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Log Graphs to Plot Planetary Patterns This post is inspired by the excellent Professor Stewart's latest book, Calculating the Cosmos. In it he looks at some of the mathematics behind our astronomical knowledge. Astronomical investigations In the late 1760s and early 1770s, 2 astronomers Titius and Bode both noticed something quite strange - there seemed... Continue Reading →
There are some great telescope pictures of the universe on the Guardian Science Gallery this month. This picture shows the distorted remnants of a supernova explosion - where stars are destroyed. This particular supernova is 26,000 light years from Earth - meaning that this is a picture 26,000 years into the past. It is thought... Continue Reading →