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Graham Jones

Graham Jones

Graham Jones is a science communicator and language teacher based in Japan, specializing in astrophysics. He obtained a BSc in Astrophysics from Royal Holloway, University of London, an MSc in Science Communication and Public Engagement from the University of Edinburgh. He teaches English at the University of Shiga Prefecture (near Kyoto).

A close-up image of the sun with a large flare on one portion.

A new method for predicting large solar flares

Posted by in Human World | Space | Sun | 7 months ago
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Solar storms pose risks for society, but more accurate space weather forecasts appear to be coming soon. A team of researchers in Japan has developed a physics-based method for predicting large solar flares, including powerful and potentially dangerous X-flares.
Young men looking at a small red box on a table.

Bringing community astronomy to rural Africa

Posted by in Human World | 1 year ago
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Ideas discussed at last month’s International Astronomical Union symposium in Tokyo include projects using smartphones and low-cost battery-powered equipment.

Listening to the patterns of the universe

Posted by in Human World | Space | 2 years ago
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Astronomer Wanda Díaz Merced – who began losing her sight in her 20s – presented one of TED’s most-watched astronomy videos. Here’s how turning a telescope’s digital data into sound can help reveal hidden patterns.

Astronomy beyond sight

Posted by in Human World | Space | 2 years ago
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Breathtaking space images inspire us. But what if you couldn’t see them? Amelia Ortiz Gil explains how tactile models of the constellations, moon and planets can give people – blind or sighted – a better appreciation of the universe.

Mystery of the moon’s tilted orbit

Posted by in Space | 4 years ago
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Had things gone differently in the early days of the inner solar system, the magnificent spectacle of a total solar eclipse might be a monthly event.

Eclipse stories from Indonesia

Posted by in Human World | Space | 5 years ago
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The solar eclipse of March 9, 2016 brought together students from around the world – and EarthSky helped to make it happen.

Solar eclipse to unite science students

Posted by in Human World | Science Wire | 5 years ago
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The global nature of science – and challenge of global communications – will bring together university students in Indonesia, Japan and elsewhere across the world during a 2016 solar eclipse.