Good vibrations: how to catch a gravitational wave
Gravitational waves are among the most subtle messengers that reach us across the cosmos. But how can their infinitesimal effects be detected?
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Gravitational waves are among the most subtle messengers that reach us across the cosmos. But how can their infinitesimal effects be detected?
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.
Typical school exchanges focus on language and culture – but you can also build a successful exchange programme around science.
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.
What we learnt from the first moon landing, and the curious questions that remain.
How a great achievement of the European Space Agency can become an inspiration for your students.
The month of May brings with it two different planetary wonders, allowing us to recreate calculations first made 300 years ago
Different stars shine with different colours, and you can use a light bulb to help explain why.
Good vibrations: how to catch a gravitational wave
Finding the scale of space
Science without borders: an astronomy-based school exchange
Galaxies: genesis and evolution
Missions to the Moon
Teaching with Rosetta and Philae
Mercury and Mars in May
Starlight inside a light bulb