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| Issue 36

Surfing waves, erasing memories and a twist on the tokamak

Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration between eight of Europe’s largest inter-governmental scientific research organisations (EIROs). This article reviews some of the latest news from the EIROs.

Ages: not applicable;
Topics: News from the EIROs, Physics, Biology, Chemistry

| Issue 62

How global teamwork revealed the mystery at the heart of our galaxy

This is the story of how scientists created an image of the region around the black hole at the centre of our galaxy by combining many telescopes into one virtual telescope the size of the Earth.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Astronomy / space, Engineering, News from the EIROs, Physics

| Issue 14

Science is a collective human adventure: interview with Pierre Léna

French astrophysicist Pierre Léna talks to Marlene Rau about science education as a symphony, the importance of curiosity, and his commitment to spreading inquiry-based science teaching in Europe and beyond.

Ages: not applicable;
Topics: Astronomy / space, General science, Science and society
     

| Issue 22

Maggie Aderin-Pocock: a career in space

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.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
             

| Issue 26

Science in space, society and synchrotrons

Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration between eight of Europe’s largest inter-governmental scientific research organisations (EIROs). This article reviews some of the latest news from EIROs.

Ages: not applicable;
Topics: News from the EIROs, Physics, Biology
 

| Issue 32

Out of the darkness: tweeting from space

The Rosetta mission’s comet landing leads to amazing and unexpected destinations in the field of science communication.

Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Profiles
         

| Issue 49

Hunting for exoplanets

The possibility of worlds beyond our own has fascinated people for millennia. Now technology is bringing these other worlds – or exoplanets – within reach of discovery.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
             

| Issue 1

Running one of the world’s largest telescopes

Ever wondered what - and who - lies behind the beautiful and fascinating astronomical photographs and observations made with modern telescopes? Douglas Pierce-Price from ESO, the European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere, describes a day in the life of the Very…

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
       

| Issue 5

School students Catch a Star! in an astronomical competition

In Issue 3 of Science in School we invited you to join an international competition for school students and Catch a Star! Later, some of you helped to select winners by voting online for your favourite pictures. Douglas Pierce-Price from ESO reports on the results.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Events