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Make your own Constellation Pumpkin
It’s pumpkin season! We’ll all be making our pumpkins ready for Halloween celebrations, but not all of us can carve them hollow! Either we don’t have the right tools or you might actually be allerg…
Scorpius of Farscape
Science fiction, though not a universally loved genre is one of the favourites among scientists – as it the genre that dares to dream big with what we already understand about the world. Aside from…
Quiz! Which famous Scorpio are you?
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Antares – the Heart of the Scorpion
What makes the constellations special is not just the images they inspire, but the body of stars that makes them up. It’s a very special thing to own a star, and for the constellation of Scorpius,…
The Layers of a Star
When you’re looking to get a star named after you, or name a star after someone you know, it’s easy to forget the sheer wonder that allows these flaming balls of gas to exist in the first place. Th…
Fomalhaut; the loneliest star?
For the stargazing among us Autumn can be a particularly grim time of year. That chill of the night only gets worse the closer we edge toward Christmas and the casual stargazer could be forgiven fo…
Apocalypse Theories that Weren’t the End of The World.
It seems that people have been attempting to predict the end of the world for as long as people have been around. The world has apparently been due to end in many colourful ways- floods, fires, com…
Starry Superstitions
Throughout history and in cultures all over the world, the stars have held the answers to questions for philosophers, farmers and dreamers alike, but do you know the history of these superstitions?
Ridiculous Things People Have Believed to be UFOs.
It is probably unsurprising that weird weather phenomena are linked with UFO sightings. This happens particularly often with a phenomenon known as sprite flashes, which are triggered high up in the…
How the Body is Affected by Spaceflight.
Even though it has been half a century since humanity took its first step towards the final frontier, questions remain on how a human body is affected by space flight. In a recent study, scientists…
Space Inspired Fashion
There is no denying that the fascination with space extends far beyond the realms of science and has inspired designers for decades. In both interior design, for example, the Sputnik chandelier and…