Local STARS and Distant Galaxies at the Latest Universe in the Classroom Workshop

Posted on 30 October 2015 by Sarah Roberts

This week, Universe in the Classroom blasted off for the academic year 2015-2016 with our first workshop! The event was hosted by knowledgeable Cardiff University Astrophysics student, Stellar Role Model and local girl (from the small town of Barry), Jeni Millard. The workshops took place at Ysgol Pencae, a Welsh Medium school in Cardiff and one
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Pythagorean Astronomy: Water on Mars – Again!

Posted on 29 October 2015 by Chris North

In October 2015 we had news of the discovery of water on Mars – again! Almost a perennial story now, but is this discovery any different to previous discoveries, some of which stretch back to the 1970s? To find out more about this particular story, I spoke to UCL planetary scientist Peter Grindrod. Originally broadcast
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Cosmos: the Infographic Book of Space

Posted on 13 October 2015 by Chris North

The human race has always revealed an insatiable hunger to search “to infinity and beyond”. On Sunday 18th October, as part of Penarth Book Festival, Cardiff astrophysicist Chris North and colleague Stuart Lowe will use cutting-edge infographics to illustrate – in a new and unique way – the most amazing places and objects that modern
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