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What is SuperWASP showing us?SuperWASP

By Dr Andrew Norton (The Open University)

23 January 2012

Andy Norton brings us up to date with SuperWASP, the Wide Angle Search for Planets  Read more : What is SuperWASP showing us?

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Life on a 'New Earth'?Creative Commons Image By FbThienVanHoc via Flickr under Creative Commons license

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

08 December 2011

Is there anybody out there? The recent discovery of a 'New Earth' has expanded our obsession with extra-terrestrial life. But what do experts say?  Read more : Life on a 'New Earth'?

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Biodiversity: What's in it for me?Creative Commons Image jmtimages under CC-BY-NC-ND licence

By Dr Yoseph Araya (The Open University)

04 June 2010

World Environment Day celebrates environmental issues, including biodiversity. But what's in it for you?  Read more : Biodiversity: What's in it for me?

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COP15: The hum of expectationStephen Peake

By Dr Stephen Peake (The Open University)

10 December 2009

Climate change conferences sound as though they’re going to be really boring, stuffy affairs. The first of our series of blogs from COP15 suggests otherwise,...  Read more : COP15: The hum of expectation

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Democracy and sustainability: Can we survive in freedom?Creative Commons Image Holger Noß under CC-BY-SA licence

By Dr Joe Smith (The Open University)

18 March 2008

‘Can we survive in freedom?’ The relationship between democracy and sustainability was framed in these terms by a prominent political scientist more than fifteen years...  Read more : Democracy and sustainability: Can we survive in freedom?

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Mercury or bustESA

By Dr David Rothery (The Open University)

26 June 2007

As UK lead scientist for BepiColombo, the European Space Agency's mission to Mercury, Dave Rothery attends a working group meeting in the Netherlands.  Read more : Mercury or bust

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What does the AU mean?Production team

By Dr Alan Cooper (The Open University)

01 June 2004

Dr Alan Cooper discusses the significance of the astronomical unit as a measurement  Read more : What does the AU mean?

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HistoryUsed with permission

By Professor David Hughes (Guest)

01 June 2004

There are no records of astronomers observing the Transit of Venus until the 17th century. Professor David W Hughes picks up the story  Read more : History

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SuperWASP: Search for Extrasolar PlanetsSuperWASP

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

01 June 2004

The Transit Of Venus was focused on our Solar System. But there are projects which are looking far, far further afield - and the SuperWASP...  Read more : SuperWASP: Search for Extrasolar Planets

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Measuring the Solar SystemProduction team

By Dr Alan Cooper (The Open University)

01 June 2004

Dr Alan Cooper discusses the methods used to measure the solar system  Read more : Measuring the Solar System

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