ALMA

located high in the deserts of Chile, the European Southern Observatory’s Atacama Large Milllimetre/submillimetre Array (ALMA) is made up of a series of interlinked antennas stretching across an ultra-arid plain 5000m above sea level

architecture, astronomy, design & engineering, feature on home page, physics, publishingChris Hatherill15 November 2012ALMA, astronomy, European Southern Observatory, Motherboard-tv, places, Atacama, Atacama Desert

SUPER/COLLIDER X TARA X ANOTHER

as part of the TARA's recent stopover in London, super/collider and AnOther Magazine teamed up to host a little soirée on board the French environmental research ship

design & engineering, ecology & nature, events, fashion, feature on home page, transport, _dateChris Hatherill8 November 2012

cretaceous

GIF masterminds Reed + Rader's first solo show in the UK takes audiences to a psychedelic Cretaceous era

art & photography, feature on home page, geology, publishing, super/weekly, _dateChris Hatherill8 November 2012Cretaceous, dinosaurs, Protein, Reed + Rader

neighbours

the La Silla Observatory in Chile has detected an earth-sized planet in the star system next door, Alpha Centauri

astronomy, feature on home page, publishing, space, super/weeklyChris Hatherill19 October 2012Alpha Centauri, Alpha Centauri Bb, exoplanets, HARPS, La Silla Observatory

boobs necklace

a stylish and understated way of marking Breast Cancer Awareness Month

biology, fashion, feature on home page, health & medicineChris Hatherill17 October 2012Breast Cancer Awareness Month, In God We Trust, Keep A Breast Foundation

crystalised

sampling Emily Candela's edible crystals

art & photography, biology, chemistry, feature on home page, geology, publishing, _dateChris Hatherill5 October 2012Cosmicmegabrain, crystals, Emily Candela

islands in the sky

exploring Tristram Lansdowne's surreal geological worlds

art & photography, biology, ecology & nature, feature on home page, geology, publishingChris Hatherill4 October 2012Fata Morgana, LE Gallery, TRISTRAM LANSDOWNE

radio silence

the National Radio Astronomy Observatory's facility in West Virginia: a series of telescopes nestled amid lush forests and hills

astronomy, design & engineering, feature on home page, publishingChris Hatherill1 October 2012Derek Mead, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, National Radio Quiet Zone

science printing workshop

an afternoon of science, art & craft with our new Risograph printer

art & photography, astronomy, biology, chemistry, ecology & nature, energy, events, feature on home page, geology, physics, space, transportChris Hatherill29 September 2012

tara

after a voyage of more than 62,000 nautical miles, the French environmental research vessel TARA will next week dock in London as part of an ongoing educational trip

biology, ecology & nature, fashion, feature on home page, publishing, super/weekly, _dateChris Hatherill14 September 2012agnès b, AnOther Magazine, Arctic, arctic sea ice, Climate Change, exploration, plankton, TARA

species of the week

the Shield mantis is just one of millions of species found in Yasuni National Park, Ecuador – one of the most biodiverse places on earth thanks in part to the fact it never froze over during the last ice age.

biology, ecology & nature, feature on home page, publishingChris Hatherill10 September 2012biodiversity, nature, rainforests, SOTW, Yasuni National Park

sample of the week

Gallium

chemistry, feature on home page, geology, publishingChris Hatherill10 September 2012materials, sample of the week, SOTW, species of the week

Neptune rising

join our new Pop Up Astronomy Club to see one of the outer planets this week

astronomy, feature on home page, publishing, super/weekly, _dateChris Hatherill24 August 2012Pop-Up Astronomy Club

descent

early next Monday morning, 154 million miles from earth, a white and gold UFO-shaped spacecraft will hit the Martian atmosphere traveling at nearly 6km per second

feature on home page, publishing, space, super/weeklyChris Hatherill1 August 2012Curiosity, Mars, Mars rovers, NASA

hello

good news for native wildlife this week with the release of 34 frankly adorable dormice into the Warwickshire countryside

biology, ecology & nature, feature on home page, publishing, super/weeklyChris Hatherill22 June 2012biodiversity, dormice

space camp

Tom Sachs’ latest work sees a team of "astronauts" simulating a mission to Mars using low-fi bricolaged components manufactured by the artist to take them to the surface and back

art & photography, feature on home page, publishing, space, super/weeklyChris Hatherill18 May 2012Mars, Mars simulation, Tom Sachs

species of the week

Lycoperdon perlatum

biology, ecology & nature, feature on home page, publishingChris Hatherill17 May 2012Lycoperdon perlatum, mushrooms, SOTW, species of the week

pressure

incrementally flowing down into valleys, lakes and oceans, the slow motion march of glaciers has etched the Earth's surface for eons – but today these remote white worlds are under threat

art & photography, feature on home page, geology, publishing, super/weeklyChris Hatherill27 April 2012glacier atlas, Klaus Thymann, Project Pressure

Mars

we don't often show nipples on super/collider, but it's not often that an internationally-renowned artist simultaneously exhibits two shows based on photographs of porn stars and the surface of Mars

art & photography, astronomy, fashion, feature on home page, publishing, super/weeklyChris Hatherill16 March 2012astronomy, Gagosian Gallery, Mars, NASA, space, Thomas Ruff

hypergiants

lurking out beyond our solar system are millions upon millions of much bigger stars – including hypergiants like VY Canis Majoris

astronomy, feature on home page, publishing, space, super/weeklyChris Hatherill10 February 2012astronomy, space, stars