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Astronomy / Space Science - 22.09.2023
Astronomy / Space Science - 08.09.2023 
University brings space to Earth with working replica Mars rover
A team from the University of Southampton has built a fully functioning replica of NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover, to demonstrate how space technology can be lifesaving on Earth. The replica will be used to get more people interested in science. The replica uses the same Raman technology as the NASA rover, which was sent to Mars in 2020 to seek out extraterrestrial life.
Astronomy / Space Science - Physics - 14.08.2023 
Dark energy could be measured by studying the galaxy next door
Researchers have found a new way to measure dark energy - the mysterious force that makes up more than two-thirds of the universe and is responsible for its accelerating expansion - in our own cosmic backyard.
Astronomy / Space Science - Physics - 08.08.2023 
Gravitational waves may reveal nature of dark matter
Observations of gravitational waves from merging black holes may reveal new insights about dark matter, suggests a new study from a UCL-led international team. The study, presented at the 2023 National Astronomy Meeting in Cardiff and now published in the journal Physical Review D , used computer simulations to study the production of gravitational wave signals in simulated universes with different kinds of dark matter.
Chemistry - Astronomy / Space Science - 08.08.2023 
Chemical contamination on International Space Station is out of this world
Astronauts on the International Space Station are exposed to higher levels of potentially harmful chemical compounds than are found in homes on earth. Concentrations of potentially harmful chemical compounds in dust collected from air filtration systems on the International Space Station (ISS) exceed those found in floor dust from many American homes, a new study reveals.
Astronomy / Space Science - 02.08.2023 
New exoplanet discovery builds better understanding of planet formation
An international team of scientists have discovered an unusual Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a low-mass star located in the Corvus constellation. An international team of scientists have discovered an unusual Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a low-mass star called TOI-4860, located in the Corvus constellation.
Astronomy / Space Science - 24.07.2023 
Retired stars still have a role to play in planet formation
Old stars roaming through new star-forming regions could be responsible for a radioactive heat source thought to be important for young planets. The discovery of an older star travelling through a star-forming region shows how these kinds of stars could provide essential radioactive elements to developing solar systems.
Astronomy / Space Science - Physics - 19.07.2023
Astronomy / Space Science - Physics - 19.07.2023 
Webb sees carbon-rich dust grains in the first billion years of cosmic time
For the first time, the James Webb Space Telescope has observed the chemical signature of carbon-rich dust grains in the early universe. Similar observational signatures have been observed in the much more recent universe, and have been attributed to complex, carbon-based molecules known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).
Astronomy / Space Science - 19.07.2023
Astronomy / Space Science - 13.07.2023
Astronomy / Space Science - 30.06.2023
Astronomy / Space Science - Physics - 29.06.2023
Physics - Astronomy / Space Science - 22.06.2023 
New hope in search for dark matter as most sensitive instrument of its kind begins first science run
The search for extremely light particles which are thought to be the building blocks of dark matter is underway. An international team of scientists, led by Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) and drawing on expertise from Cardiff University, have started the Any Light Particle Search (ALPS II) experiment.
Astronomy / Space Science - Physics - 22.06.2023 
New gravitational waves observation run to reveal more of the universe’s secrets
A new observation run to search for ripples in space-time generated by colliding black holes and other extreme cosmic events will take gravitational wave astronomy to the next level, scientists claim. Upgraded instruments, some of which use Cardiff University-built technology, new and even more accurate signal models, and more advanced data analysis methods mean the 20-month observation will be the most sensitive search for gravitational waves to date.
Astronomy / Space Science - Physics - 14.06.2023
Astronomy / Space Science - 12.06.2023 
A new Tatooine-like multi-planetary system identified
An international team of astronomers has announced the second-ever discovery of a multiplanetary circumbinary system. Circumbinary systems contain planets that orbit around two stars in the centre instead of just one, like in our Solar System. Circumbinary planets orbit around both stars at once. The discovery, led by researchers at the University of Birmingham, is reported in today's issue of the journal Nature Astronomy .
Astronomy / Space Science - Physics - 07.06.2023 
What made the brightest cosmic explosion of all time so exceptional?
