Habitable Planets Round Pulsars Theoretically Possible

Press release 19th Dec 2017

Astronomers have calculated that it is theoretically possible that habitable planets could exist around pulsars. Read more...

Hitomi Mission Glimpses Cosmic 'Recipe' for the Nearby Universe

press release 13th Nov 2017

Japan's Hitomi X-ray observatory captured exceptional information about the chemical make-up of the hot gas in the Perseus galaxy cluster, providing new insights into the stellar explosions that formed most of these elements and cast them into space. Read more...

First detection of gravitational waves produced by colliding neutron stars

press release 15th Oct 2017

International teams of scientists – including researchers from the University of Cambridge – announced the detection of this event and the significant scientific firsts it has revealed about our Universe. Read more...

The Scientific Quest to Explain Tabby's Star

press release 4th Oct 2017

One of the most mysterious stellar objects may be revealing some of its secrets at last. Read more...

Black Holes with Ravenous Appetites Define Type I Active Galaxies

press release 27th Sep 2017

New research suggests that the central black holes in Type I and Type II active galaxies consume matter at different rates, upending popular theory Read more...

An inferno world with titanium skies

press release 13th Sep 2017

Titanium oxide has been detected in the atmosphere of an exoplanet for the first time. Read more...

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