How It Works UK
The Space Force is launching lasers into orbit
The Space Force aims to better pinpoint the location of Earth's true centre using lasers on GPS satellites, slated to launch in 2025. A set of Laser Retroreflector Arrays, or LRAS, will be installed onto two GPS III satellites, SV9 and SV10, as part of NASA's Space Geodesy Program. The lasers are designed to make precise sub-centimetre measurements using a technique called Satellite Laser Ranging, which will allow researchers to more accurately determine Earth's centre.
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How It Works UK
Eating too much sugar may accelerate cellular ageing
A nutrient-rich diet with few added sugars may slow the rate of biological ageing in women. Scientists found that middle-aged women who ate more foods packed with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants had 'younger looking' cells than those who consumed less nutrient-rich diets.
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All About Space UK
MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSE WHY IS VENUS SO DRY?
A new study reckons the answer lies high in the Venusian atmosphere
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How It Works UK
Scientists achieve record-breaking data transmission speeds
Researchers have achieved record-breaking fibre-optic data transfer speeds of 402 terabits per second, roughly 1.6 million times faster than typical home broadband speeds. Scientists at Aston University in the UK achieved these new speeds by tapping into all the wavelength bands used in commercially available fibreoptic cables. Only one or two bands are used in most fibre-optic broadband connections.
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How It Works UK
T. rex could have been 70 per cent bigger
There's no denying that Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the biggest dinosaurs to ever walk the planet. But how big could this dinosaur get? In a new investigation, researchers attempted to answer that. Palaeontologists from the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa estimated that the largest T. rex may have tipped the scales at a whopping 15,000 kilograms, making it heavier than an average school bus, which weighs about 11,000 kilograms.
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How It Works UK
BECOME A SMARTPHONE SCIENTIST
Amazing tips and tricks to transform your smartphone into a bug-finding, star-spotting, data-gathering device
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All About Space UK
NASA'S PERSEVERANCE ROVER FINDS POSSIBLE SIGNS OF ANCIENT RED PLANET LIFE
Further analysis is needed, but a rock contains potential evidence that life once existed on Mars in the distant past
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All About Space UK
BOEING NEEDS TO IMPROVE QUALITY CONTROL ON THE SLS MOON ROCKET
The NASA Inspector General's report finds serious quality-control issues affecting the upgraded version and expects cost overruns and delays
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How It Works UK
'Hypervirulent' superbug detected in 16 countries
Dangerous new strains of a \"hypervirulent' superbug have been found in 16 countries, including the US, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced in a new report.
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How It Works UK
ALL ABOUT FAT
Fat is a complex, active organ. Here's how genetics, evolution, lifestyle and diet dictate how much we have beneath our skin
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All About Space UK
DARK ENERGY
THE MOST DOMINANT FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE IS ALSO ITS MOST MYSTERIOUS AND MOST UNANTICIPATED
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The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Racing to save the planet
A new hydrogen-powered racing car has been unveiled.
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The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
HEADSCRATCHERS
Seeking answers to your science questions? Ask our resident expert, Peter Gallivan
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The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
KILLER INSTINCT
Step into the wild - if you dare - with JD Savage to discover how nature's ultimate predators use astonishing skills and cunning tactics to catch prey and dominate their domains.
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The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Angkor Wat
Discover the many secrets surrounding this ancient site.
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The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Would you eat insects to save the planet?
Some say you should be eating beetles for breakfast and locusts for lunch.
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The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Why are people allergic to things?
Find out why your body is sensitive to some substances.
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The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Chimpanzees chat just like humans
Scientists know that chimpanzees are a lot like humans – we both have a common ancestor and share about 98.6% of our DNA (a special chemical that tells your body how to grow and develop).
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The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Secret caverns found on the Moon
Could Moon caves provide shelter for future humans?
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The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
WHIZ KIDS
Claire Karwowski asks what makes people tick and if there is a secret to being smart.
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The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Big Manny
Meet social media's science sensation.
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BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Inside The Sky At Night - Two years ago, exoplanet scientist Hannah Wakeford received some of the first data from the JWST
Two years ago, exoplanet scientist Hannah Wakeford received some of the first data from the JWST. In July's Sky at Night, we discovered what she's learned since then.
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August 2024
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Where Have All The Milky Way's Early Stars Gone?- Our Galaxy has a curious lack of pristine stars
The Big Bang produced a Universe filled almost exclusively with hydrogen and helium; all other elements - what astronomers call metals - were produced by stars, supernovae and everything that happens later. So if you can pick out a pristine star with no metals polluting it from among the billions in the Milky Way, then you are likely to have a star dating from our Galaxy's earliest days.
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August 2024
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Could We Find Aliens by Looking for Their Solar Panels?- Designed to reflect ultraviolet and infrared, the panels have a unique fingerprint
Researchers searching for life beyond Earth spend a lot of time thinking about what telltale signs might be detectable astronomically. Forms of unambiguous evidence for the presence of life on another world are known as biosignatures. By extension, techno signatures are indicators of activity by intelligent, civilisation-building life.
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August 2024
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Antimatter- In our continuing series, Govert Schilling looks at antimatter, the strange counterpart to most of the matter filling our Universe
Particles and corresponding antiparticles are very much alike, except they have opposite electrical charges. For instance, the antiparticle of the electron - known as the positron - has the same tiny mass, but while electrons carry a negative electrical charge, positrons are positively charged.
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August 2024
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Flying over TITAN
Ezzy Pearson reports on NASA's Dragonfly, the first-ever science mission to fly on another world, which is set to soar over Saturn's largest moon in search of the elements of life
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August 2024
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
How to plot a variable star light curve
A rewarding project to chart stars that change brightness
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August 2024
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Lunar occultation of Saturn
You'll need to strike a balance on 21 August to capture the Moon covering the ringed planet
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August 2024
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Smartphone photography with a telescope
Mary Mcintyre explains how to get impressive night-sky images using your phone
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August 2024
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
How to stack DSLR data in Siril
Easily combine multiple frames to boost detailin your astro photos
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