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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;
On 26 December 2013, after a long and exciting trip, 56 secondary-school students from 18 countries arrived at their destination: the picturesque alpine village of Saint-Barthélemy, Italy, where the Astronomical Observatory of the Autonomous Region of the Aosta Valley (OAVdA) was built because of…
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Having difficulties explaining black holes to your students? Why not try these simple activities in the classroom?
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
The aurorae are one of the wonders of the natural world. Using some simple apparatus, they and related phenomena can easily be reproduced in the classroom.
Ages: 16-19;
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;
To change the world would be amazing enough. Mike Brown changed the Solar System. Eleanor Hayes explains.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Claudia Mignone and Rebecca Barnes explore X-rays and gamma rays and investigate the ingenious techniques used by the European Space Agency to observe the cosmos at these wavelengths.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
What do continental drift, nuclear power stations and supernovae have in common? Neutrinos, as Susana Cebrián explains.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Malcolm Fridlund from the European Space Agency (ESA) describes the search for extra-solar planets and explains how they can help us to understand the origin of life on Earth.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Ana Lopes and Henri Boffin take us on a trip back in time – probing the history of the Universe.
Ages: 16-19;
| Issue 30
Lunar Diary: a chronicle of Earth’s journey through space and time, as seen from the Moon
Topics: Astronomy / space, Engineering
| Issue 30
Camping under the stars — the ESO Astronomy Camp 2013
Topics: Astronomy / space
| Issue 27
Peering into the darkness: modelling black holes in primary school
Topics: Astronomy / space
| Issue 26
Casting light on solar wind: simulating aurorae at school
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space, Earth science
| Issue 24
More than meets the eye: the exotic, high-energy Universe
Topics: Physics, General science, Astronomy / space
| Issue 21
How I killed Pluto: Mike Brown
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 21
More than meets the eye: unravelling the cosmos at the highest energies
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 19
Neutrinos: an introduction
Topics: Physics, General science, Astronomy / space, Earth science
| Issue 13
The CoRoT satellite: the search for Earth-like planets
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy / space
| Issue 13
The first light in the Universe
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
