Category Archives: Astrophysics

Dark Energy, and Matter, Surveys

Posted on 03/09/2013 by Jon Butterworth

A quickie, too long for a tweet… If you want to know more about the Guardian’s No.1 big science question , you could do a lot worse than listen to the podcast of my UCL colleagues Ofer Lahav and Chamkaur … Continue reading →

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Praising Arizona

Posted on 31/08/2013 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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(Don’t) Respect my Authority

Posted on 13/04/2013 by Jon Butterworth

A venue, a role, an award, can lend authority. But it’s only a loan. At the Guardian.

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Speckled eggs and the early universe

Posted on 26/03/2013 by Jon Butterworth

‘The deviations were there way before that… That’s what makes this so cool.’ Ed Copeland explains Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation and the Planck results Still wondering exactly why Planck’s speckled-egg pictures are so wonderful? Here’s a typically relaxed and clear explanation by Ed … Continue reading →

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