Posts Tagged: Space

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Space Transportation System (STS-1 / STS-135)

I’m posting two little audio pieces to mark the end of NASAs space shuttle program which will (with any luck) conclude today with the launch of Atlantis (STS-135) in a few hours. The first is a short piece, imagining what

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Space Transportation System (STS-1 / STS-135)

I’m posting two little audio pieces to mark the end of NASAs space shuttle program which will (with any luck) conclude today with the launch of Atlantis (STS-135) in a few hours. The first is a short piece, imagining what

Sounds of Science #04

Dark Energy So most of our universe (over 70%) is made up of something called Dark Energy. We can’t see it and we don’t really know what it is… Matter – everything that makes up me, you, planets and stars

Sounds of Science #04

Dark Energy So most of our universe (over 70%) is made up of something called Dark Energy. We can’t see it and we don’t really know what it is… Matter – everything that makes up me, you, planets and stars

Full portrait image of Endeavour docked with the ISS. Image: NASA

Portrait of a legacy

I mentioned in a previous post that no space shuttle has ever been fully photographed whilst docked with the International Space Station. However NASA has released today landmark portraits of Endeavour and the ISS taken by Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli on the

Full portrait image of Endeavour docked with the ISS. Image: NASA

Portrait of a legacy

I mentioned in a previous post that no space shuttle has ever been fully photographed whilst docked with the International Space Station. However NASA has released today landmark portraits of Endeavour and the ISS taken by Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli on the

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Endeavour: An Ending (Ascent)

Earlier today, the US Space Shuttle Endeavour launched successfully on its final mission – it is now currently en route to the International Space Station where it will be delivering the $2bn Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer. It will also be carrying a bunch of

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Endeavour: An Ending (Ascent)

Earlier today, the US Space Shuttle Endeavour launched successfully on its final mission – it is now currently en route to the International Space Station where it will be delivering the $2bn Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer. It will also be carrying a bunch of

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Playing in the Key of Science

An Interview With Jeff Oster After discovering the LHC sound project last year I’ve been on the look out for artists who have taken these sounds and used them to make music. So recently I was very excited when I

CMS_Higgs-event

Playing in the Key of Science

An Interview With Jeff Oster After discovering the LHC sound project last year I’ve been on the look out for artists who have taken these sounds and used them to make music. So recently I was very excited when I

Not bad for an old man… (Apollo 14)

Continuing the Apollo 14 coverage – I was inspired to create a short radio piece on the mission which was broadcast on our ’Science @ 1′ show earlier today. Check it out: [Update 03/05/11] This segment was included on Short Science_89

Not bad for an old man… (Apollo 14)

Continuing the Apollo 14 coverage – I was inspired to create a short radio piece on the mission which was broadcast on our ’Science @ 1′ show earlier today. Check it out: [Update 03/05/11] This segment was included on Short Science_89

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I went to a very interesting night (run by Super Collider) on Monday evening which celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 14 lunar mission with a talk from Dr Christopher Riley – a broadcaster and expert on all things

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I went to a very interesting night (run by Super Collider) on Monday evening which celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 14 lunar mission with a talk from Dr Christopher Riley – a broadcaster and expert on all things