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The Story of Pluto.

The Story of Pluto.

10th April 2017
Everyone knows of Pluto’s demotion in 2006 from a planet to a dwarf planet, but this might be about to change. There has been hot debate about Pluto’s status in the solar system and it could well be that it must be reclassified again. In the meantime, here are several awesome facts about everyone’s...
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Top 12 craziest photos taken by the Hubble Space telescope.

Top 12 craziest photos taken by the Hubble Space telescope.

5th April 2017
Rose made of galaxies This photo was released to celebrate Hubble’s 21st anniversary. It shows two galaxies swirling together. This beautiful flower can be seen in the Andromeda constellation. When Black holes collide No one has yet been able to take a picture of...
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15 Awesome St Patrick’s Day Facts.

15 Awesome St Patrick’s Day Facts.

17th March 2017
We should actually wear Blue Saint Patrick would have had to put up with being pinched. His colour was a very pale blue called “Saint Patrick’s Blue”. The colour green only became associated with the feast day after the Irish Independence Movement in the late 18th Century. Sain...
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Ridiculous Names for Serious Space Equipment

Ridiculous Names for Serious Space Equipment

13th March 2017
Ridiculous Names for Serious Space Equipment Not all spacey stuff is all acronyms and complicated numbers, some very serious equipment has names that border on the fanciful. Here is a list of 6 of the best: MIRACLE Miracle a.k.a. the Mid-InfraRed Array Camera of Least Effort Not to judge but...
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Camino de Santiago – Following the milky way

Camino de Santiago – Following the milky way

28th February 2017
The Camino de Santiago – also known as the Way of St. James in English – is the name of any of the pilgrimage routes which travel to the shrine of the apostle St. James in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain. This is where, legend has it, the remains of Saint James are buried...
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NASA Scientists Make a Romantic Discovery in Time for Valentine’s Day.

NASA Scientists Make a Romantic Discovery in Time for Valentine’s Day.

15th February 2017
Scientists made the perfect discovery just in time for Valentine’s day. There is a planet that lies 370 light-years from Earth, in the constellation Hercules that has a very strange effect on its parent star. When the planet passes close to the star, its immense gravitational force causes the oute...
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Top 10 weird things sent into space.

Top 10 weird things sent into space.

7th February 2017
Lego Figures These Lego figures were sent up in August 2015 for a mission orbiting the Planet Jupiter. The figures portray the Roman god Jupiter and his wife, the goddess Juno, and famous astronomer Galileo Galilei. Golden Records Since 1977, NASA has been sendi...
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Should you name a star for Valentine’s Day?

Should you name a star for Valentine’s Day?

1st February 2017
Nowadays it’s very difficult to think of something a bit different to get for your other half; the cliché of buying roses, chocolates and jewelry just seems to a bit, well old. These gifts might well bring a smile to their face but there is no sense of originality within the gift. With buying a...
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Cute Valentine’s Day Ideas

Cute Valentine’s Day Ideas

30th January 2017
1) Ice skating. Go out for an hour skating at one of the many rinks popping up across the country. There’s not a lot that’s more romantic than skating around hand in hand. Make sure to grab a hot chocolate together afterwards to complete the experience. 2) Homemade meal. This may be a bit of a c...
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Out of this world astronaut selfies.

Out of this world astronaut selfies.

24th January 2017
Thomas Pesquet French ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet took this amazing selfie on his first spacewalk on the 17th of January 2017.   First space selfie ever NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin took this photo in 1966 whilst performing a EVA (extravehicular activity) during the...
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Vinegar Valentines

Vinegar Valentines

18th January 2017
Vinegar valentines are not the sweet nothings you expect to receive on the day dedicated to love they are in fact insult based greetings cards printed on cheap one sided paper featuring grotesque caricatures meant to insult or amuse.   They caused a stir through all social levels not merely th...
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Top stargazing locations in Wales for St Dwynwen’s Day

Top stargazing locations in Wales for St Dwynwen’s Day

17th January 2017
The Brecon Beacons  The Brecon Beacons became Wales’ first “Dark Sky Reserve”, 5 years ago. There are multiple places around Brecon where you can view the night sky in all its glory, one of those being from the Visitor Centre. What also makes Brecon the ideal stargazing location is its distance fr...
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