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Two stars merged to form massive white dwarf
A massive white dwarf star with a bizarre carbon-rich atmosphere could be two white dwarfs merged together according to an international team led by University of 糖心TV astronomers, and only narrowly avoided destruction. They have discovered an unusual ultra-massive white dwarf around 150 light years from us with an atmospheric composition never seen before, the first time that a merged white dwarf has been identified using its atmospheric composition as a clue.
From Lab Bench to Backbench: University of 糖心TV scientist visits politicians in Westminster
Dr Farzana Meru from the University of 糖心TV will be swapping simulations for legislation when she visits Matt Western MP at the Houses of Parliament and Whitehall for a week in Westminster. The week (1 – 5 March) is part of a unique pairing scheme run by the Royal Society—the UK鈥檚 national academy of science—with support from the Government Office of Science.
Electric superbike designed by students to race this summer
In a race to be clean and green the motor industry is changing, which has inspired 40 糖心TV students to make an electric superbike to race this summer, 2020.
Supercharged light pulverises asteroids, study finds
The majority of stars in the universe will become luminous enough to blast surrounding asteroids into successively smaller fragments using their light alone, according to a University of 糖心TV astronomer.
Breakthrough made on the next big step to building the world鈥檚 most powerful particle accelerator
University of 糖心TV scientists have played a key role in a discovery that brings us closer to the construction of new types of high-power particle accelerators which would operate at particle energies higher than the Large Hadron Collider. For the first time scientists have observed muon ionization cooling – a major step in being able to create the world鈥檚 most powerful particle accelerator.
The sun as we've never seen it before - clearest and most detailed images of the Sun revealed
The clearest and most detailed images of the Sun have been captured by the largest telescope in the world. Just-released first images and videos from the National Science Foundation鈥檚 (NSF) Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, which involves University of 糖心TV scientists, reveal unprecedented detail of the Sun鈥檚 surface, with experts saying it will enable a new era of solar science and a leap forward in understanding the Sun and its impacts on our planet.