Kelly Oakes has a master's degree in science communication and a degree in physics, both from Imperial College London. She started this blog so she could share some amazing stories about space, astrophysics, particle physics and more with other people, and partly so she could explore those stories herself.
How to spot a shooting star this weekend
Wherever you are this weekend, if you get the chance, don’t forget to look up. The Perseid meteor shower was first seen two thousand years ago, and is visible every year from mid July to the end of August.
Art and science collide in a tale of two cultures
As I mentioned a little while ago, I’m involved in putting on a TEDx event at the Royal Albert Hall later this year. Today we announced our theme — a tale of two cultures — with a trailer featuring some recognisable (and some not so recognisable) places in Albertopolis.
A little perspective on our place in the universe
Here are some things that will give whatever might be on your mind at the moment a little perspective. You’ve probably seen these images plastered all over the Internet already.
Today's the day! A new pale blue dot
Exoplanet colour confirmed for first time: it's blue, but not pale -- and nothing like Earth
A homesick astronaut on Mars
Happy Birthday Higgs Boson!
Voyager is in a new region of space, and now that place has a name
Good morning Gliese 526, the Earth says hello
Space eye candy: Cool cosmic dust and a bright Orion nebula
Happy 20th Birthday to the free, open web!
Remember that solar eruption from a few days ago? It just hit Earth
Elsewhere: A new physics blog and an afternoon of inspiring talks
Margaret Thatcher knew about the W boson discovery before everyone else
Alien planet's atmosphere contains water and carbon monoxide
Northern lights as you have (probably) never seen them before
Want to go to Mars? Dennis Tito will take you there...
Happy Valentine's Day! Here's a space rose
What I learned at ScienceOnline2013: Performance, feedback, revision #scio13
What Voyager saw: a journey in photographs #scio13
What a fake Mars mission says about our own sleep habits
Voyager 1 is still not out of the solar system
How a new map of the early universe is like a hedgehog
How Henrietta Leavitt started building a cosmic ladder