Professor John Zarnecki reminisces with his old team mate at the Science Museum about their amazing project to land the Huygens probe on Titan.
Category: Health, Sports & Psychology
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Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock shares her childhood memories of wanting to be a space scientist with the poet Benjamin Zephaniah
Category: Health, Sports & Psychology
Professor Russell Stannard OBE delves into the question of whether we can ever go beyond the boundaries of what we know.
Category: Health, Sports & Psychology
Introducing a documentary that charts the highs and lows encountered by the Open University-led team that worked on the Beagle 2 lander that was built to look for signs of life on Mars.
Category: Health, Sports & Psychology
Is studying Science for you? Dip into some of our tasters and find out!
Category: Education & Development
Links to resources recommended by 'Pathways to Success in Higher Education' by The Open University in Wales.
Category: Education & Development
So you have decided that studying the Science pathway is for you - what next?
Category: Education & Development
Explore free science online courses on OpenLearn.
Category: University Ready
What put the Bang in the Big Bang?
Category: Philosophy
How do the Transits of Venus fit into the development of modern astronomy?
There are no records of astronomers observing the Transit of Venus until the 17th century. Professor David W Hughes picks up the story
Professor David W Hughes explores the history of the search for asteroids
How has humanity gone beyond the planet to explore the stars? David Hughes takes us from looking to touching
Discovering gravity was only part of Isaac Newton's immense contribution to mathematics and science, Robin Wilson and Barbara Allen describe his rise from humble beginnings to national acclaim and pay homage to his genius.
This weekend, BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs celebrates its 75th anniversary. Join us for a rummage in the archives.
Category: Media Studies
In this article, we’ll explain how scientists capture light in space to produce images of planets, stars and galaxies.
Category: Science, Maths & Technology
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Category: Science, Maths & Technology
Modern astronomy utilises a range of techniques across the electromagnetic spectrum that allow astronomers to measure the brightness, size and shape of astronomical objects, as well as their structure in many cases. This free course enables you to explore multiwavelength images of the Universe and make your own measurements of stars, nebulae and galaxies using online tools and databases. You will explore the different types of nebulae in the Messier catalogue, considering their sizes and distances using an interactive Scales tool, and use a web tool called Chromoscope to survey the Milky Way in different wavebands.
This free course is an adapted extract from the Open University course S284 Astronomy.
This free course is an adapted extract from the Open University course S284 Astronomy.
Category: Science, Maths & Technology
World Space Week is held every year between 4th-10th October - it is a celebration of science and technology. We've put together some fantastic free resources to mark this occasion.
Category: Science, Maths & Technology
Professor Monica Grady and Philippa Smith, from the Open University's space science team, give you the lowdown on what to look for if you want to take up stargazing. From big bang to black holes; from spotting stars to identifying galaxies this collection is a beginner's guide to astronomy introducing you to the key features at each level of size whether solar, stellar, or galactic.
Category: Science, Maths & Technology