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Try The Sad Science of 'Batty Boffins' who is aided by his economy class assistant Sara Deckskii, hindered by the Chimps Cid and Al (Cider and Ale) and challenged, and occasionally threatened, by an alien who has no name we know of.

Last updated: 10th November 2014

The Earth has an ionosphere caused by ultra violet rays breaking apart atoms of air, ionising it. The Moon does not have an atmosphere and so should not have an ionosphere, but it does. It was discovered that ultra violet rays were acting on grains of dust ionising them, and the Moon is a very dusty place.

The primary means of putting a payload into space is the rocket. Rockets have been around for hundreds of years, but it wasn't until the Second World War that their potential for delivering a payload, in this case a bomb, was seriously developed.

Radio telescopes are instruments that are used to detect radio signals in space. They are also invaluable for collecting data from satellites and tracking their position.

Chimpanzees and other life forms are often used in labs for scientific studies. Sadly, some of these studies harm the creatures being studied, some don't. All are intended to further scientific knowledge, some are also intended to support commercial interests.

Time capsules are a popular way of preserving the present for examination at a later date by future generations. Current artefacts are placed in a sealed container, quite often cylindrical, and buried where it cannot be disturbed easily.

The SETI Institute is an organisation that is involved in the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence. It is involved in a number of activities that are intended to discover other intelligent life in the Universe.

Tsunami's are an ever present threat to coastal communities. They are large tidal waves causes by some catastrophic even out at sea, such as an earthquake or volcanic eruption, that displaces a huge amount of water..

The Moon does actually have a very thin atmosphere caused by gases escaping from rocks.

Early rockets weere highly prone to failure on launch, blowing up shortly after take off.

Radio telescopes usually have a central antenna that picks up the signals reflected from a a large disc surrounding it.

Planet of the Apes is a film franchise that explores the possibility of other primates becoming the dominant species on Earth.

All you need for your own time capsule is an air and water tight container, and somewhere to put it that won't be disturbed for a very long time.

It is not well understood what the consequences of an encounter with alien species would be.

Surfing is a popular pastime and sport, especially in parts of the Pacific coastline, where there can be huge waves to ride.