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Recent images from ESA's Mars Express mission show two ruptures in the martian crust that form part of a mighty canyon system.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Challenge your students to save the Earth from an asteroid collision, using calculations based on the Hollywood sci-fi fantasy film Armageddon.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
In the fifth and final article in this series on astronomy and the electromagnetic spectrum, find out how scientists use the European Space Agency’s missions to observe the sky in far-infrared, sub-millimetre and microwave light.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Gravitational waves are among the most subtle messengers that reach us across the cosmos. But how can their infinitesimal effects be detected?
Ages: 16-19;
How do astronomers measure distances to the stars? Using a digital camera to record parallax shift is an accurate and authentic method that can be used in a classroom.
Ages: 16-19;
Typical school exchanges focus on language and culture – but you can also build a successful exchange programme around science.
Ages: 14-16;
Astronomers are still trying to discover exactly why galaxies formed in spiral shapes, and what’s likely to happen to our galaxy in the future.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
What we learnt from the first moon landing, and the curious questions that remain.
Ages: not applicable;
A collection of cosmic resources for Asteroid Day
Ages: not applicable;
How a great achievement of the European Space Agency can become an inspiration for your students.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
| Issue 60
Mars Express peers into Mars’ ‘Grand Canyon’
Topics: Astronomy / space, News from the EIROs
| Issue 43
Saving the Earth Hollywood-style
Topics: Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 40
More than meets the eye: the cold and the distant Universe
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 40
Good vibrations: how to catch a gravitational wave
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 40
Finding the scale of space
Topics: Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 40
Science without borders: an astronomy-based school exchange
Topics: Physics, General science, Astronomy / space
| Issue 37
Galaxies: genesis and evolution
Topics: Understand, Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 36
Missions to the Moon
Topics: Resources
| Issue 36
Asteroids: perilous but preventable
Topics: Resources
| Issue 36
Teaching with Rosetta and Philae
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
