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  • Astrophotography Competition Time – AstRoSoc Calendar

    AstroSoc Competition

  • Astrophysics Seminar – 17th Feb 3pm. JJ Hermes: White dwarf variability as seen from space

    Posted by ab520 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 11 February 2021 Please find a teams link in the Astrophysics Group > Seminars area. Abstract: White dwarfs have been used as flux standards for decades, thanks to their staid simplicity.

  • Saturday 25th August Sol 19

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 26, 2012 In the next few days we are expecting the first measurements by the SAM mass spectrometer instrument (inlet on the top surface of Curiosity) of the Mars atmosphere.

  • Wednesday 26th September Sol 50

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 26, 2012 We have travelled 50 metres in one sol, a new record and a great help for achieving the mission aims. We are also considering data on our calibration rock target.

  • Saturday 27th October Sol 80

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 27, 2012   The Mars Yard at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory contains the ‘Scarecrow’ Curiosity rover, used to test going over obstacles and up slopes.

  • Friday 25th January 2013 Sol 168

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 25, 2013 One of the features of the MAHLI microimager is that it has a set of LED lights around the lens aperture.

  • 6th April 2014 Sol 622

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 6, 2014 I am visiting Thurso, which is on the far north Scottish coast.  The Institute of Mechanical Engineers, associated with the Dounreay nuclear facility, invited me to give a talk about Curiosity.

  • Work Life Balance

    Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on August 24, 2016 So, I am aware that the summer is nearly over and soon it will be the start of another University year. Seems reasonable to reflect on work-life balance.

  • Fiendish Friday Quiz #2

    Posted by Barbara Cooke in Waugh and Words on March 14, 2014 Thomas Gribble’s quiz proved so popular that another soon appeared in the Evelyn Waugh Newsletter . Back in the eighties, Waugh fans had to wait months between installments.

  • AstroSeminar: Prof. Ilya Mandel (Melbourne),”The promise of gravitational-wave astrophysics”. (Note

    Posted by er198 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 25 January 2021 This week the Wednesday Department seminar ( 27 Jan 2021 ) will be delivered by Prof. Ilya Mandel (Melbourne), at 10 am (please note the unusual time) . Please find below title and abstract of his talk.

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