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How far away are the stars? Explore in your classroom how astronomers measure distances in space.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
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;
A new tool lets astronomers ‘listen’ to the Universe for the first time.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
You may know that Science in School is published by EIROforum, but who are the EIROs and what can they offer teachers?
Ages: not applicable;
Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration between eight European inter-governmental scientific research organisations. This article reviews some of the latest news from the EIROforum members.
Ages: not applicable;
We can’t image our home galaxy from the outside, so how do we study it? Learn how astronomers unveil the dramatic past of the Milky Way and peer into its future.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
When you snap a selfie or film a video for social media, where does that information go? Find out how magnetic ‘storms’ could help us achieve better, faster data storage.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
As space missions venture to the moons of Jupiter and Saturn – and beyond – to look for the conditions for life, what alien life forms might be found in such exotic environments?
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
As a lightweight, super-strong metal, beryllium is an engineer’s dream – but it also has some less convenient qualities.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Everyone knows what symmetry is. In this article, though, Mario Livio from the Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, USA, explains how not only shapes, but also laws of nature, can be symmetrical.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
| Issue 39
Parallax: reaching the stars with geometry
Topics: Mathematics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 62
How global teamwork revealed the mystery at the heart of our galaxy
Topics: Astronomy / space, Engineering, News from the EIROs, Physics
| Issue 39
Turning on the cosmic microphone
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 51
Meet the EIROs
Topics: Resources, Science and society
| Issue 20
Google, guts and gravity
Topics: News from the EIROs, Physics, Biology, Astronomy / space, Health
| Issue 64
Galactic Archaeology: how we study our home galaxy
Topics: Astronomy / space, Engineering, News from the EIROs, Physics
| Issue 62
Information revolution: how ultra-short bursts of light could help us improve data storage
Topics: Coding, Engineering, News from the EIROs, Physics, Science and society
| Issue 50
Alien life and where to find it
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Astronomy / space
| Issue 45
Elements in focus: beryllium
Topics: News from the EIROs, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering
| Issue 2
Symmetry rules
Topics: Physics, Mathematics
