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The Eagle has landed

2020-07-022019-07-20 by KJ Runia

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot, walks on the surface of the Moon near the leg of the Lunar Module (LM) "Eagle" during the Apollo 11 exravehicular activity (EVA). Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, took this photograph with a 70mm lunar surface camera. While astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin descended in the Lunar Module (LM) "Eagle" to explore the Sea of Tranquility region of the Moon, astronaut Michael Collins, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) "Columbia" in lunar orbit.

We celebrate our 50th lunar anniversary. On this day, the Eagle landed.

Professor Karen Uhlenbeck wins the prestigious Abel Prize 2019

2020-07-022019-03-19 by KJ Runia

Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck received the prestigious Abel Prize 2019 for her revolutionary theories in geometric analysis and gauge theory.

Happy birthday mister Einstein, happy Pi Day to you!

2020-07-022019-03-14 by KJ Runia

Pi Day is the day on which we commemorate Albert Einstein’s birthday. Also, people celebrate the existence of pi. Here are some cool ways to calculate pi.

Happy New Year: Earth is Amazing

2020-07-022019-01-01 by KJ Runia

Happy New Year. Earth is amazing. Witness, in 4K, both the visual data and the audio recording of the crew of Apollo 8 when the iconic Earthrise photograph was taken.

Boxing day: Marie and Pierre Curie announce the discovery of radium

2020-07-022018-12-26 by KJ Runia

Today, that is, on the 26th of December, Marie Curie, her husband Pierre, and Gustavé Bemont announced that they discovered a new element which they proposed to name radium.

The Arts in Physics: a short film of freezing soap bubbles

2020-07-022018-12-25 by KJ Runia

Winter's Magic. Screenshot of the title screen of the gorgeous short film by Don Komarechka https://youtu.be/mLcmeEL2SYs

It’s mesmerising. As soap bubbles freeze—an incredibly delicate process—the camera of Don Komarechka recorded each little detail beautifully.