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The smooth operation of communications satellites can be influenced by solar weather. Mimic this effect on a smaller scale in the classroom with a simple demonstration.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Astronomers use giant radio telescopes to observe black holes and distant galaxies. Why not build your own small-scale radio telescope and observe objects closer to home?
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
During an eclipse, the Sun or the Moon seems to disappear. What is happening? Why not explore this fascinating phenomenon in the classroom, with an easy to build model?
Ages: <11, 11-14;
Keen to save the world? Andy Newsam and Chris Leigh from the UK’s National Schools’ Observatory introduce an activity where you can potentially do just that: by detecting real asteroids – which may be heading for Earth.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
As though planets from outside our Solar System were not exciting enough, astronomers have recently discovered a planet orbiting a star from outside our galaxy Johny Setiawan reports.
Ages: 16-19;
What do astronomy and film have in common? Both can involve Jochen Liske, astronomer and actor. Karin Ranero Celius takes us on a trip to the Paranal Observatory in Chile and tells us about Jochen’s latest film: Das Auge 3D.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Have you ever looked up at the Moon in a clear night sky and wondered about the very few people who have walked on its surface? What did we learn, and what are we still unsure about? When might humans return to the Moon? Adam Baker investigates.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Claudia Mignone and Douglas Pierce-Price take us on a trip to the Chilean Andes, to the site of ALMA, the world’s largest radio astronomy facility, which is set to discover the secrets of our cosmic origins.
Ages: 16-19;
This year is the International Year of Astronomy. To celebrate, Chris Starr and Richard Harwood suggest some useful websites and other resources to inspire your astronomy teaching.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Lucy Patterson spoke to Greek science teacher Theodoros Pierratos, who recently won the chance to bring physics to life for his students in a truly extraordinary way with the help of the European Space Agency.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
| Issue 29
Simulating the effect of the solar wind
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space, Engineering
| Issue 23
Build your own radio telescope
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 23
Creating eclipses in the classroom
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 20
Hunting for asteroids
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 19
A planet from another galaxy
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 17
An astronomer in a 3D world
Topics: Profiles
| Issue 16
Space exploration: the return to the Moon
Topics: Physics, General science, Astronomy / space, Engineering
| Issue 15
The ALMA Observatory: the sky is only one step away
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 13
Education resources for the International Year of Astronomy
Topics: Resources
| Issue 12
A classroom in space
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