Last year, telescopes registered the brightest cosmic explosion of all time. Astrophysicists can now explain what made it so dazzling. Few cosmic explosions have attracted as much attention from space scientists as the one recorded on October 22 last year and aptly named the Brightest of All Time (BOAT).
Astronomy / Space Science - Physics - 06.06.2023 
Early universe crackled with bursts of star formation, Webb Telescope shows
Among the most fundamental questions in astronomy is: How did the first stars and galaxies form? The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a partnership between NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency, is already providing new insights into this question.
Astronomy / Space Science - Physics - 24.05.2023
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Abundance of Milky Way-like galaxies in early Universe, rewriting cosmic evolution theories
Galaxies from the early Universe are more like our own Milky Way than previously thought, flipping the entire narrative of how scientists think about structure formation in the Universe, according to new research published today. Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of researchers including those at The University of Manchester and University of Victoria in Canada discovered that galaxies like our own Milky Way dominate throughout the universe and are surprisingly common.
Galaxies from the early Universe are more like our own Milky Way than previously thought, flipping the entire narrative of how scientists think about structure formation in the Universe, according to new research published today. Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of researchers including those at The University of Manchester and University of Victoria in Canada discovered that galaxies like our own Milky Way dominate throughout the universe and are surprisingly common.
A team from the University of Southampton has built a fully functioning replica of NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover, to demonstrate how space technology can be lifesaving on Earth. The replica will be used to get more people interested in science. The replica uses the same Raman technology as the NASA rover, which was sent to Mars in 2020 to seek out extraterrestrial life.
Researchers have found a new way to measure dark energy - the mysterious force that makes up more than two-thirds of the universe and is responsible for its accelerating expansion - in our own cosmic backyard.
Observations of gravitational waves from merging black holes may reveal new insights about dark matter, suggests a new study from a UCL-led international team. The study, presented at the 2023 National Astronomy Meeting in Cardiff and now published in the journal Physical Review D , used computer simulations to study the production of gravitational wave signals in simulated universes with different kinds of dark matter.
Astronauts on the International Space Station are exposed to higher levels of potentially harmful chemical compounds than are found in homes on earth. Concentrations of potentially harmful chemical compounds in dust collected from air filtration systems on the International Space Station (ISS) exceed those found in floor dust from many American homes, a new study reveals.
An international team of scientists have discovered an unusual Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a low-mass star located in the Corvus constellation. An international team of scientists have discovered an unusual Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a low-mass star called TOI-4860, located in the Corvus constellation.
Old stars roaming through new star-forming regions could be responsible for a radioactive heat source thought to be important for young planets. The discovery of an older star travelling through a star-forming region shows how these kinds of stars could provide essential radioactive elements to developing solar systems.
Two-faced star exposed in first for astronomy
An unusual white dwarf star is made of hydrogen on one side and helium on the other. In a first for white dwarfs, the burnt-our cores of dead stars, astronomers from institutions including the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the University of Warwick have discovered that at least one member of this cosmic family is two faced.
An unusual white dwarf star is made of hydrogen on one side and helium on the other. In a first for white dwarfs, the burnt-our cores of dead stars, astronomers from institutions including the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the University of Warwick have discovered that at least one member of this cosmic family is two faced.
For the first time, the James Webb Space Telescope has observed the chemical signature of carbon-rich dust grains in the early universe. Similar observational signatures have been observed in the much more recent universe, and have been attributed to complex, carbon-based molecules known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).
Play ’spot the difference’ to help scientists identify cosmic explosions
Members of the public are invited to take part in a brand new citizen science project to identify cosmic explosions in real-time. -Kilonova Seekers- aims to find kilonovae - the cosmic explosions of neutron stars and black holes colliding in distant galaxies. Volunteers will be asked to play -spot the difference- using data from the two Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer ( GOTO ) telescopes.
Members of the public are invited to take part in a brand new citizen science project to identify cosmic explosions in real-time. -Kilonova Seekers- aims to find kilonovae - the cosmic explosions of neutron stars and black holes colliding in distant galaxies. Volunteers will be asked to play -spot the difference- using data from the two Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer ( GOTO ) telescopes.
When the stars align: Astronomers find answers to mysterious action of ghost stars in our Galaxy
A now iconic collage showing 22 individual well-known PNe, artistically arranged in a spiral pattern by order of approximate physical size. A collaboration of scientists from The University of Manchester and the University of Hong Kong have found a source for the mysterious alignment of stars near the Galactic Centre.
