08 March 2019
Astronomers weigh the galaxy with Hubble and Gaia
... the Hubble measurements. "Not knowing the precise mass of the Milky Way presents a problem for a lot of cosmological questions,” added Roeland van der Marel of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Maryland. Accurately...
06 March 2020
Life in the Universe could be common, but not near us says study
...able to produce RNA of about 20 nucleotides. But, in modern cosmology, it is generally agreed the Universe underwent a period of rapid... investigation into RNA chemistry with his long history of cosmology has lead Totani to realise there is a plausible...
29 March 2018
Mapping the Heavens
... on an asteroid was pure science fiction! According to its publicity, this book provides “a tour of the ‘greatest hits’ of cosmological discoveries - the ideas that reshaped our universe over the past century”. “The cosmos”, it continues, “is now...
August 2016
Polish Space Agency pursues task of developing country’s space expertise
... date only, Polish national in space. Studies by Polish scientists included the fields of astrophysics (solar systems), plasma cosmology in interplanetary space and Earth orbit, studying the Sun, planets and small celestial bodies in the solar...
February 2019
Chaos and creation – cultural directions for the space industry
... evolution. About the author Aoife van Linden Tol’s work with explosives fused her interests in nature, cosmology, chemistry and physics. A multi-disciplinary artist, her practice spans sculpture, installation, drawing, photography, film and...
August 2019
Reinventing the space museum
... offer them when run at its full potential. The Hall - an early concept development for the Musuem of Cosmology. By comparison, Kelly MacDonald reminds us that throughout 19th Century Britain, “not only were [science] museums regarded...
