Science Weekly Picks
Being responsible for picking the week’s most interesting science stories is a fun and fascinating
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Interstellar travel: how to spot a ‘starman’ going by
Massive objects moving at near light speeds do not occur naturally in the universe as
Fascinating short film about NASA’s Dawn: the very beginning of us
This fascinating video, narrated by Leonard Nemoy, gives you a glimpse into the origins of our
Weekly Science Picks
Another week, another collection of weekly science picks! Those of us over here in Northern
The perils of space exploration: last flight of space shuttle Columbia
The 28th and last flight (STS-107) of the space shuttle Columbia was ten years ago.
Weekly Science Picks
By now, I think it’s safe to say that if you’re reading this, it means
The Risk of Human Space Flight to Mars
This past week NASA announced that in 2015 they would be sending two astronauts to
Apollo 17: last men on the moon
After kangaroo hopping back to the lunar rover, Eugene and Jack drove back to the
Come on in, the Water is…Frozen
Water – the source of all life. It’s been found on what we have believed
Weekly Science Picks
Ah, the weekend! Time to kick back, relax, and look back over everything that’s happened
Interview: Keri Bean—Mars meteorologist, Curiosity Rover team member
Keri Bean is a meteorologist specialising in the atmospherics of other planets. She is on
Does my science look big in this? The astrobiology edition
During the 20th century a powerful new idea gradually entered our consciousness and culture: cosmic
The astronauts who put the USA on the moon
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 into an elliptical low Earth orbit on October 4,
Pioneer anomaly explained?
Pioneer 10 and 11 unveiled the solar system during the golden-age of robotic exploration. Their