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Ferromagnetic materials have a self-generating magnetic field, ferroelectric materials generate their own electrical field. Although electric and magnetic fields are related, physics tells us that they are very different classes of material. Now the discovery by University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ-led scientists of a complex electrical ‘vortex’-like pattern that mirrors its magnetic counterpart suggests that they could actually be two sides of the same coin.

The moment that debris from destroyed planets impacts the surface of a white dwarf star has been observed for the first time by astronomers at the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ.

A new study from the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ demonstrates the impact of passing stars, misaligned binary stars and passing gas clouds on the formation of planets in early star systems.

Leading physicist Professor Sandra Chapman of the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ has been awarded the 2022 Chapman Medal from the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) for ‘paradigm shifting’ research into the physics of the solar wind and magnetosphere, our near-earth plasma environment.

A UK-backed mission which which will search for Earth-like planets orbiting alien stars has been given the green light to continue with its development after passing a critical milestone review.

An observatory spearheading a groundbreaking astronomical survey has completed a key upgrade, which will allow University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ astronomers to achieve the aim of surveying hundreds of thousands of our near-neighbour stars.