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Setting Our Sights on Outer Space

Setting Our Sights on Outer Space

Seeking something a bit extra terrestrial? There’s plenty of space on the menu at the Science Festival this week.

By Laura Bain on Mon 01 April 2013

Discover Life beyond Earth at Science Festival 2013

Discover Life beyond Earth at Science Festival 2013

If you’re looking for some inter-planetary investigation this Festival, then the Future Worlds strand of events is for you. Mankind has an insatiable urge to explore our Universe and festival-goers of all ages will find events to satisfy their extra-terrestrial curiosity.

By Vikki Jones on Thu 14 February 2013

Science Festival launches 2013 programme

Science Festival launches 2013 programme

Edinburgh International Science Festival today launches its 25th Festival programme - marking the occasion with a diverse programme of events from 23 March–7 April that envisages the future and looks forward to the next 25 years.

By Emma Pirie on Thu 31 January 2013

Art Meets Science in the Search for New Worlds

Art Meets Science in the Search for New Worlds

The search for, and study of, planets orbiting other stars is a rapidly developing field of astronomy, and scientists and engineers based across Scotland are already taking a leading role in this exciting research. Now these ‘out of this world’ projects will be brought down to Earth during the Edinburgh International Science Festival as part of a Scottish Government Science Engagement Grant-funded project led by The Royal Observatory Edinburgh Visitor Centre. 

By Guest Writer Tania Johnston on Fri 06 April 2012