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Over Twitter Update
I have updated and expanded the collection of ISS- and Hubble-spotting Twitter feeds. There are now Twitter feeds for Aix, Amsterdam, Athens, Auckland,â¦
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The 21 Signs of the Zodiac
A Cardiff University astrophysicist was recently on our local news station and was mortifyingly introduced as an astrologer. It got me thinking about astrology…
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Science or Fiction?
Science or Fiction is a podcast in which James Smythe, an author and sci-fi fan based in Cardiff, discusses some of his favourite science fiction movies and TVâ¦
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BLAST on the BBC
Tonight (Wednesday January 7th) at 10.00pm you can catch a documentary about BLAST on BBC Four. The Balloon-Borne Large Aperture Submilimetre Telescope has anâ¦
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Detox Supernova in 3D (Part 2)
In my last post I said that Dr. Haley Gomez, a researcher at Cardiff University, had been very busy recently. Not only has she been giving interviews about theâ¦
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Detox Supernova in 3D (Part 1)
Cardiff Universityâs Dr. Haley Gomez has been a busy girl! You may have seen this item today: a 3D supernova remnant modelled by a team of astronomers,â¦
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2009 Kicks Off
[](http://oldblog.atomic-temporary-53335355.wpcomstaging.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/365days.png) This year is the International Year of Astronomy. Januaryâ¦
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Triple Conjunction
Curiously, I was completely ignorant about yesterday’s triple conjunction until a Tweet from Space\Jockey inadvertently alerted me to the event. I started…
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Exoplanets Revealed
A lot of people are already blogging this but here we have it: an optical image of a planet orbiting around another star. The star is Fomalhaut and the planetâ¦
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5 Scientific Ideas That Could Just Be Bullsh*t
Obviously my title is tounge-in-cheek. Many people have to work hard to turn theories into truths. However, here are some things that get talked about a lot asâ¦