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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.
News, Physics

The Eagle has landed

We celebrate our 50th lunar anniversary. On this day, the Eagle landed. Continue reading The Eagle has landed

KJ Runia2019-07-202020-07-02
News

Professor Karen Uhlenbeck wins the prestigious Abel Prize 2019

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

KJ Runia2019-03-192020-07-02
Mathematics, News, Secondary ed level

Happy birthday mister Einstein, happy Pi Day to you!

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. Continue reading Happy birthday mister Einstein, happy Pi Day to you!

KJ Runia2019-03-142020-07-02
News

Happy New Year: Earth is Amazing

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. Continue reading Happy New Year: Earth is Amazing

KJ Runia2019-01-012020-07-02
News

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

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

KJ Runia2018-12-262020-07-02
Winter's Magic. Screenshot of the title screen of the gorgeous short film by Don Komarechka https://youtu.be/mLcmeEL2SYs
News

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

It’s mesmerising. As soap bubbles freeze—an incredibly delicate process—the camera of Don Komarechka recorded each little detail beautifully. Continue reading The Arts in Physics: a short film of freezing soap bubbles

KJ Runia2018-12-252020-07-02

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