ExoMars Mission: After Schiaparelli
The Schiaparelli lander may have crashed during its Mars landing but the mission can still provide fascinating insights into the Red Planet.
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Mini-Neptunes, Super-Earths and the Search for Extrasolar Planets
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Electric vehicles – driving us forward to a greener future
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Late Night Science – a new fortnightly science event in Glasgow’s West End
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Ada Lovelace Day
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Quantum Pigeonholes
Here’s a simple idea: You have three pigeons and only two pigeonholes. If you put the pigeons in the pigeonholes you’ll end up with at least one hole that contains two pigeons. Right? Now...
