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: AstroCamp and Galaxies

Posted on 28 September 2015 by Chris North

The arrival of Autumn means one thing to astronomers: darker skies. Every spring an autumn, astronomers gather along with their telescopes, campervans and tents for “star parties”. One such meet-up is AstroCamp, held near Cwmdu in the Brecon Beacons. At just an hour or so north of Cardiff it’s not too far, and I’ve been going along to
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Primary School Students Use Telescopes to Explore New Horizons

Posted on 17 July 2015 by Sarah Roberts

The New Horizons spacecraft has been all over the news this week as it finally reached Pluto after travelling through space for nine years. Nine years is a long time in the darkness of space, but how long do you think New Horizons would take to travel to the nearest star beyond our Solar System?
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ISE and Universe in the Classroom give pupils a double dose of Astronomy!

Posted on 19 June 2015 by Sarah Roberts

Inspiring Science Education and Universe in the Classroom teamed up yesterday to give pupils from Ysgol Pencae primary school a double dose of astronomy! The pupils went on a journey through space, starting in the Solar System and then zooming out to the cosmic wonders beyond! Year 5 pupils from the Welsh Medium school in
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Postgraduate student Peri Jones describes the 2015 Eclipse in Welsh

Posted on 12 June 2015 by Haley Gomez

Watch Peri Jones, a Welsh medium student at Cardiff University’s School of Physics and Astronomy, discuss the solar eclipse earlier this year.
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Pythagorean Astronomy: Solar System round-up

Posted on 28 May 2015 by Chris North

It’s a busy year in the Solar System for robotic explorers, with New Horizons on the way to distant Pluto, Dawn orbiting Ceres in the outer asteroid belt, and Rosetta and Philae accompanying comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as it makes its closets approach to the Sun. This month Dr Edward Gomez and I chat about these missions,
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Dr Haley Gomez at TEDxCardiff

Posted on 31 March 2015 by Haley Gomez

The School of Physics and Astronomy’s very own Dr Haley Gomez was invited to speak at this year’s incredibly popular TEDxCardiff. The event held at the Wales Millienium Centre in Cardiff was sold out within a minute! For more details see here. Dr Gomez works on using the most sensitive infrared cameras in space to
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Partial Solar Eclipse 2015: talks and observing

Posted on 26 February 2015 by Chris North

On 20th March there will be a partial eclipse of the Sun visible from the UK. From Cardiff it will be visible as a partial eclipse in the morning. To accompany this rare event we are working with National Museum Wales, Cardiff, to present a series of talks about the Sun and eclipses on the
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Inspiring Science Education UK Newsletter: January 2015

Posted on 21 January 2015 by Chris North

The Inspiring Science Education project really is hitting full steam ahead this year, with the repository populated with tools and resources across a wide range of science topics. There are some excellent opportunities for you to take advantage of as well: a free prize draw for school lab equipment, an international competition, and two upcoming teacher CPD
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Pythagorean Astronomy: ExoMars

Posted on 19 December 2014 by Chris North

It has been announced that the UK will lead the design and build of Europe’s next rover to Mars. Part of the European Space Agency’s ExoMars programme, this robotic explorer will drill down up two metres to search for signs of microbial life beneath the Martian surface. To find out about the rover, its mission, and the challenges
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