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Science in School: Issue 77 now available
8 April 2026
The second issue of 2026 is all about light. To mark the International Day of Light on 16 May 2026, the members of the EIROforum – an association of 8 major European research organisations that fund the Science in School magazine – reflect on the importance of light for their respective institutions. Learn how…
- to understand signals from space in a fun activity from CERN called Cosmic SOS;
- light microscopes can be used to study plankton, a tiny living organism that hugely shapes our ecosystem, in an activity designed by EMBL;
- scientists at ESA use light to detect distant exoplanets to search for signs of life beyond our solar system;
- ESO builds gigantic telescopes to catch light that has travelled across billions of light-years;
- scientists at ESRF use X-rays to uncover why old famous paintings crack and fade in colour;
- light helps to heat and control plasma at EUROfusion in order to create a Sun-like sustainable energy source on Earth;
- researchers at ILL are learning from photosynthesis to understand how plants can turn light into food;
- powerful X-rays at XFEL help us to understand the world on a nanoscale advancing developments in medicine, energy research and materials sciences.
Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration between eight European intergovernmental scientific research organisations, of which ESO is a member. The journal addresses science teaching both across Europe and across disciplines, highlighting the best in teaching and cutting-edge research. Article submissions for future issues are welcomed, whether from researchers giving a deeper understanding of a specific scientific topic or from teachers or other science educators describing innovative activities to introduce modern science into the classroom. You can read the guidelines for submissions here.
Numerous articles, as well as versions translated into many European languages, can be found online. If you would like to volunteer to translate Science in School articles into your own language for publication online, please see the guidelines on the Science in School website.
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The ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre
The ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre is a cooperation between the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS). The building is a donation from the Klaus Tschira Stiftung (KTS), a German foundation, and ESO runs the facility.
EIROForum
The European Intergovernmental Research Organisation forum, EIROForum, brings together eight of Europe’s largest research organisations. The eight EIROforum organisations have extensive expertise in the areas of basic research and the management of large, international infrastructures, facilities and research programmes.
It is the mission of EIROforum to combine the resources, facilities and expertise of its member organisations to support European science in reaching its full potential.
By promoting inspiring science teaching, EIROforum motivates and encourages young people to explore scientific subjects, and shows them that science is a rewarding career.
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