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Ever wondered what the weather is like on planets outside our solar system? Scientists have recently discovered an exoplanet where it rains iron!
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Using a simple calculation, measure the distance between Earth and the Moon with the help of a local amateur radio station.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
The month of May brings with it two different planetary wonders, allowing us to recreate calculations first made 300 years ago
Ages: not applicable;
Right now (and continuing until late February 2016), Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter are visible in the sky in a straight line: a rare astronomical show.
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One of the scientists’ main interests in Mars research is water. Is there water on Mars?
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Malcolm Fridlund from the European Space Agency (ESA) describes the search for extra-solar planets and explains how they can help us to understand the origin of life on Earth.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Research offers exciting and challenging job opportunities, but sometimes the price to pay in terms of personal sacrifice is very high. Claudia Mignone interviews a young astronomer who found satisfaction in the classroom – teaching mathematics.
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Science fact or science fiction? Margarita Marinova from Caltech, USA, investigates the possibility of establishing life on Mars.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Uffe Gråe Jørgensen from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, describes the search for Earth-like planets elsewhere in our galaxy.
Ages: 16-19;
| Issue 51
ESO telescope observes exoplanet where it rains iron
Topics: Understand, Astronomy / space
| Issue 41
To the Moon and back: reflecting a radio signal to calculate the distance
Topics: Physics, Earth science, Mathematics, Astronomy / space
| issue 35
Mercury and Mars in May
Topics: Astronomy / space
| Issue 34
Planet parade in the morning sky
Topics: Astronomy / space
| Issue 28
Glaciers on Mars: looking for the ice
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space, Earth science
| Issue 13
The CoRoT satellite: the search for Earth-like planets
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy / space
| Issue 13
A star-struck teacher in Italy
Topics: Profiles
| Issue 8
Life on Mars: terraforming the Red Planet
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space, Earth science
| Issue 2
Are there Earth-like planets around other stars?
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
