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Astronomers, including a University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ researcher, have discovered the very first confirmed planetary system that resembles the expected fate of our solar system, when the Sun reaches the end of its life in about five billion years.

New ways of tackling the threat that space junk in our skies poses are being explored by University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ scientists, as they pioneer new research that could help the UK fulfil its ambition to become a responsible spacefaring nation.

New research involving an honorary professor in the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ Department of Physics describes a new way of calculating phase curves, the ‘shape’ the sunlight that is reflected towards us from planets and moons that can give astronomers information about their surface and atmospheres.

Electrons in metals try to behave like obedient motorists, but they end up more like bumper cars. They may be reckless drivers, but a new study involving the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ confirms this chaos has a limit established by the laws of quantum mechanics.

Projects that will combine the expertise and insight of University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ researchers with that of business and industry to further developments in diamond-enabled technologies and to develop a Framework for responsible adoption of Artificial Intelligence in the financial services industry have received national funding.

Four planets locked in a perfect rhythm around a nearby star are destined to be pinballed around their solar system when their sun eventually dies, according to a study led by the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ that peers into its future.