Cystadleuaeth Sêr y Gofod

Posted on 10 February 2023 by Chemaine Barrett

Mae’n bleser gan Brifysgol Caerdydd, yr Ysgol Ffiseg a Seryddiaeth gynnal Cyfarfod Seryddiaeth Cenedlaethol 2023 (NAM23) ym mis Gorffennaf 2023. I ddathlu’r digwyddiad, rydym yn eich gwahodd i rannu eich cariad at bopeth ynghylch y gofod mewn un o ddwy ffordd yn ein cystadlaethau cyffrous. Gwobr 1af = £50 o Nwyddau Gofod 2 il Wobr
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Space Super Stars Competition

Posted on 10 February 2023 by Chemaine Barrett

Cardiff University, School of Physics and Astronomy are delighted to host The National Astronomy Meeting 2023 (NAM23) in July 2023. To celebrate the event, we are inviting you to share your love of all things space in one of two ways in our exciting competitions. 1st Prize = £50 of Space Goodies 2nd Prize =
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Pythagorean Astronomy: Happy Birthday JWST!

Posted on 23 December 2022 by Chris North

The 25th December marks an anniversary in the world of astronomy (as well as Sir Isaac Newton’s birthday, of course) – the launch of JWST, the infrared space telescope launched to explore the Universe in unprecedented detail. One year on from launch, Chris North and Edward Gomez look at a few of the results that
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Astronomy for Visually Impaired

Posted on 21 December 2022 by Chemaine Barrett

The Tactile Universe is an STFC funded public engagement project based at the University of Portsmouth’s Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation. The project has used input and feedback from the UK’s vision impaired (VI) community to produce a suite of tactile 3D images of astronomical objects and accessible educational workshops which can be used to
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