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Who was Stephen Hawking?

With countless contributions to the sciences, Stephen Hawking is one of the greatest living minds, and one of the greatest…

9 years ago

Hunting Unicorns: Is an Alpha Monocerotid Outburst Due in 2015?

What's rarer than a unicorn? Perhaps, its spying a a elusive meteor outburst from the heart of one... Ready for…

9 years ago

Who was Albert Einstein?

At the end of the millennium, Physics World magazine conducted a poll where they asked 100 of the world's leading…

9 years ago

Who Was Sir Isaac Newton?

The 17th century was an auspicious time for the sciences, with groundbreaking discoveries being made in astronomy, physics, mechanics, optics,…

9 years ago

From a Roar to a Purr: Prospects for the 2015 November Leonid Meteors

A November rain hails from the Sickle of the Lion. Hot on the heels of the October Orionids and the…

9 years ago

Who Was Galileo Galilei?

When it comes to scientists who revolutionized the way we think of the universe, few names stand out like Galileo…

9 years ago

Who was Christiaan Huygens?

The 17th century was a very auspicious time for the sciences, with advancements being made in the fields of physics,…

9 years ago

Hunting Prospero

A relic of the early Space Age turns 44 years old this week. The United Kingdom’s first and only successful…

9 years ago

Is This Month’s Jupiter-Venus Pair Really a Star of Bethlehem Stand In?

Eclipse tetrads of doom. Mars, now bigger than the Full Moon each August. The killer asteroid of the month that…

9 years ago

Comet US10 Catalina: Our Guide to Act II

Itching for some cometary action? After a fine winter’s performance from Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy, 2015 has seen a dearth…

9 years ago