Entries by Joe Shimwell

Sci-Pop @ The Forum Wallsend

Seven members of Think Physics crew descended on The Forum Shopping Centre, Wallsend yesterday for our second Science Pop-up Shop. Families of children from local schools were invited to join us for a day of science based activities. Over the course of the day we saw over 100 families – thanks for coming along. We handled meteorites, […]

Pelton Community Centre

It’s been a  busy afternoon at Pelton Community Centre – we’ve been exploring the universe! We’ve played with plasma, indulged in a little infra-red photography and charged ourselves with the Van de Graaff generator. Take a look at the galleries below if you want to see some of the photos! If you’re interested in finding […]

Philae has landed!

Last night space history was made when the Philae probe successfully descended from Rosetta and landed on Comet 67P. The Think Physics team watched the scenes unfold from our own mission control: Think Lab. We would like to extend our congratulations to everyone involved in the landing and wish them every success during the rest of the […]