BBC story today about recent findings and the imminent restart of the LHC at CERN...
BTW, while a New Scientist story the other day referred to a planet hiding 'beyond' Pluto, their tweet to link to the story said "There is a hidden "P...
I hadn't heard the story about the 'PL' in Pluto - only the story about the young girl in England who suggested the name. There's a podcast (and trans...
Mike, your knowledge of 1920s film stock is ever so slightly disturbing! You ought to get out more - with or without a telescope!!! ;)
Finally got a chance to watch this programme. I'd forgotten (a) how good it is and (b) what an amazing feat of engineering and sheer ingenuity the Vik...
It's just as Pat describes. Looks good. £2.99 and Aldi in Catford has about, oh, I'd say 60 left!
Love the Hasselblads. Nice square format, perfect for framing the Earthrise photo. I agree, having great camera equipment helps - though I don't envy ...
WOW. When you look at those photos it's hard to believe they gave out almost all the astronaut jobs to fighter jocks and not to scientifically-curio...
Turn Left at Orion, of course, great with a pair of binoculars and a glass of wine Sounds like my kind of book!
It's in Aldi stores as of today, apparently. While stocks last.
I stumbled across a book this morning called Starlight Detectives: How Astronomers, Inventors, and Eccentrics Discovered the Modern Universe. American...
A very inspiring list, there, Mike! I make regular trips to Galloway where (a) it's dark (but not in midsummer) and (b) the town of Wigtown has seve...