Last week there was a horrific Panorama programme about the ‘dangers’ of WiFi. It centered on a claim that the radiation from WiFi devices was much stronger than that from mobile phone masts, and later turned out that what they meant was the signal from a WiFi device 1 metre away was stronger from a [...]
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This week’s Carnival of Space is up, over at Universe Today. Nice to see a few British bloggers appearing here and there.
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I’ll be giving a free public talk at Green College in Oxford tomorrow night. It starts at 6.30, and the title is
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Who, what and when? : Progress in the BIG questions in astronomy.
You’re welcome to reserve a seat via the link above, or just come along on the night.
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It’s not always easy being an astronomer whose work is based on observations in the sub-mm, even though this part of the electromagnetic spectrum (think of it as very short wave radio) is perfect for spotting the signatures of the more than 100 molecules which have been detected in space. The problems start when we [...]
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Working with Pete Lawrence has been one of the most eye-opening parts of the Sky at Night over the last couple of years. As well as being blessed with unbelievable luck with clouds, he comes up with some of the most interesting projects I’ve seen.
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I thought you might want to be the first to see my new research project. We need your help!
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I don’t have time for much writing today, but over at Universe Today it’s the Carnival of Space. I must get round to submitting something for next week.
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Dizzy has what looks to be an advert for NASA’s return to the moon programme. It’s pretty flashy, but is it me or does it look like a Lego advert?
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We had a fantastic production meeting yesterday morning, and I’m really looking forward to the rest of the year. We also had a quick rundown of what we’ve missed in the two months without news notes, and I was generally mocked for suggesting that NASA’s announcement on dark matter yesterday was likely to be interesting.
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It seems to be the month for stunning Mars images. Not just from the spacecraft, but from amateurs too. Damian Peach, who gets amazing and incredible results whenever he looks at the sky, sent me this animation. It’s a compilation of his 2005 images of Mars, comprising a full rotation of the planet. As Mars [...]
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