A musician from Stoke Golding has achieved his ABRSM grade six piano. Eight-year-old musical prodigy Sebastian Carrington was awarded a distinction during the exam - which is the equivalent to taking a first year A-level - meaning Sebastian already has his first UCAS points. The ivory tickler was also awarded a distinction when he took his ABRSM grade two singing exam. As well as that, the little star is also preparing to take a GCSE in astronomy in the summer. His mother, Denise Carrington, said: “His father, Richard, and I are extremely proud of Sebastian. “He started playing the piano when he was about three-and-a-half-years-old. We found out that he had got a high IQ and he was a really musical child. “He just loves learning although he is just like any other eight-year-old who and likes to play with his toys. “He really enjoys science and loves his music - he loves to play Mozart mainly.” Sebastian has studied piano at the Birmingham Junior … [Read more...] about Eight-year-old piano prodigy set to sit GCSE in astronomy
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Stunning Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2018 entries are out of this world
THESE stunning photographs are out of this world. Among them a mesmerising mosaic of the Great Orion, Aurora Borealis exploding over the south coast of Iceland and the International Space Station hopping between stars. All of these incredible pictures are nominees for the Royal Observatory’s Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2018. The competition is run by Royal Observatory Greenwich sponsored by Insight Investment and in association with BBC Sky at Night Magazine. This year astrophotographers from 91 countries sent in more than 4,200 spectacular entries. The talented snappers have also captured sights from across our Solar System, galaxy and the wider universe. Some featrue the second largest planet, Jupiter, which can be over a billion miles away from Earth and others captured the ‘Hidden Galaxy’ IC 342 near the galactic equator. Judges this year include comedian and keen … [Read more...] about Stunning Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2018 entries are out of this world
‘From biophysics up to astronomy’ – President Sarkissian stresses need to develop physics in Armenia
Armenia should become a country of latest technologies in the future, President Armen Sarkissian told reporters on Wednesday, after touring the CANDLE Synchrotron Research Institute. “There are several steps to develop modern technologies. First of all it is the education system. Eventually, the developers, users and sellers of latest technologies are people who have professional skills. Thus, the education system is crucial for this sphere,” Mr Sarkissian stressed. According to him, Armenia’s advantage over others should be having scientist programmers, i.e. programmers who are also highly-qualified mathematicians, physicists or chemists. “It is a fact, not arrogance, that we are more intelligent. Our goal should be to prepare highly skilled creative specialists starting from biotechnologies up to modern technologies. In this respect, this institute plays a key role,” he said. Mr Sarkissian stated that many scientific institutes established … [Read more...] about ‘From biophysics up to astronomy’ – President Sarkissian stresses need to develop physics in Armenia
‘Ghost particle’ found in Antarctica provides astronomy breakthrough
Story highlights A particle called a neutrino was detected on Earth and traced to its source for the first time The neutrino detection coincided with a flaring blazar almost 4 billion light-years away (CNN)For the first time, scientists have been able to trace the origins of a ghostly subatomic particle that traveled 3.7 billion light-years to Earth. The tiny, high-energy cosmic particle is called a neutrino, and it was found by sensors deep in the Antarctic ice in the IceCube detector. Scientists and observatories around the world were able to trace the neutrino to a galaxy with a supermassive, rapidly spinning black hole at its center, known as a blazar. The galaxy sits to the left of Orion's shoulder in his constellation and is about 4 billion light-years from Earth. Scientists say the discovery heralds a new era of space research, allowing the use of these particles to study and observe the universe in an unprecedented way. And the finding suggests that scientists will be … [Read more...] about ‘Ghost particle’ found in Antarctica provides astronomy breakthrough
Denny High pupils helping Open University devise new astronomy course
Pupils at Denny High have been given the codes to one of the most advanced telescopes in the world. They are helping the Open University develop a new astronomy course by testing software that will let people around the world order the Canary Island-based telescope to take pictures of deep space.Dr Alan Cayless, an astronomer and staff tutor at the OU, commissioned the youngsters to help him test the technology on the PIRATE and COAST telescopes.Dr Cayless said: “These pupils have the universe at their fingertips, and it has been incredible to see their interest in space and selecting the objects to be photographed.” The teacher who runs the STEM club, Kathryn Sharp, said: “Projects like this bring science to life for our pupils.“We’re constantly seeking new partnerships and collaborations to show our pupils where STEM subjects can take them. In this case it’s infinity and beyond!”Dr Cayless intends to have the open access course … [Read more...] about Denny High pupils helping Open University devise new astronomy course