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More polygonal art for the fans of models, polygons, and space!

Another #MuseumsfromHome with a space twist! This time, it's all about a curious science relic, the middle finger of Italian scientist Galileo Galilei

There are two baby stars surrounded by the right ingredients for a dirty martini!

I was asked on Twitter on behalf of a very curious four-year-old what was the fastest moon in the Solar System. And I need to admit that I was a bit stumped. Which moon moves the fastest around its planet? Well, the answer might surprise you. Or maybe not.  My reasoning is that the bigger […]

Last week, in a matter of a few days, two studies came out that brought with them a completely different perspective on our Moon. The first one, published in Nature Geoscience, was about an alternative hypothesis on the formation of our natural satellite. The (now) traditional scenario suggests that an object the size of Mars, […]

Yesterday some of us attended the London Science March (I would say about 20 but I’m not really sure as I didn’t get a chance to chat with everyone who I believe was with us). It was an exciting and exhilarating experience, and I’m glad I went! So, was the March for Science perfect? Hell […]

For the 2024 Christmas Special, we tackle Special Relativity and Chris's issues with time dilation and relativity in general!

An Australian-Italian team has discovered a peculiar cosmic object that resembles a giant jellyfish stretching over 1.2 million light-years through the galaxy cluster A2877. The discovery of this structure was possible thanks the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) and it is reported in The Astrophysical Journal.

A brief timelapse of the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter on March 3, 2023, as they come into view in the London dusk. The two planets are less than one degree part in the sky. 🤩