Monthly Archives: June 2011

An Introduction to the Solar System (Part 1)

Posted on June 20, 2011 by physcarl

Carl introduces you to the planets, asteroids and dwarf planets that make up our solar system and that have surprised us with their unexpected properties and beauty since we sent eyes to visit them… Depending on when you went to … Continue reading →

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News: Dawn sets its sights on Vesta

Posted on June 13, 2011 by physcarl

Launched in September 2007, the Dawn spacecraft is on its way to visit two of the oddest members of the asteroid belt, inbetween Mars and Jupiter. On the 16th July 2011, Dawn will hopefully be inserted into orbit around the … Continue reading →

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Planet Earth & Our Place in the Universe

Posted on June 10, 2011 by physcarl

Carl discusses the way photos of our planet, and our universe, have changed the way we think about them, and how we have come to learn about our place in a universe that is full of weird, wonderful and surprising … Continue reading →

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News: Anti-matter trapped for 16 minutes at CERN

Posted on June 8, 2011 by physcarl

Anti-matter is fascinating stuff. As far as we know, nearly all the stuff around us and that we can see is made of normal matter – protons, electrons etc. – but we know that for each normal matter particle there … Continue reading →

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Exoplanet detection; searching for our second home

Posted on June 3, 2011 by physcarl

In this article, Carl discusses a number of methods used to detect planets orbiting other stars in the Milky Way galaxy, just how many we have found and how common bodies just like our own ball of rock really are… … Continue reading →

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