Tag: science

  • Apollo 11: James Burke and Helen Sharman

    Apollo 11: James Burke and Helen Sharman

    Earlier this week I was thrilled to be able to go to the Science Museum where they were both screening Apollo 11 on their IMAX screen, and following it with a conversation between Helen Sharman and James Burke. Burke, now in his eighties, is as sharp as ever, and it seems a real shame that…

  • Saturn – Farewell Cassini

    Farewell Cassini. You have been wonderful! On Friday, just ahead of Cassini finally burning up in the atmosphere of Saturn as the probe ended its 13 years orbiting the planet, its rings and its moons, the mission’s Twitter feed sent this. Look up tonight & see Saturn in the sky. Tomorrow, our spacecraft will be…

  • Horizon

    This year BBC2 is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and as part of those celebrations, its long running science programme, Horizon, is also celebrating being 50. I must admit that until the last week or so, and I hadn’t known that Horizon started right at the birth of the channel. To celebrate its half-century, Horizon has…