Champagne Supernova

the first in a new series of events we're curating at Second Home, Champagne Supernova will combine two nice things: science and bubbles

events, feature on home pageChris Hatherill13 May 2015

#hubbleweek

all this week, the world will be marking the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope – an orbiting observatory that has fundamentally changed the way we see our universe

art & photography, astronomy, feature on home page, spaceChris Hatherill20 April 2015

another planet

exploring the lava lake at Nyiragongo with photographer Klaus Thymann

feature on home page, publishingChris Hatherill2 April 2015AnOther Magazine

film: minerals

a new short film by John Hooper captures the close up beauty minerals

art & photography, feature on home page, film, geologyChris Hatherill30 March 2015crystals, minerals

Mirror Mountain

an ethereal meditation on nature and crystals by designer Noemi Klein and photographer Cat Stevens

feature on home pageChris Hatherill30 March 2015crystals

guest post: Mineralia

Emily Walsh of Mineralia guest curates a selection of her favourite crystals

feature on home page, geologyChris Hatherill29 March 2015crystals, minerals

the Large Hadron Collider is about to be rebooted

they’re turning it back on and oh god we’re all going to die

briefing, feature on home page, physicsChris Hatherill23 March 2015LHC

sample of the week

the awesome realness of pyrite cubes

feature on home page, geology, publishingChris Hatherill23 March 2015crystals, minerals, pyrite, rocks & minerals, SOTW

profile: Carly Waito

Canadian artist Carly Waito creates hyperrealistic paintings of minerals

crystals and minerals month

March is 'Crystals and Minerals Month' month here on super/collider

species of the week

Urtica dioica packs in iron, omega-3, protein, potassium, manganese and calcium, plus vitamins A, C and K

green futures

a super efficient kettle and biodegradable lighting feature in Designs of the Year

monitor

probably the first and last mobile phone we’re excited about

feature on home pageChris Hatherill29 January 2015Lapka, Project Ara

💥 Laser Quest party

images from our biggest night yet

Chris Hatherill22 January 2015

solar night ◉

join us at the Science Museum on 28 November for a lecture and solar themed activities

Chris Hatherill1 January 2015

Alice Dunseath

“I love the way crystals grow and form and suggest life but aren't technically alive”

art & photography, feature on home page, profiles, publishing, spaceChris Hatherill15 December 2014crystals

sample of the week

it gets things into space but dinitrogen tetroxide is super dangerous

chemistry, feature on home page, publishing, spaceChris Hatherill29 October 2014sample of the week, SOTW

space/station

our new installation at the Ace Hotel London Shoreditch juxtaposes the dense jungles of Earth with the star-filled galaxy NGC 4594

hypersonic

the fastest missile ever to fly in the atmosphere is up for sale

SALT

a new nomadic Arctic festival combines sustainability, food and art

feature on home page, publishingChris Hatherill27 June 2014AnOther Magazine