While science is fun, most of the time, it does have its routine side. Scientific equipment has to be maintained and repaired, and when it gets too long in the tooth needs to be rebuilt or replaced. So, for the last few months we have been upgrading our laser fluorination line. Our lab specialises…
Professor Colin Pillinger and “the meteorite from Lake House” now on display to the general public at the Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum. (image: Andy Tindle) Last Tuesday, a small group from the Open University headed down to the Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum for a rather special event. A unique British meteorite was finally…
Asteroid 4 Vesta and the NASA Dawn spacecraft, an artist’s impression (image: NASA) The NASA Dawn spacecraft will leave the asteroid 4 Vesta on September 4 and head off to study the dwarf planet Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt. But don’t hold your breath, the journey to Ceres will take approximately two-and-a…
An artist’s impression of Curosity rover on the surface of Mars (image: NASA) In just over five days time NASA will attempt to land the Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars. Weighing in at nearly 900 kg, and with a size similar to a Mini cooper, Curiosity is significantly larger than either of the…
Meteorites: The Blog from the Final Frontier 