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Named after the Roman god of war and often appearing as a bright red point of light in the sky, the so-called red planet has always been a source of fascination for human beings. To modern planetary scientists Mars is still a curious place with many unanswered questions. Its surface features include Read More …
Date: November 26th, 2018 Location: Darwin Lecture Theatre, UCLAN Title: Black holes and spin offs Speaker: Katherine Blundell , Professor of Astrophysics, University of Oxford Abstract: The popular notion of a black hole “sucking in everything” from its surroundings only happens very close to a black hole. Far away, the pull of the black Read More …
A UK team, including Prof Derek Ward-Thompson from UCLAN, won a Better Satellite World Award for the Development in Africa with Radio Astronomy (DARA) project. DARA, a Newton Fund project led by Professor Melvin Hoare of the University of Leeds with Goonhilly as an industry partner, uses radio astronomy to develop Read More …
Brother Guy Consolmagno SJ spoke with students and took a trip to the Alston Observatory The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) had a very welcome visit from a member of the Vatican Observatory – La Specola Vaticana earlier this month. Brother Guy Consolmagno SJ, the director of the Vatican Observatory Read More …