Good vibrations: how to catch a gravitational wave
Gravitational waves are among the most subtle messengers that reach us across the cosmos. But how can their infinitesimal effects be detected?
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Gravitational waves are among the most subtle messengers that reach us across the cosmos. But how can their infinitesimal effects be detected?
How do astronomers measure distances to the stars? Using a digital camera to record parallax shift is an accurate and authentic method that can be used in a classroom.
Typical school exchanges focus on language and culture – but you can also build a successful exchange programme around science.
This June, students from around Europe met in Portugal to compete in the European CanSat competition. One of their teachers tells us more.
What we learnt from the first moon landing, and the curious questions that remain.
Get your students to use their smartphones for some hands-on astronomy.
How a great achievement of the European Space Agency can become an inspiration for your students.
The month of May brings with it two different planetary wonders, allowing us to recreate calculations first made 300 years ago
The Rosetta mission’s comet landing leads to amazing and unexpected destinations in the field of science communication.
Good vibrations: how to catch a gravitational wave
Finding the scale of space
Science without borders: an astronomy-based school exchange
European CanSat Competition 2016
Missions to the Moon
Smart measurements of the heavens
Teaching with Rosetta and Philae
Mercury and Mars in May
Out of the darkness: tweeting from space