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The meaningless Big Bang questionProduction team

By Professor Russell Stannard (The Open University)

25 February 2010

Professor Russell Stannard explores what kind of universe we live in and what caused the Big Bang.  Read more : The meaningless Big Bang question

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Passing through unseen: An introduction to dark matterCopyrighted Image The Open University / Karen Parker

By Dr Stephen Serjeant (The Open University)

21 September 2009

Get to grips with dark matter - and find out why actually getting to grips with dark matter is impossible  Read more : Passing through unseen: An introduction to dark matter

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Space telescopes galoreCreative Commons Image photograph © copyright NASA Images

By Andrew Morris (The Open University)

15 May 2009

As the Hubble Space Telescope undergoes a service, Andrew Morris marvels at the technology behind taking photographs in space  Read more : Space telescopes galore

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Voyage To The Planets: Remote SensingNASA/JSC

By Professor David Hughes (Guest)

25 December 2004

Professor David W Hughes offers a brief history of sending spacecraft to observe the planets in our solar system  Read more : Voyage To The Planets: Remote Sensing

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Finding Asteroids In SpaceUsed with permission

By Professor David Hughes (Guest)

05 August 2004

Professor David W Hughes discusses the ways that astronomers detect and observe asteroids  Read more : Finding Asteroids In Space

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Registering and Tracking AsteroidsNASA

By Professor David Hughes (Guest)

04 August 2004

Professor David W Hughes explains how asteroids are registered and tracked to keep watch for any potential 'Near Earth Asteroids'  Read more : Registering and Tracking Asteroids

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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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