Cafe Scientifique organise some fantastic events for the general public. This Christmas (well, close enough to it anyway), I was invited to tell a cosmic story, which I very glady accepted. Thanks to Cafe Sci and Spazju Kreattiv for organising, and for their fantastic work throughout the year.
Below follow details of an upcoming talk I will be giving for the general public organised by the Astronomical Society of Malta. The concept of time travel is a staple of many science fiction stories. However, we do indeed have the ability to look back in time whenever we turn our glance towards the skies. Distances to stars and galaxies are so vast that light takes thousands, millions and billions…
Another of the ‘Lab, Camera, Action‘ Video Series discussing physics concepts and work done at the University of Oxford is online. This one focusses on particle accelerators. We visited the ISIS particle accelerator in Oxfordshire and talked to accelerator physicist Dr Suzie Sheehy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFNhuQPVwXk
As part of a new series called ‘Lab, Camera, Action‘ discussing physics concepts and work done at the University of Oxford, you may find this video we filmed recently, discussing the physics behind Maglev trains. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAkFr8ZYthw
In a few days we’ll be discussing the most distant galaxies observed in our universe. Details in the poster below.
On Saturday, 21st January, Oxford Astrophysics held the event “Stargazing Oxford” as part of the BBC’s Stargazing LIVE string of events across the country. It was an occasion that brought together the whole of Astrophysics at Oxford (and many people from the Physics department at large) to bring astronomy to the general public. The hugely successful event saw about 1,200 people attending, which makes you think that the particle physicists…
We have just been on a trip to Mauna Kea to acquire spectroscopic data of some of the most distant high-z candidate galaxies. On our way there we visited colleagues at Caltech in Pasadena and the Institute for Astronomy (IfA) in Hawaii. Some photos from the trip can be found below.
As part of the International Year of Astronomy, I was invited to give a talk on the legacy of Galileo Galilei, who is oftentimes referred to as the father of observational astronomy. The event was held at the Italian Cultural Institute. A few photographs from the event (courtesy of the IYA committee) are found below. The event page can be found here, and an article about the event written by an…
Yesterday night, we held an astronomy night in Ghajnsielem for the general public. I extend my thanks to fellow volunteers from the Astronomical Society of Malta who participated in this event. Setting up