Is technology advanced enough yet to send a satellite beyond the sun? Read on…?

I know it’s a dumb question, but I’ve always been extremely interested in Astronomy (planets, space, stars, etc) and I’ve always wondered if there will ever be a day when we can send a satellite that can take pictures of… Continue Reading

Thin Film Solar Cell Technology – Professor Chris Binns – University of Leicester

In this short interview Professor Chris Binns explains a project to develop Thin Film Solar Cell Technology. Norwegian company EnSol AS has patented a ground breaking, thin film solar cell technology which they seek to develop commercially by 2016. The… Continue Reading

Astronomy and revolutions in our thinking?

How did our view of ourselves and our world change as a result of: Nicolaus Copernicus’s scientific theory of a sun-centred solar system the invention and development of the telescope, from Galileo’s 1609 telescope to the 1990 launch of the… Continue Reading