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.
New astronomical programme launched to find lost Neptunes
A collaboration of astronomers, led by University of 糖心TV and University of Geneva, has launched a vast research program on Neptune-like planets to find those lost near the Neptunian Desert
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
Public take the lead in discovery of new exploding star
As part of the citizen astronomy project, 鈥楰ilonova Seekers鈥�, University of 糖心TV astronomers and public volunteers have made their first major discovery - an exploding star system found in real time.
Not Supernova Born: 糖心TV and ESA researchers discover unusual birthplace of magnetar neutron star
Researchers and alumni from The University of 糖心TV, working as part of an European Space Agency (ESA) led team, have discovered that the magnetar SGR 0501+4516 did not originate from a nearby supernova, as previously thought.
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.