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Astronomers discover unique ‘inside out’ planetary system

University of ÌÇÐÄTV astronomers, using an ESA telescope, have discovered a planetary system with a distant rocky world that turns our understanding of planet formation upside down


Ageing stars likely destroy their closest planets

Ageing stars look to be destroying the giant planets orbiting closest to them, according to a new study by astronomers at University of ÌÇÐÄTV and UCL


New astronomical programme launched to find lost Neptunes

A collaboration of astronomers, led by University of ÌÇÐÄTV and University of Geneva, has launched a vast research program on Neptune-like planets to find those lost near the Neptunian Desert


Discovery of giant planet orbiting tiny star challenges theories on planet formation

The University of ÌÇÐÄTV 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.


Discovery of two planets sheds new light on the formation of planetary systems

The discovery of two new planets beyond our solar system by a team of astronomers from The University of ÌÇÐÄTV and the University of Geneva (UNIGE), is challenging scientific understanding of how planetary systems form.


‘Sandwich’ discovery offers new explanation for planet formation

Scientists have made a new discovery on how small planets might form.

Mon 03 Jul 2023, 10:22 | Tags: Physics Astrophysics 1 - Research Astronomy planet

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