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Space - The Ultimate Laboratory

What can space teach us about the laws of physics? Space is huge and complicated. This is a challenge, but also gives us the ultimate physics lab. Francesca Day explores this further.
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The SKA

Matt Jarvis discusses square kilometer array, commonly known as SKA, in this short Stargazing talk.
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Earth-like Planets (and where to find them)

Ever wondered if another planet like our own exists in the vast expanse of space around us? Ruth Angus explains her exciting research into Extra Solar Planets (Exo-Planets) and why research in this area is important.
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Heart of Darkness: The Interplay of Galaxies and Dark Matter

A short flash talk from Peter Hatfield, Oxford Physics, who discusses the origins of the galaxies we see in our night sky and the mysterious nature of dark matter.
Alumni Weekend

Exploring the Universe

Dr Rana Irshad, University of Oxford, gives a brief whistle-stop tour of the exciting initiatives Oxford has running in exploring the vast expanse of the Universe in which we live.
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Extra-solar planets: from science-fiction to reality

Since the discovery of the first extra-solar planet in the '90s, our perspective of the Universe has changed. Over the last two decades a whole host of exotic planet systems have been found, including analogues of famous science-fiction-worlds.
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Extra-solar planets: from science-fiction to reality

Since the discovery of the first extra-solar planet in the '90s, our perspective of the Universe has changed. Over the last two decades a whole host of exotic planet systems have been found, including analogues of famous science-fiction-worlds.
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Uncovering Black Holes and Hunting for Planets

Dr Brooke Simmons talks about Black Holes and planet hunting.
Earth Sciences

The Chelyabinsk Meteor

In this talk Dr Ken Amor talks about the Chelyabinsk meteor, which entered Earths atmosphere over Russia on the 15th of February 2013.
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The Chelyabinsk Meteor

In this talk Dr Ken Amor talks about the Chelyabinsk meteor, which entered Earths atmosphere over Russia on the 15th of February 2013.
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A History of the Universe in 12 Minutes

From big bang to the present day, Chris Lintott summarises the history of the Universe in 12 minutes.
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LOFAR and the SKA - The Universe in radio waves

In this talk Dr Matt Jarvis talks about radio astronomy.
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Killer asteroids

In this talk Jocelyn Bell Burnell talks about large asteroid impacts.
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Astro Photography Showcase

Mel Gigg of the Chipping Norton Amateur Astronomy Group showcases some fantastic amateur astro-photography.
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Large Meteorite Impacts on Earth

Ken Amor looks at the science of large meteorite impacts on Earth.
Earth Sciences

Large Meteorite Impacts on Earth

Ken Amor looks at the science of large meteorite impacts on Earth.
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Cosmology

Jo Dunkley reviews the latest research in Cosmology.
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Robotic Planetary Exploration

Leigh Fletcher shows how we can use robots to discover more about the planets.
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Planets, Planets Everywhere!

Dr Chris Lintott, University of Oxford, gives an overview of the discoveries made about the many billions of exo-planets - the planets that surround stars.

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