Astronomy Archive
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![On February 22, a group of researchers announced the discovery of a record number of Earth-like planets orbiting a single star 39 light years away: […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/TRAPPIST-1_and_its_three_planets-115x115.jpg "Our stellar neighbor might host life")
Our stellar neighbor might host life
Posted on March 5, 2017 | No CommentsOn February 22, a group of researchers announced the discovery of a record number of Earth-like planets orbiting a single star 39 light years away: […] -
![Researchers at Leider University in the Netherlands have analysed incoming light from over 33,000 galaxies to produce the first piece of evidence supporting a new theory […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Cover-115x115.jpg "First success for modified theory of gravity")
First success for modified theory of gravity
Posted on December 24, 2016 | No CommentsResearchers at Leider University in the Netherlands have analysed incoming light from over 33,000 galaxies to produce the first piece of evidence supporting a new theory […] -
![66 million years ago a 15km-wide asteroid hit the earth just off the coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. The aftermath of this event is thought […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/calisto-115x115.jpg "When the Earth turned inside out: the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs")
When the Earth turned inside out: the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs
Posted on December 5, 2016 | No Comments66 million years ago a 15km-wide asteroid hit the earth just off the coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. The aftermath of this event is thought […] -
![How can you fall 10 storeys uninjured? Jump off an 11-storey building. If the end of Rosetta’s comet-chasing mission has left you feeling a lack […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/mar-115x115.jpg "Schiaparelli Space Probe crashes into Mars")
Schiaparelli Space Probe crashes into Mars
Posted on November 7, 2016 | No CommentsHow can you fall 10 storeys uninjured? Jump off an 11-storey building. If the end of Rosetta’s comet-chasing mission has left you feeling a lack […] -
![It’s astounding that the most recent triumph of the Hubble telescope gives us a snapshot of the universe from 97% of the way back to […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/hubble-115x115.jpg "Hubble glimpses the furthest galaxy yet")
Hubble glimpses the furthest galaxy yet
Posted on March 8, 2016 | No CommentsIt’s astounding that the most recent triumph of the Hubble telescope gives us a snapshot of the universe from 97% of the way back to […] -
![The work of a large collaboration of researchers and professional and amateur astronomers has found a star that appears eclipsed from earth for three and […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/binary-star-system-eclipse-115x115.jpg "Record breaker: Three and a half year long stellar eclipse")
Record breaker: Three and a half year long stellar eclipse
Posted on February 21, 2016 | No CommentsThe work of a large collaboration of researchers and professional and amateur astronomers has found a star that appears eclipsed from earth for three and […] -
![2015 has heralded many exciting new developments in a broad range of scientific disciplines. Below are five news stories that have revolutionised their respective fields […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Number_2015-115x115.jpg "The Top Five News Stories of 2015")
The Top Five News Stories of 2015
Posted on January 3, 2016 | No Comments2015 has heralded many exciting new developments in a broad range of scientific disciplines. Below are five news stories that have revolutionised their respective fields […] -
![Comet C/2014 Q2, also known as Comet Lovejoy, made its closest ever approach to the Sun in January this year, allowing astronomers to make observations […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "Sugar, Space And All Things Nice")
Sugar, Space And All Things Nice
Posted on November 11, 2015 | No CommentsComet C/2014 Q2, also known as Comet Lovejoy, made its closest ever approach to the Sun in January this year, allowing astronomers to make observations […] -
In Gravity We Trust: A Force You Can Rely On
Posted on September 27, 2015 | 4 CommentsA painstaking 21-year study of a pulsar nearly 4000 light-years away has reinforced confidence in the universality of gravity. The observations, made by astronomers using […] -
![Research led by astronomers at Michigan State University has provided evidence to support the theory that black hole feedback and type 1A (supernova) heating work […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/News-image-01-300x1691-115x115.jpg "10-Star Room Service: Supermassive Shut-Down")
10-Star Room Service: Supermassive Shut-Down
Posted on June 5, 2015 | No CommentsResearch led by astronomers at Michigan State University has provided evidence to support the theory that black hole feedback and type 1A (supernova) heating work […] -
Dark Matter Even Darker Than We Thought
Posted on April 5, 2015 | No CommentsObservations of colliding galaxy clusters have shown that dark matter interacts weakly not only with visible matter but also with itself. This information, found using the […] -
![How can we make sense of phenomena in the world around us? How can we predict what’s likely to happen in the future, or […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/8214955983_835087f57b-195x110.jpg "Modelling Magic")
Modelling Magic
Posted on March 15, 2015 | No CommentsHow can we make sense of phenomena in the world around us? How can we predict what’s likely to happen in the future, or […] -
![‘Time and tide wait for no man’. That’s one ancient proverb that never ceases to ring true. Some of our most fascinating insights about a […]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Twelfth-hour-195x110.jpg "Precious Time")
Precious Time
Posted on November 2, 2014 | No Comments‘Time and tide wait for no man’. That’s one ancient proverb that never ceases to ring true. Some of our most fascinating insights about a […] -
Discovery of Two New Supernovae will help Further Scientists’ Understanding of Space
Posted on March 2, 2013 | No CommentsTwo new supernovae have been identified by researchers at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas. The older of the two has been given the colloquial […]
