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A star is bornThinkstock

By Dr Alan Cooper (The Open University)

26 May 2010

Dr Alan Cooper tells the story of the pioneering discoveries in physics and astrophysics 100 years ago, from Newton and Einstein, to the birth of...  Read more : A star is born

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OU on the BBC: Truth Will Out - There is intelligent life elsewhere in the universeProduction team

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

19 April 2007

In this series of articles originally published in July 2001 to coincide with Truth Will Out, our panel of experts discuss their views on the...  Read more : OU on the BBC: Truth Will Out - There is intelligent life elsewhere in the universe

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The big bang-upBBC

By Dr Michael Hobson (Guest)

01 August 2006

Dr Michael Hobson reveals how Crimewatch led his research in a new direction - using astronomy techniques to improve CCTV  Read more : The big bang-up

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Astronomy timelineNASA-JPL

By Dr Alan Cooper (The Open University)

01 June 2004

How do the Transits of Venus fit into the development of modern astronomy?  Read more : Astronomy timeline

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The Gravitational ConstantProduction team

By Dr Alan Cooper (The Open University)

01 June 2004

Dr Alan Cooper explains how the gravitational constant can be demonstrated through table-top experiments  Read more : The Gravitational Constant

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The truth behind the torch Copyrighted Image London 2012

As the Olympic flame wings its way around the UK, the OU's Aarón Alzola Romero asks: just how immemorial is the Olympic torch relay?

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