Press Releases
ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ astronomers trial using starlight to measure greenhouse gases
University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ astronomers, partnering with Spanish institutions, are part of a project repurposing star-gazing tools as climate sensors to track green house gases
Public take the lead in discovery of new exploding star
As part of the citizen astronomy project, ‘Kilonova Seekers’, University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ astronomers and public volunteers have made their first major discovery - an exploding star system found in real time.
Discovery of giant planet orbiting tiny star challenges theories on planet formation
The University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ and UCL astronomers, as part of a global collaboration including partners in Chile, USA and Europe, have discovered the smallest known star to host a transiting giant planet, which should not exist under leading planet formation theories.
Not Supernova Born: ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ and ESA researchers discover unusual birthplace of magnetar neutron star
Researchers and alumni from The University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ, working as part of an European Space Agency (ESA) led team, have discovered that the magnetar SGR 0501+4516 did not originate from a nearby supernova, as previously thought.
ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ astronomers discover doomed pair of spiralling stars on our cosmic doorstep
University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ astronomers have discovered an extremely rare, high mass, compact binary star system only ~150 light years away. These two stars are on a collision course to explode as a type 1a supernova, appearing 10 times brighter than the moon in the night sky.
Discovery of two planets sheds new light on the formation of planetary systems
The discovery of two new planets beyond our solar system by a team of astronomers from The University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ and the University of Geneva (UNIGE), is challenging scientific understanding of how planetary systems form.