Scientists have long mused over the origins of life on Earth with one prominent theory being that, along with bringing water to Earth, comets and meteorites could have brought the…
Rosetta Probe Philae Detects Organic Molecules
Scientists have long mused over the origins of life on Earth with one prominent theory being that, along with bringing water to Earth, comets and meteorites could have brought the…
IceClimb – London’s Shard
Prior to today I hadn’t heard anything about this, so I’m not sure if it had been planned for a while and kept secret, or if it just wasn’t heavily…
Planet Convergence
Happening right now, and continuing for a couple of days, is a convergence of three planets in the sky, Mercury, Venus and Jupiter. Appearing low in the sky, close to…
Asteroid 2012 DA14 Close Pass
Bored of all the valentines day hype? Well here’s something else to think about – an asteroid that goes by the catchy name of ‘2012 DA14’ is going to come…
Martin Luther King Day 2013
Happening on the third Monday of January every year, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a federal holiday in the states, roughly marking the birthday of King on the…
Stephen Hawking’s Birthday
Professor Stephen Hawking, possibly one the most brilliant physicists and minds of our time turns 71 today. He is at the forefront, probing the cosmos looking for the origins of…
Beyond 2012
If you believe the misinformed, sensationalised information about the world ending, then here are some facts for you. It is complete nonsense that the Mayans predicted the end of the…
Geminid Meteor Shower 13-14 Dec ’12
As you may have noticed already I am a big fan of space, the universe and all that stuff, so tonight I will be looking up at the stars –…
Lomo 20 Years On
The now world famous Cold War-era Soviet Lomo camera turned 20 years old on the Friday 23rd November this year, and with it playing such a huge part in analogue…
Buy Nothing Day ’12
‘Black Friday’ as it has been dubbed, started in the USA and is traditionally the day after Thanksgiving – ironically when everyone is thankful for what they have and couldn’t…
Legacy of the London Olympics
Now that the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics are well and truly over and the hype has died down I expect that replays will still be played from time-to-time before…
Hurricane Sandy Shenanigans
As I’m sure many of you will have seen reported already, the Tropical Storm Sandy hit the East coast of the US, arriving in New Jersey at 20:00 local time…
New GoPro Camera
The internet is very good at a lot of things, one of those things that it is particularly adept at is parting you from your hard-earned cash. This is a…
How Small is the Universe?
By now everyone has probably heard of the Higgs Boson and the likelihood that it has been discovered, but that is not as far as the rabbit hole goes, there…
How Big is the Universe?
Have you ever wondered about the size of the Universe we live in? Well, scientists are in the process of creating the first ever, accurate, 3D map of the Universe…