The UK is currently engaged in an effort to subvert the celebrations for the International Year of Astronomy. While we’re clearly in favour of IYA as a whole, it appears that far too much credit is being given to that notorious Italian, Galileo. Sure, he discovered the moons of Jupiter and the rings of Saturn, [...]
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Those of you who didn’t spend the last few days up a mountain may have noticed that it’s no longer 2008, and is in fact 2009. Hopefully, it’s equally obvious that 2009 is the International Year of Astronomy, as designated by the United Nations.
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IYA is a big deal; whatever you’ve heard already is almost certainly [...]