A now iconic collage showing 22 individual well-known PNe, artistically arranged in a spiral pattern by order of approximate physical size. A collaboration of scientists from The University of Manchester and the University of Hong Kong have found a source for the mysterious alignment of stars near the Galactic Centre.
Scientists help to map the dark Universe
Scientists at The University of Manchester are involved in an international satellite mission to map the dark Universe. The European Space Agency's (ESA) Euclid flagship Dark Energy Satellite Mission is due to launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday, 1 July 2023.
Scientists at The University of Manchester are involved in an international satellite mission to map the dark Universe. The European Space Agency's (ESA) Euclid flagship Dark Energy Satellite Mission is due to launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday, 1 July 2023.
First evidence for new class of gravitational waves which could unveil origin of the Universe
After 25 years of observations, an international team of astronomers has seen the first evidence of ultra-low-frequency gravitational waves. The waves are expected to come from pairs of supermassive black holes found in the centres of merging galaxies and the discovery could hold answers about the formation and evolution of the Universe and the galaxies that populate it, including our own Milky Way.
After 25 years of observations, an international team of astronomers has seen the first evidence of ultra-low-frequency gravitational waves. The waves are expected to come from pairs of supermassive black holes found in the centres of merging galaxies and the discovery could hold answers about the formation and evolution of the Universe and the galaxies that populate it, including our own Milky Way.
The search for extremely light particles which are thought to be the building blocks of dark matter is underway. An international team of scientists, led by Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) and drawing on expertise from Cardiff University, have started the Any Light Particle Search (ALPS II) experiment.
A new observation run to search for ripples in space-time generated by colliding black holes and other extreme cosmic events will take gravitational wave astronomy to the next level, scientists claim. Upgraded instruments, some of which use Cardiff University-built technology, new and even more accurate signal models, and more advanced data analysis methods mean the 20-month observation will be the most sensitive search for gravitational waves to date.
Origin of superfast solar wind found by spacecraft flying close to the Sun
The Parker Solar Probe has flown close enough to the surface of the Sun to detect the fine structure of the solar wind close to where it is generated. In a paper published today in the journal Nature , a team of researchers including from Imperial College London used data from NASA's Parker Solar Probe to explain how the solar wind is capable of surpassing speeds of one million miles per hour.
The Parker Solar Probe has flown close enough to the surface of the Sun to detect the fine structure of the solar wind close to where it is generated. In a paper published today in the journal Nature , a team of researchers including from Imperial College London used data from NASA's Parker Solar Probe to explain how the solar wind is capable of surpassing speeds of one million miles per hour.
An international team of astronomers has announced the second-ever discovery of a multiplanetary circumbinary system. Circumbinary systems contain planets that orbit around two stars in the centre instead of just one, like in our Solar System. Circumbinary planets orbit around both stars at once. The discovery, led by researchers at the University of Birmingham, is reported in today's issue of the journal Nature Astronomy .
Last year, telescopes registered the brightest cosmic explosion of all time. Astrophysicists can now explain what made it so dazzling. Few cosmic explosions have attracted as much attention from space scientists as the one recorded on October 22 last year and aptly named the Brightest of All Time (BOAT).
Among the most fundamental questions in astronomy is: How did the first stars and galaxies form? The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a partnership between NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency, is already providing new insights into this question.
University of Glasgow researchers prepare for next gravitational wave observing run
Researchers from the University of Glasgow's School of Physics & Astronomy are preparing for the next observing run of the international LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) network of gravitational-wave detectors. The LVK collaboration consists of scientists across the globe who use a network of observatories-LIGO in the United States, Virgo in Europe, and KAGRA in Japan-to search for gravitational waves, or ripples in space-time, generated by colliding black holes and other extreme cosmic events.
Researchers from the University of Glasgow's School of Physics & Astronomy are preparing for the next observing run of the international LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) network of gravitational-wave detectors. The LVK collaboration consists of scientists across the globe who use a network of observatories-LIGO in the United States, Virgo in Europe, and KAGRA in Japan-to search for gravitational waves, or ripples in space-time, generated by colliding black holes and other extreme cosmic events.
