‘News Item of the Week’ Archives
Symphony of Science latest release
Finding new ways to deliver scientific content is tough, but here again John Boswell from Symphony of Science delivers. Recently released, "The Poetry of Reality", is a collection of thoughts from 12 scientists offering their perspective on science. The collection now stands at 5 Music Videos, and all are well worth a watch.
Happy Astronomical Valentine’s Day
There is a term called Pareidolia which is a psychological phenomenon involving a vague and random stimulus (often an image or sound) being perceived as significant. Common examples include seeing images of animals or faces in clouds, the man in the moon, and hearing hidden messages on records played in reverse. The face on Mars is another [...]
Betelgeuse in unprecedented detail
Betelgeuse is one of my favourite stars. Firstly it is easily identifiable as part of the Orion constellation and secondly did you know that it is actually the destination star for the original Planet of the Apes novel (in French by the way!). But on a more serious note it is a semiregular variable star located approximately 640 light-years from [...]
Cassini spies Saturn’s Northern Lights
Nasa have recently released a nice false color short video taken by Cassini of Saturn's northern lights. The images were taken over 81 hours in black and white and colored orange to enhance them from the background of space. The aurora is high above the northern part of Saturn and moves from the night side to the day side of the [...]
