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HEROES OF SPACE
This groundbreaking astronomer helped us discov
This month marks the 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory Greenwich, a cornerstone of modern astronomical science. Founded in 1675, this grand institution is known as the home of Greenwich Mean
Peter Gallivan, author of The Hidden Heroes of Science, shines a spotlight on a star inventor.
On 29 July 2021, more than four centuries after the invention of the telescope, the man who initiated a revolution in astronomy was finally honoured with a life-sized bronze statue. In the herb garden
FROM LORCA: THE DRAWINGS BY HELEN OPPENHEIMER (1987) ...
New model suggests Hawking radiation is speeding cosmic decay Scientists have long predicted that the Universe’s lifetime is effectively forever – specifically, 101100 years. But now scientists from R
As the Second World War raged across continents, the US Patent Office quietly issued Patent No 2,292,387 for a ‘Secret Communication System’. The document described an ingenious method for guiding rad
