ESO-CERN-ESA Symposium on Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics
A Press Conference will be held in Garching (near Munich, Bavaria, Germany) on Thursday, March 7, 2002, 12:15 - 13:00 CET, on the occasion of the ESO-CERN-ESA Symposium on Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics. This is the first joint conference on subjects of mutual interest organised by these three leading European Intergovernmental... view more... (2002-02-22)
Press Invitation: At the Cutting Edge - Technology Partnerships with PPARC
Journalists are invited to attend a showcase event on 12 February at the QEII Conference Centre, Westminster, London, which demonstrates how UK companies can, and have, benefited from technology partnerships with PPARC`s academic community. Case study presentations will include:- * Airways and cosmic radiation - Virgin Atlantic * Particle Physics... view more... (2002-02-01)
Astronomers see double
A giant telescope with a whopping 8-metre diameter light collecting mirror opened its Cyclops eye on the Universe today [18 January]. Perched on the desolate summit of Cerro Pachon in the Chilean Andes at a height of 2737 metres [8,895 feet] the Gemini South telescope is an identical twin of Gemini North in Hawaii. The two telescopes, located each... view more... (2002-01-17)
Scientists bring Space into the classroom
Have you ever searched for water on the moon? Or measured the depth of a Martian crater? Classroom Space is an innovative project from space scientists at the University of Leicester that will provide school children across the UK with the opportunity to tackle these and other exciting challenges. Classroom Space is being launched at the... view more... (2002-01-09)
Good news: How the Earth will survive when the Sun becomes a supergiant
The astronomy textbooks will have to be rewritten, say astrophysicists at the University of Sussex who have re-examined standard calculations about solar evolution and the distant future of the Earth. The textbooks tell us that one day the Sun will burn up its nuclear fuel and expand to an enormous size, finally engulfing its inner planets... view more... (2002-01-08)
The ESO Educational Office Reaches Out towards Europe`s Teachers
ESA/ESO Astronomy Exercises Provide a Taste of Real Astronomy The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has been involved in many Europe-wide educational projects during the past years, in particular within European Science Weeks sponsored by the European Commission (EC). In order to further enhance the significant educational potential inherent in... view more... (2001-12-17)
UK Astronomers to Build Unique Radio Telescope
UK astronomers are poised for a new era of discovery with the development of e-MERLIN, the world`s most powerful radio telescope. This ambitious project will use new technology to connect antennas across the UK, creating the largest and most sensitive linked network in the world. The 217km MERLIN radio-telescope array, run by The University of... view more... (2001-12-05)
UK astronomers reach for the stars
UK astronomers are poised to gain access to some of the world`s most advanced telescopes and to significantly upgrade national facilities following decisions reached at the December Council meeting of The Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council [PPARC], the UK`s strategic science investment agency. PPARC has agreed a framework and schedule... view more... (2001-12-05)
United Kingdom to Join ESO on July 1, 2002
ESO and PPARC Councils Endorse Terms of Accession The Councils of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and the UK Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC), at their respective meetings on December 3 and 5, 2001, have endorsed the terms for UK membership of ESO, as recently agreed by their Negotiating Teams. All members of the... view more... (2001-12-05)
New honorary fellows at the Institute of Physics
Professor Hiroshi Kamimura, Professor Sir Martin Rees and Professor Sir Denys Wilkinson have all been made Honorary Fellows of the Institute of Physics for their huge contributions to the world of physics. Professor Hiroshi Kamimura has made remarkable contributions to the theory and understanding of condensed matter physics whilst working at the... view more... (2001-10-26)
Distant Galaxies Are In The Red
According to scientists from the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, red is the colour favoured by distant galaxies. But the reason for this is still not clear. Working with astronomers in California and Canada, the Cambridge team used a special infrared-sensitive camera to carry out a large-scale survey of distant galaxies. The main... view more... (2001-04-03)
The Scientific Case For Human Spaceflight
Forty years ago, on 12 April 1961, the era of human spaceflight dawned when Yuri Gagarin completed a single, 108 minute, orbit of the Earth on board Vostok 1. Exactly 20 years later, on 12 April 1981, the first U.S. Space Shuttle, Columbia, was launched from Cape Canaveral. In April 2001, the Space Shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to begin the... view more... (2001-03-30)
New insight in star formation
Early stages of star formation are now better understood, following an extensive millimeter-wave study of protostars, which are young stellar objects still deeply embedded in their parent molecular cloud. Thanks to their unprecedented high-resolution maps of the circumstellar environment of many young stellar objects, astronomers... view more... (2001-01-16)
Mapping the Milky Way
A new map of the centre of our own galaxy, The Milky Way, is the biggest, most detailed, and most sensitive yet made. The map shows giant streamers and huge clouds of interstellar gas where stars are being born 26,000 light years from Earth - shedding new light on the exotic structures in this unusual region of our own galaxy. An international... view more... (2000-12-19)
How to Make A Black Hole Choke
Embargoed until 22 November 1999 view more (1999-11-16)
NEW MEDIA DIRECTORY OF EXPERTISE ON PLANETARY SCIENCE IN THE UK
ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY PRESS INFORMATION NOTE view more (1999-06-02)
University of Central Lancashire is Light Years Ahead
University of Central Lancashire is Light Years Ahead view more (1999-05-27)
New telescope will transform our view of the stars
REF: 99/74 19 MAY 1999 view more (1999-05-26)
Chasing the shadow--top tips for taking the perfect eclipse picture
The sun will be the star of the show at a lecture demonstration evening at the Institute of Physics in London on Monday 8 March. Two highly entertaining and authoritative speakers will explain what we in the UK can do to make the most of the once-in-a-lifetime event on 11 August 1999 when the sun will disappear from our skies during the total... view more... (1999-03-02)
Tour takes Physics far and wide
A lecture "Particles and the Universe" aimed at the 16-19 age range, organised by the Institute of Physics, is being given in 40 venues in Britain during the current academic year, in what is the largest schools lecture tour ever staged by the IOP. The lecture is given by Professor Peter Kalmus of Queen Mary and Westfield College. In his talk,... view more... (1999-02-02)
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