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Exploring the stars: Six star types you should know about

We are familiar with the idea that the twinkling pinpricks of light in the sky are stars, like our own Sun, but not all those stars are the same. There are many types of stars, and we can see most of these in the night sky, explains Dr Elizabeth Stanway.

Fri 19 Jun 2020, 10:00 | Tags: outreach, CEH, KnowledgeCentre, astronomy, article

Astronomy at a distance: Sundials

Professor Tom Marsh from the Astronomy and Astrophysics Group explains how to make a sundial and what it can tell us about our Sun.

Fri 12 Jun 2020, 10:00 | Tags: outreach, CEH, KnowledgeCentre, astronomy, article

Observing the planets

It’s quite easy to see some of the other planets in our Solar system from your garden, balcony or on an evening walk. In fact, you might have already seen them without realising it, explains Dr David Brown from Warwick’s astrophysics team.

Fri 05 Jun 2020, 10:00 | Tags: outreach, CEH, KnowledgeCentre, astronomy, article

The story of Pluto

The story of how Pluto got dropped as a planet is one of discovery, debate and a momentous decision that explains how we found a whole new class of objects: the dwarf planets, explains Dr Elizabeth Stanway.

Thu 28 May 2020, 10:00 | Tags: outreach, CEH, KnowledgeCentre, astronomy, article

Astronomy at a distance: Nebulae

Nebulae are birthplaces of stars and spectacular sights to behold. But you don’t need a powerful telescope to experience these ‘Stellar Nurseries’, as postgraduate researcher Jack McCleery explains.

Thu 21 May 2020, 10:00 | Tags: outreach, CEH, KnowledgeCentre, astronomy, article

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