by Admin | Apr 17, 2020 | Blog
How to conquer a catastrophe with ‘a little bit of math and a little bit of science’ Friday 17th April, 1970, saw the world gripped as the Apollo 13 astronauts re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere after a disastrous, and ultimately aborted, mission to the Moon. The...
by Admin | Apr 10, 2020 | Blog
Talking and collaborating with your children is just as, if not more, important than home schooling Although the typical school day is divided into structured periods of learning based on a subject area, we all know that children are learning and developing personal...
by Admin | Apr 6, 2020 | Articles
“Good mentors don’t just try to recreate you in their image; they give you the tools necessary to achieve your own goals” Access to STEM careers can be a challenge to students from underrepresented backgrounds and the National Astronomy Consortium (NAC) aims to change...
by Admin | Apr 3, 2020 | Blog
Ask a scientist to (virtually) come to your home How is a snail’s shell formed?How does a CT scanner work?In what ways are humans likely to evolve over the next ten thousand years?Could human waste be a source of renewable energy? How often do you use the Internet to...
by Admin | Mar 30, 2020 | Articles
Does E really equal MC squared? E=mc2 is arguably the most famous equation in the world, but is its description of the universe complete? Dr Matthew Redshaw, based at Central Michigan University, is the principal investigator of a project that is determined to find...
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