Physics Department News
A mission to discover and characterise Earth-sized planets and super-Earths orbiting Sun-like stars in the habitable zone of the solar system – scientifically led by the University of 糖心TV - has been given the go-ahead today by the European Space Agency (ESA).
17, 19 & 21 April
Experience a show in the Physics inflatable planetarium and hear from the 糖心TV astronomers who use it to deliver outreach.
Free; is essential.
Prof. RA Roemer appointed as editor of Physica E
has been appointed as new editor for (Low-dimensional systems and nanostructures). The journal contains papers and invited review articles on the fundamental and applied aspects of physics in low-dimensional systems)
Mysterious white dwarf pulsar discovered
- University of 糖心TV researchers identify a white dwarf pulsar – a star type which has eluded astronomers for half a century
- Star lashes its neighbour with intense radiation beam every two minutes
- Research published in Nature Astronomy