scientists […] -
![The orbiter and test lander of the ExoMars missions are now ready to leave Europe for launch. ExoMars is a joint venture between the Russian […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/mars-11608_960_720-115x115.jpg "Europe’s Mars Mission is ready to launch")
Europe’s Mars Mission is ready to launch
Posted on December 15, 2015 | No CommentsThe orbiter and test lander of the ExoMars missions are now ready to leave Europe for launch. ExoMars is a joint venture between the Russian […] -
![Hot Jupiters are planetary curiosities. These giant balls of gas are found very close to the stars they orbit, often at less than half the […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "The Mystery of Hot Jupiters")
The Mystery of Hot Jupiters
Posted on November 20, 2015 | No CommentsHot Jupiters are planetary curiosities. These giant balls of gas are found very close to the stars they orbit, often at less than half the […] -
Sugar, Space And All Things Nice
Posted on November 11, 2015 | No CommentsComet C/2014 Q2, also known as Comet Lovejoy, made its closest ever approach to the Sun in January this year, allowing astronomers to make observations […] -
ISS Astronauts Eat the First Lettuce Grown in Space
Posted on September 24, 2015 | 7 CommentsOne small stem for man, one giant leaf for mankind. Astronauts of Expedition 44 aboard the International Space Station became the first to eat produce […] -
New Horizons sends heart-shaped postcard from Pluto
Posted on July 22, 2015 | 1 CommentThe New Horizons spacecraft finally reached Pluto this week after 9 years travelling through space and at closest approach was at just 12,500 km away from […]
