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60 Second Adventures In Astronomy: Supernovae
Learn how all the elements in the Universe were formed, and where, exactly, your favourite silver necklace comes.
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60 Second Adventures In Astronomy: Life on Mars
Discover how asteroids and microbes flying through space could hold the secret to life on Earth - and maybe even Mars
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60 Second Adventures In Astronomy: The rotating moon
Discover how the Moon's orbit means we always see its best side...
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Meteoric
Rocks hurtling through space shape the surface of the moons and planets as collide – and now you can use your skill and knowledge to make your own mark. Can you cover a target percentage of a planet or a moon’s surface with impact craters – by choosing meteroids based on size, make-up and speed and aiming them at your chosen target.
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Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere
The new discipline of astrobiology that is, the science of searching for extraterrestrial life, is not only rapidly growing, but has also captured the public imagination. This free course, Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere, examines the emergence of icy satellites of distant planets as potential sites of extraterrestrial life, looks at the ...
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Discovering the dark side of the Moon
Watch Dr Mahesh Anand's lecture on the topic of the dark side of the Moon, which was given to the Royal Astronomical Society.
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Galaxies, stars and planets
This free course, Galaxies, stars and planets, is a general introduction, including scale of the universe from the very large to the very small; orbits and gravity; the Solar System; the Sun and other stars; galaxies and the composition of astronomical objects.
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Exomoons: astronomers report first ever discovery
Astronomers have found the first evidence of a moon orbiting a gas giant planet in a star system other than our own.
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Haven't we been told there's water on Mars before?
The recent announcement wasn't the first time astronomers have spoken about water on Mars - but this time, it's what's in the water that has excited NASA, explains Dave Rothery.
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A trip to Mercury
The OU's Dave Rothery recently gave a Tedx talk on what he's learned as part of the team preparing for the European Space Agency’s BepiColombo mission to Mercury.
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Pluto comes into sharp focus – but it’s still not a planet
New Horizons is giving us the chance to see Pluto, close-up, for the first time. But familiarity won't restore Pluto's planet status.
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Stephen Hawking in his own words
In this tribute created by the University of Cambridge, Stephen Hawking reflects on "a glorious time to be alive doing research"