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Space scientist Aderin-Pocock to present bicentenary Ri Christmas Lectures
Space scientist and broadcaster Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock will present this year’s Royal Institution (Ri) Christmas Lectures – marking the event’s 200th anniversary.
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Space scientist Aderin-Pocock to present bicentenary Ri Christmas Lectures
Space scientist and broadcaster Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock will present this year’s Royal Institution (Ri) Christmas Lectures – marking the event’s 200th anniversary.
In Depth
Astrophotography: new tech for the ‘New Astronomy’
Space tourism remains out of reach for most, but Laurent Marfisi looks at how smart telescopes, astrophotography, the New Astronomy movement, and the New Space industry are helping amateur astronomer…
Comment And Analysis
Lab Diary: Aurora provides lecture time enlightenment
Recent days have offered a rare opportunity to view the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights in the United Kingdom, with sightings observed even in South Wales and Southern East England.
Interviews
The hidden power of mathematics
As she gets set to tread the boards for the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, Dr Hannah Fry talks romantic maths, AI and Rubik's cubes…
Focal Point
Spectacular image of the Rosette Nebula
This spectacular image is of the Rosette Nebula and is in the direction of the constellation Monoceros about 5,000 Light Years away from Earth.
