Category: Astronomy

Is the amount of money spent on space travel and exploration justifiable?​

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Philippa (Year 12) Editor's note: Year 13 student Philippa wrote this insightful essay during their time in Year 12. The essay discusses whether the financial investment in space travel and exploration is justifiable given pressing global issues such as hunger, inadequate housing, and climate change. It questions the morality and priorities of allocating vast sums … Continue reading Is the amount of money spent on space travel and exploration justifiable?​

Dr. George Carruthers: Pioneer in Ultraviolet Astronomy

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Rucha (Year 8) Editor's note: Now in Year 9, Rucha wrote this carefully researched and well-written essay whilst still only in Year 8. Dr. George Robert Carruthers was a pioneering African American astrophysicist and inventor whose work in ultraviolet astronomy significantly advanced our understanding of space and Earth’s atmosphere. His innovations, including the first Moon-based … Continue reading Dr. George Carruthers: Pioneer in Ultraviolet Astronomy

Valerie L. Thomas – Trailblazer, Inventor and Ambassador

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Lily A - Year 12 Student Effortlessly surfing the Internet and casually downloading web images, we rarely pause to think how all of the daily actions we so easily take for granted in our lives were actually made possible. Have you ever wondered how a hologram works? How detailed satellite images allow us to navigate … Continue reading Valerie L. Thomas – Trailblazer, Inventor and Ambassador

An Introduction to Orbital Mechanics

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Arshia - Year 10 Student Editor's note: Talented Year 10 student Arshia successfully submitted this insightful piece of work to the school Science Magazine essay competition. Year 12 student Aashmi, a Chief Editor of the publication, notes, "On behalf of the GSAL Science Magazine, I'd like to congratulate you as a winner in the recent essay … Continue reading An Introduction to Orbital Mechanics

Could the neutrino be the most interesting particle in physics?

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Flaka - Year 13 Student Editor’s Note: This essay forms part of a collection of student works published in the 2020 edition of Salutaris, the GSAL Sixth Form academic journal. It was originally published here in The GSAL Journal. References are available upon request. CPD As the science of the universe, physics aims to understand the events … Continue reading Could the neutrino be the most interesting particle in physics?

Inertial Confinement: Solution to the Energy Crisis?

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Chamequa - Year 12 Student Editor's Note: Talented Year 12 student Chamequa writes here for the GSAL Science Magazine on the fascinating prospect of using nuclear fusion, through a technique called inertial confinement, to produce a plentiful source of renewable energy. Is this soon to be a reality, or will it forever remain 'just 20 … Continue reading Inertial Confinement: Solution to the Energy Crisis?

In Conversation With… Dr Jessica Meir, Astronaut on the ISS

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GSAL Junior School Editor's Note: Students at GSAL Junior School were given the unique opportunity to communicate with NASA astronaut Dr Jessica Meir during her time on the International Space Station (ISS). On October 18, 2019, Jessica made history when she undertook the first all-female spacewalk with fellow astronaut Christina Koch. The school link and … Continue reading In Conversation With… Dr Jessica Meir, Astronaut on the ISS

Could the neutrino be the most interesting particle in physics?

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Flaka Tahiri - Year 13 Student Editor's note: This essay was originally published in The GSAL Journal in May 2019. Flaka was writing in response to a Write a Science Blog competition advertised in The GSAL Journal, and then went on to have her work entered into the She Talks Science blog competition run by Murray Edward's College, … Continue reading Could the neutrino be the most interesting particle in physics?