OU on the BBC: The Challenger
A new drama follows acclaimed scientist Richard Feynman’s search for the truth in the wake of the NASA Challenger disaster. First published on Tue, 05 Mar 2013 as OU on the BBC: The Challenger. To find...
View ArticleOpenLearn Live: 8th July 2016
The pretty pigment that packs a poisonous punch; George Eliot on Brexit; Jupiter's wife and why Nottingham Forest have got a problem. Free learning from across the day. The OpenLearn team. The...
View ArticleOpenLearn Live: 11th November 2016
The worst president of all time plus Nasa on small satellites. Then more learning and research across the day. The OpenLearn team. The OpenLearn content & channel team: bringing you the finest in...
View ArticleOpenLearn Live: 21st November 2016
Are we enjoying a wet autumn, or a soggy fall? Plus, NASA's new weather satelitte, patent boxes and champagne science. Learning and research from across the day. The OpenLearn team. The OpenLearn...
View ArticleOpenLearn Live: 25th November 2016
Autumn on Mars; quantum computing; children caring for parents with Parkinsons. Learning and research from across the day. The OpenLearn team. The OpenLearn content & channel team: bringing you the...
View ArticleWhat do we know about the seven Earth-like planets?
Yesterday, space scientists announced the discovery of a star that is being orbited by seven Earth-like planets. Here's Dave Rothery with what you need to know. Professor David Rothery. Professor David...
View ArticleIs There Anybody Out There?
ET, Close Encounters, Mars AttacksÂ… - the movies are full of extra-terrestrial landings and contact with aliens. In fact, all cultures have represented alien beings in their art, stories and writing at...
View ArticleChallenger
Forensic engineering enables us to analyse the 1986 Challenger disaster The Forensic Engineering team. Focusing mainly on The Tay Bridge and other notable disasters, Forensic Engineering explained how...
View ArticleToutatis: A visitor in our skies
Toutatis passed Earth at a distance of just 962,951 miles on 29 September 2004. In astronomical terms, that's pretty much a near-miss The Stardate team. Stardate: keeping one eye on the skies as major...
View ArticleVoyage To The Planets: Remote Sensing
Professor David W Hughes offers a brief history of sending spacecraft to observe the planets in our Solar System. Professor David Hughes. David Hughes is professor of astronomy at the University of...
View ArticleLanding On The Planets
Professor David W Hughes offers a brief history of sending spacecraft to land on the planets in our solar system Professor David Hughes. David Hughes is professor of astronomy at the University of...
View ArticleImpact Planet Earth: Weblinks
Find out more about the risks of asteroids with our weblinks and suggested reading The Background Brief team. Background Brief: The Open University's guide to everything you needed to know about...
View ArticleThe Things We Forgot To Remember - The Space Race
We ask whether Apollo 8 was more significant than Apollo 11 in establishing American dominance in space, as part of the BBC/OU series 'The Things We Forgot to Remember' The OpenLearn team. The...
View ArticleThe other space race: Transcript
For The Things We Forgot To Remember, Michael Portillo asks if the Space Race was won and lost long before Neil Armstrong took his small step. Michael Portillo. Former Conservative MP has carved out a...
View ArticleSnowballs In Space: An Introduction to Comets, their sizes and decay
Professor David W Hughes introduces the science behind comets Professor David Hughes. David Hughes is professor of astronomy at the University of Sheffield and has worked there since 1965.First...
View ArticleCometary History
Professor David W Hughes explores the history of comets Professor David Hughes. David Hughes is professor of astronomy at the University of Sheffield and has worked there since 1965.First published on...
View ArticleDeep Impact: The mission
Simon Green explains the thinking behind 2005's Deep Impact mission Dr Simon Green. Simon Green is senior lecturer in planetary and space science with The Open University.First published on Fri, 01 Jul...
View ArticleAs it happened: Deep Impact, July 2005
NASA's mission to smash the Deep Impact probe into Tempel One, tracked as it happened. The OpenLearn team. The OpenLearn content & channel team: bringing you the finest in free, online learning...
View ArticleOU on the BBC: Stardate: Deep Impact
As NASA crashes a space-probe into a comet, blasting a crater the size of Wembley stadium, the award-winning Stardate will be broadcasting from mission headquarters bringing the latest pictures and...
View ArticleVenus mountain belts
Images provided by NASA of mountain belts on Venus The Stardate team. Stardate: keeping one eye on the skies as major astronomical events occurred.First published on Tue, 21 Mar 2006 as Venus mountain...
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