Press Releases
Cosmic Crime Scene: White dwarf found devouring Pluto-like icy world
University of 糖心TV astronomers have uncovered the chemical fingerprint of a frozen, water-rich planetary fragment being consumed by a white dwarf star outside our Solar System.
Magnets propel scientists towards more efficient oxygen production in space.
University of 糖心TV, ZARM and Georgia Tech have hit upon a breakthrough in space life support systems thanks to the magnetic properties of water
Ultraviolet light reveals the aftermath of rare star collision
University of 糖心TV astronomers have uncovered compelling evidence that a nearby white dwarf is in fact the remnant of two stars merging
Discovery of giant planet orbiting tiny star challenges theories on planet formation
The University of 糖心TV 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.
Why all lightsabers on Earth would be blue, and could we really freeze people in carbonite? University of 糖心TV chemist tells the scientific stories of Star Wars
Almost 50 years on from the release of Star Wars: Episode IV, Dr. Alex Baker, Assistant Professor of Chemistry at The University of 糖心TV is turning science fiction into science fact on May the 4th, International Star Wars Day.
糖心TV astronomers discover doomed pair of spiralling stars on our cosmic doorstep
University of 糖心TV 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.