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February 1, 2022 | Issue 56

Infrared webcam hack – using infrared light to observe the world in a new way

What would the world look like if we could see infrared light? With some simple modifications, you can turn a cheap webcam into an infrared camera and find out!

Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Astronomy / space, Earth science, Engineering, Physics
English

Inspire

October 12, 2016 | Issue 37

What on Earth?

Earth science is all around us. 

Ages: not applicable;
Topics: Inspire, Resources
English

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February 29, 2016 | issue 35

Geometry can take you to the Moon

Measure the distance from Earth to the Moon using high-school geometry and an international network of schools and observatories. 

Ages: 14-16;
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space, Mathematics
English   Italiano   Română

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November 25, 2015 | Issue 34

Planetary energy budgets

Understanding Earth’s climate system can teach us about other planets.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space, Earth science
English   Italiano   polski   Português   Română

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July 8, 2015 | Issue 32

Beat the Flood

Imagine living with the danger that your home could be flooded at any time. This challenge will enable pupils aged 7–14 to discover the impact that flooding has on people’s lives, and how science and technology can mitigate its effects and help find potential solutions.

Ages: <11, 11-14;
Topics: Earth science, Engineering, Science and society
English   Español   polski

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February 24, 2015 | Issue 31

The challenging logistics of lunar exploration

The path to the Moon is paved with many challenges. What questions do the next generation of space explorers need to answer?

Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space, Earth science, Science and society
Deutsch   English   Español   Italiano   Português

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November 19, 2014 | Issue 30

Lunar Diary: a chronicle of Earth’s journey through space and time, as seen from the Moon

Clues to the history of the Earth, the Milky Way and the Universe are hidden on the lunar surface.

Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Astronomy / space, Engineering
Deutsch   Ελληνικα   English   Español   Italiano   Português   Română

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June 2, 2014 | Issue 29

More than meets the eye: how space telescopes see beyond the rainbow

How do astronomers investigate the life cycle of stars? At the European Space Agency, it’s done using space-based missions that observe the sky in ultraviolet, visible and infrared light – as this fourth article in a series about astronomy and the electromagnetic spectrum describes.

Ages: 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
Ελληνικα   English   polski   Português   Română

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| Issue 29

Experiments in integrity – Fritz Haber and the ethics of chemistry

One hundred years after the start of the First World War, chemical weapons are still in the news. We consider some of the ethical questions behind the war’s chemical legacy.

Ages: 16-19;
Topics: Chemistry, Science and society
English   Español   Italiano   Latviešu   polski   Română

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August 21, 2012 | Issue 24

More than meets the eye: the exotic, high-energy Universe

​In the third article in this series on astronomy and the electromagnetic spectrum, learn about the exotic and powerful cosmic phenomena that astronomers investigate with X-ray and gamma-ray observatories, including the European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton and INTEGRAL missions.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics, General science, Astronomy / space
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