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Heroes in the Night Sky.

Heroes in the Night Sky.

22nd May 2017
The planets in our solar system are named after Greek and Roman gods, but they are not the only mythologies hidden away in the cosmos. Hanging, twinkling in the sky are also the stories of three great Greek Heroes – Orion, Perseus and Jason. Orion Orion was a fabled hunter among the Greeks...
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Venus factfile

Venus factfile

15th May 2017
  Venus is named after the Roman goddess of Love – Venus. Venus is almost the same size as Earth. It has a diameter of 12,104 km. It is thought that Venus is made up of a central iron core, a rocky mantle and a silicate crust. A year on Venus is 225 Earth days. Ve...
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The Different Types of Satellites

The Different Types of Satellites

8th May 2017
There are two major types of satellites; natural and man-made. Natural satellites would be, for example, our moon. However, within the scope of man-made satellites, there are several different types. Man-made satellites are classified according to the type of orbit they are in, as this then dict...
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The life cycle of a star

The life cycle of a star

2nd May 2017
Nebula Stars start of life in a nebula, a cloud of hydrogen gas and dust. Here all the elements necessary for making a star are blown around and chemically react with each other. There are several different types of nebula. The Orion nebula, for example, is an Emission Nebula. This means that it...
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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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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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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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Top Ever Space Movies

Top Ever Space Movies

16th January 2017
Top Ever Space Movies 1) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) This iconic and epic science fiction film was produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick in 1968. Written by both Stanley Kubrick and legendary novelist Arthur C Clarke it was inspired by one of Clarke’s short stories (“The Sentinel” – 1951). T...
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Humans are made of stardust

Humans are made of stardust

11th January 2017
It is a commonly known myth that people are made of stardust and now a study has confirmed it. The survey conducted on 150,000 stars has revealed that the galaxy and humans share 97% of the same atoms. The elements of life on earth, which are usually found towards the centre of the galaxy, can...
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