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Brave Giotto Featuring: video,audio, Source ESA

By Professor John Zarnecki (The Open University)

26 June 2007

Giotto was approching Halley's Comet. Would the DIDSY team come good?  Read more : Brave Giotto

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Chasing a comet Featuring: video,audio, David Malin and the Anglo-Australian Observatory (www.aao.gov.au)

By Professor John Zarnecki (The Open University)

26 June 2007

The Giotto Project was Europe’s kamikaze mission to Halley’s comet. Discover the challenges of chasing a comet.  Read more : Chasing a comet

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OU Lecture 2007: 50 Years of Space Exploration - Meet Professor ZarneckiThe Open University

By Professor John Zarnecki (The Open University)

26 June 2007

John Zarnecki has had an astonishing career. We profile the man chosen to give the 2007 Open University Lecture.  Read more : OU Lecture 2007: 50 Years of Space Exploration - Meet Professor Zarnecki

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Fifty Years In Space: Listen to the lecture Featuring: audio, The Open University

By Professor John Zarnecki (The Open University)

26 June 2007

The Open University's 2007 Annual Lecture by John Zarnecki reviews some nail-biting moments from the first 50 years of mankind's journey into space  Read more : Fifty Years In Space: Listen to the lecture

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OU on the BBC: Blue Sky - Running rocketsCopyrighted Image The Open University

By Professor Anders Hansson (Guest)

01 August 2006

Anders Hansson, a theoretical physicist, explores the potential of the warp drive for powering spacecraft in the future  Read more : OU on the BBC: Blue Sky - Running rockets

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What, Where and Why?NASA

By Professor David Hughes (Guest)

28 June 2005

The what, where and why of comets is explained by Professor David W Hughes in this article  Read more : What, Where and Why?

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Snowballs In Space: An Introduction to Comets, their sizes and decayNASA/JPL

By Professor David Hughes (Guest)

28 June 2005

Professor David W Hughes introduces the science behind comets  Read more : Snowballs In Space: An Introduction to Comets, their sizes and decay

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Cometary HistoryNASA/JPL

By Professor David Hughes (Guest)

28 June 2005

Professor David W Hughes explores the history of comets  Read more : Cometary History

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The Essential Guide To CometsUsed with permission

By Dr David Rothery (The Open University)

28 June 2005

Dave Rothery explains (almost) everything you need to know about comets in this essential guide  Read more : The Essential Guide To Comets

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Toutatis: A visitor in our skiesNASA

By The Stardate team (The Open University)

29 September 2004

Toutatis passed Earth at a distance of just 962,951 miles on 29 September 2004. In astronomical terms, that's pretty much a near-miss  Read more : Toutatis: A visitor in our skies

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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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