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The Age of the Universe

Astronomers have managed to determine the age of the universe...

Galactic Disruption

"Galaxies are fragile things" says Professor Silk in this short...

The Creation of the Chemical Elements

Understanding the birth and death and stars is key to...

A Fossil from the Big Bang

Professor Joseph Silk describes what we have learned about the...

Galactic Collisions

Was Einstein Right?

One hundred years ago, Albert Einstein completed his General Theory...

The Next Big UK Flood: Britain Under Water

What are the odds that events will conspire to put...

The First Stars

Eddington once famously said that a physicist on a cloud-bound...

The Annotated 'Mein Kampf': Free Speech in Education

Where should we draw the line in exposing children to...

Should We Trust Computers?

Computers and software have transformed the world in 67 years...