astronomer
How do you measure the distance between Earth and the Sun? (Intermediate)
How do astronomers calculate the distance of the Sun from the Earth, or the actual size of the Sun, or the speed of travel of Earth in its orbit around the Sun? Clearly, from an answer to one of these questions one can find out the answers to the others. But how do we find …
Blind Portsmouth astronomer shares his love of space
When Nic Bonne was a child his face would be pressed against the television screen staring at images from space. He now works as an astronomer at the University of Portsmouth, where being blind doesn’t stop him from following his life-long interest. He uses 3D-printed models to represent the light being emitted by far off …
Heather Couper: Broadcaster and astronomer dies at 70
Image copyright Hencoup Enterprises/PA Media Image caption Dr Couper was the first female president of the British Astronomical Association Broadcaster and astronomer Heather Couper has died at the age of 70. Dr Couper appeared on the BBC’s Blue Peter and The Sky At Night programmes, as well as presenting and producing acclaimed science documentaries. She …
