English, Astronomy
Casting light on solar wind: simulating aurorae at school
By Philippe Jeanjacquot and Jean Lilensten
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The aurorae are one of the wonders of the natural world. Using some simple apparatus, they and related phenomena can easily be reproduced in the classroom. |
Galileo and the moons of Jupiter: exploring the night sky of 1610
By Carla Isabel Ribeiro
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Learn how you and your students can use mathematics to study Jupiter’s moons. |
Cool and hot science for a bright future
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Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration between eight of Europe’s largest inter-governmental scientific research organisations. This article reviews some of the latest news from the EIROforum members (EIROs). |
More than meets the eye: the exotic, high-energy Universe
By Claudia Mignone and Rebecca Barnes
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In the third article in this series on astronomy and the electromagnetic spectrum, learn about the exotic and powerful cosmic phenomena that astronomers investigate with X-ray and gamma-ray observatories, including the European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton and INTEGRAL missions. |
Bigger, faster, hotter
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Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration between eight of Europe’s largest inter-governmental scientific research organisations. This article reviews some of the latest news from the EIROforum members (EIROs). |
Build your own radio telescope
By Bogusław Malański and Szymon Malański
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Astronomers use giant radio telescopes to observe black holes and distant galaxies. Why not build your own small-scale radio telescope and observe objects closer to home? |
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A voyage through space, arts and the seven seas
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Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration between eight of Europe’s largest inter-governmental scientific research organisations. This article reviews some of the latest news from the EIROforum members (EIROs). |
Creating eclipses in the classroom
By Marissa Rosenberg from EU Universe Awareness
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During an eclipse, the Sun or the Moon seems to disappear. What is happening? Why not explore this fascinating phenomenon in the classroom, with an easy to build model? |
Maggie Aderin-Pocock: a career in space
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As a child, Maggie Aderin-Pocock dreamed of going into space. She hasn’t quite managed it yet, but she’s got pretty close, as she tells Eleanor Hayes. |
Black holes, magnetism and cancer
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Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration between eight of Europe’s largest inter-governmental scientific research organisations. This article reviews some of the latest news from the EIROforum members (EIROs). |
