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- Helen is studying for her DPhil in Earth Sciences.
About Author: Helen Ashcroft
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![From the 8-10th of January, the BBC’s third series of Stargazing Live aired from Jodrell Bank Observatory, where the third largest steerable radio telescope in […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/planet-blof-logo-115x115.png "BBC Stargazing Live – a Stellar Performance Boosts the Nation’s Love of Space.")
BBC Stargazing Live – a Stellar Performance Boosts the Nation’s Love of Space.
Posted on January 22, 2013 | No CommentsFrom the 8-10th of January, the BBC’s third series of Stargazing Live aired from Jodrell Bank Observatory, where the third largest steerable radio telescope in […] -
![Spatial and temporal observations of solar wind have revealed small scale, rapid variations in magnetic fields. Recent measurements of solar wind by the European Space […]](/wp-content/themes/arras/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Small-scale chaos heats solar wind")
Small-scale chaos heats solar wind
Posted on January 10, 2013 | No CommentsSpatial and temporal observations of solar wind have revealed small scale, rapid variations in magnetic fields. Recent measurements of solar wind by the European Space […] -
Earth sized planets discovered around neighbouring star
Posted on December 24, 2012 | No CommentsThe star τau Ceti has been the subject of a pioneering new study investigating stellar jitter, or to you and me, stellar noise. This study […] -
![Tiny sensors are being developed to detect trace elements within the Earth’s upper atmosphere, and structural flaws within spacecraft. Mahmooda Sultana, an expert from NASA, […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/News-image-01-115x115.jpg "The best thing since sliced bread: Graphene – the chemical sensor and strain detector.")
The best thing since sliced bread: Graphene – the chemical sensor and strain detector.
Posted on December 9, 2012 | No CommentsTiny sensors are being developed to detect trace elements within the Earth’s upper atmosphere, and structural flaws within spacecraft. Mahmooda Sultana, an expert from NASA, […] -
Most distant X-rays detected in the Universe
Posted on December 3, 2012 | No CommentsNASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has recently discovered a jet of X-rays originating from a supermassive black hole which is 12.4 billion light years away from […] -
Gender Bias is still occurring within the sciences – even within female-rich disciplines.
Posted on November 22, 2012 | No CommentsA recent paper in the peer reviewed journal PLOS ONE, reports that gender bias still occurs within the sciences – even within female-rich disciplines, in […] -
![The results of the controversial L’Aquila trial are still sending aftershocks through the scientific community. On 22nd October 2012, the seven members of the National […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Blog-image-01_Bang-115x115.png "L’Aquila Earthquake – shaking the scientific community")
L’Aquila Earthquake – shaking the scientific community
Posted on November 20, 2012 | No CommentsThe results of the controversial L’Aquila trial are still sending aftershocks through the scientific community. On 22nd October 2012, the seven members of the National […] -
Golden kisses that change the colour of light
Posted on November 12, 2012 | No CommentsThe effects of quantum mechanics can now be seen, elucidating how light interacts with matter at a sub-nanometre scale. Researchers have seen the quantum regime […] -
Breaking the laws of physics to tame unruly particles
Posted on November 4, 2012 | No CommentsScientists from Stanford University have created a device which breaks a key physical law, allowing light to be controlled in a similar way to electricity. […] -
High-pressure experiments upgraded with extra diamonds
Posted on October 28, 2012 | No CommentsThe capability to perform super-high-pressure experiments at up to 640 gigapascals (GPa) of static pressure will revolutionise experimental studies in the Earth and materials sciences. […] -
‘Bland’ Planet reveals bizarre and complex weather systems
Posted on October 19, 2012 | No CommentsWith a reputation for being boring and bland, Uranus, which resides 2.88 billion km away from the sun, has recently revealed previously undetected large and […]
