A new survey of exocomet belts is changing what we know about planetary systems
Ready to rock: discover what mysterious belts of dust, ice, and rock around distant stars can tell us about the formation of planetary systems.
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Ready to rock: discover what mysterious belts of dust, ice, and rock around distant stars can tell us about the formation of planetary systems.
Seeing is believing, but how can you be sure that what you see is real? Find out how to distinguish between real and fake astronomical images.
We can’t image our home galaxy from the outside, so how do we study it? Learn how astronomers unveil the dramatic past of the Milky Way and peer into its future.
This is the story of how scientists created an image of the region around the black hole at the centre of our galaxy by combining many telescopes into one virtual telescope the size of the Earth.
Exponential growth has become part of daily life during the COVID-19 pandemic. These simple exercises help explain this tricky concept
The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on exponential growth. This provides an opportunity to teach this tricky concept in a real-world context.
Ever wondered what the weather is like on planets outside our solar system? Scientists have recently discovered an exoplanet where it rains iron!
Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration between eight of Europe’s largest intergovernmental scientific research organisations (EIROs). This article reviews some of the latest news from the EIROs.
The possibility of worlds beyond our own has fascinated people for millennia. Now technology is bringing these other worlds – or exoplanets – within reach of discovery.
Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration between eight of Europe’s largest intergovernmental scientific research organisations (EIROs). This article reviews some of the latest news from the EIROs.
A new survey of exocomet belts is changing what we know about planetary systems
CSI Astronomy: learn how to spot fake astrophotography images
Galactic Archaeology: how we study our home galaxy
How global teamwork revealed the mystery at the heart of our galaxy
Exponential growth 1: learn the basics from confetti to understand pandemics
Exponential growth 2: real-life lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic
ESO telescope observes exoplanet where it rains iron
Energy-efficient devices, next-generation telescopes, and sustainable paint from beetle scales
Hunting for exoplanets
Magnetism in the Earth’s mantle, impressive asteroid observations, and insights into influenza