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Throwing shade on Oxford

Throwing shade on Oxford

What felt like half of Oxford was out in the various parks and meadows to see the eclipse last night. Our photographer Roger Close captured the atmosphere at South Park where Oxford University's Space & Astronomy Society held a watch party. Can you spot yourself? This stunning image

How to see the eclipse in Oxford

How to see the eclipse in Oxford

The last total solar eclipse visible from Oxford was in 1715… and it was cloudy. That makes the solar eclipse on Wednesday 12 August a big deal. While we aren't in for a full solar eclipse, it’s close at ~92%, and the weather is predicted to be

Far above the world is a satellite beaming power down to Earth (blue).

Space Solar – power from above

We’ve written about the emerging climate crisis and the 250 years of Oxford science as evidence. We’ve written about its impact on our gardens. We’ve written how renewable solar energy, one part of the remedy, is planned on a large scale in Oxfordshire but is facing challenges

Oxford Space Systems building at Harwell Campus

You can see them from space: Oxford Space Systems

Later this year, a rocket will blast off from Florida carrying a satellite made by Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL). It’s a demonstration radar satellite, and on board, making an ambitious mission possible with a satellite the size of washing-machine, is the radar dish – or more accurately, the antenna