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Timeline of Astronomy

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Did you know that our understanding of science and space had gradually been built over thousands of years? Discover the people from the past whose observations and experiments helped us understand our Solar System and the Universe.

Starship

SpaceX SN8 Flight
Credit: Ron Frazier CC BY 2.0

Falcon Rockets

SpaceX, make Falcon rockets. SpaceX is a private American aerospace company. They carry out missions for NASA, the USA military, and commercial companies.

How are satellites useful?

Satellites are useful in lots of ways. They look at the Earth as well as space. They also help us in our the daily lives.

Wanda Díaz-Merced

Wanda Díaz-Merced
Credit: IAU/M. Zamani

Occupation: Astronomer

Research Areas: Sonification, Black Holes

Alan Turing

Alan Turing c.1930s
Credit: Unknown Author

Occupation: Mathematician and Computer Scientist

Year born: 1912

Research Areas: Computer Programming, Artificial Intelligence

Alice Bunn

Alice Bunn
Credit: UK Gov

Occupation: President of UKspace

Research Areas: Materials Science, Satellites

"That’s the exciting thing about these scientific missions – you don’t know what you’re going to find."

Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE in The Schools' Observatory's
Dark Matter garden, at RHS Chelsea 2015
Credit: Science and Technology Facilities Council

Occupation: Space Scientist and Science Communicator

Year born: 1968

Computers

Artist's impression of the 5km diameter central core of Square Kilometre Array (SKA) antennas. — Artist's impression of the 5km diameter central
core of Square Kilometre Arrayantennas.
Credit: SPDO/TDP/DRAO/Swinburne
Astronomy Productions

Making things

A telescope instrument — A telescope instrument
Credit: A.Scott/
The Liverpool Telescope/
Astrophysics Research Institute

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