With the upsurge in Cosmic ray activity in the atmosphere of mother earth and in line with the article I published recently. I speak of the matter with my Co-host Rob on the science Hour at Gove FM. So what is the signifigance of these cosmic rays and how does it interact with climate change on our planet …. ?

In this second interview I discuss the History, current projects and the future for NZ’s #1 research telescope “the Moa” on Mt John. I am speaking with Alan Gilmore, the resident superintendent at the Mt John Observatory. Alan is a prolific co-discoverer of Asteroids with his partner Pamela Kilmartin, having over 40 asteroids to his name, just to mention one of his many achievements.

We also cover progress in the search for dark matter through to the latest successful discovery of Exo-planets by the Gravity Micro Lensing surveys, being conducted by the Moa team ….

Fans of Star Trek will know how easily the starship enterprize slips into “Warp Drive”, navigating interstellar space in minutes ! Is this really possible in the distant future ? how does the physics on this stack up ?

The latest research gives some interesting findings ….

Records in science come along quite often, but this record breaking gamma ray burst leaves all the others in the dust ……

Black holes were for years the stuff of science fiction Movies. Now with the scientific reality of their existence, science is pushing the boundaries of their study …. How can we “See” a black hole ?