Last night was the 48th NFL Superbowl over in America – and, inspired by the “Superb owl” internet meme, and also the fact that the winners of this year’s game, the Seattle Seahawks have an Augur Hawk called Taima as their mascot, I thought I’d share a couple of videos on the theme of “flight”. … Read more
Here’s a quick update of dates with changed schedules in February and March 2014 that have been confirmed: February Saturday, 15 February: No sessions after 5.30pm. March Saturday, 1 March: No sessions before 4pm (due to Radioactivity workshops). Saturday, 8 March: No sessions after 5.30pm. Monday, 10 March: No sessions before 4pm (rescheduled to Wednesday, 12 … Read more
Supernova in the Cigar Galaxy As you might have seen, the BBC reported that a supernova – that is, an exploding star – had been observed in M82, the Cigar Galaxy. Astronomers from all our local astronomical societies have been observing it, although in my opinion, it looks better in photos! One thing to remember is … Read more
Right now, in a control room in Darmstadt, Germany, scientists are waiting to hear from the European Space Agency‘s Rosetta mission. Rosetta was launched in 2004 from French Guyana, and ever since has been flying on a gravity-assisted course towards the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, which it will orbit and photograph over the next two years, with … Read more