Professor Jim Kasting – Pinning Down the Habitable Zones of Different Stars One of life’s greatest mysteries is whether or not we are alone in the Universe. One way to find planets that could support life is by working out whether they lie in the ‘habitable...
Five New Particles Discovered at CERN CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the largest and most powerful particle accelerator ever constructed. Featuring a 27-kilometre ring containing superconducting magnets, the LHC can accelerate protons to almost the speed of...
Professor Darryn W. Waugh – The Polar Vortex: Meshing and Stripping the Gears of the Atmosphere Earth’s atmosphere is composed of multiple interlocked rotating parcels of air. At the poles, rotating vortices form an important part of this system. Climate...
Dr Jekan Thangavelautham – Designing Devices for Exploring Space and Investigating Climate Change Dr Jekan Thanga and his team at Arizona State University are developing new and sustainable solutions for low-cost space and extreme environment exploration. His...
Dr Bart Wakker – Using the Hubble Telescope to Investigate the Universe’s Hidden Baryons Astronomer Dr Bart Wakker and his colleagues use the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) to gather data on hidden baryonic matter and the composition of the Universe. ...
Professor Vassilis Angelopoulos – From THEMIS to ELFIN: Exploring Near Earth Space Dr Vassilis Angelopoulos and his colleagues at the UCLA Earth Planetary and Space Sciences Department in California study the interaction of solar radiation with the Earth’s...
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