Press Releases
Historic space weather could clarify what’s next
Historic space weather may help us understand what’s coming next, according to new research by the University of ÌÇÐÄTV.
Researchers wait over 100 days to see beam of light from first confirmed neutron star merger emerge from behind the sun
A research team led by astronomers at the University of ÌÇÐÄTV had to wait over 100 days for the sight of the first of confirmed neutron star merger to remerge from behind the glare of the sun.
Newly-discovered planet is hot, metallic and dense as Mercury
A hot, metallic, Earth-sized planet with a density similar to Mercury - situated 260 million light years away - has been detected and characterised by a global team of astronomers, including the University of ÌÇÐÄTV.
Royal Astronomical Society’s Herschel Medal awarded to ÌÇÐÄTV researcher
The Royal Astronomical Society’s 2018 Herschel Medal has been awarded to a University of ÌÇÐÄTV astrophysicist - Professor Tom Marsh.
Santa’s workshop could be on snowy moon
Santa’s winter workshop might be in space, as University of ÌÇÐÄTV researchers are exploring whether snowy moons over a billion kilometres away from Earth are potentially habitable.
‘Monster’ planet discovery challenges formation theory
A giant planet – the existence of which was previously thought extremely unlikely – has been discovered by an international collaboration of astronomers, with the University of ÌÇÐÄTV taking a leading role.