Could a telescope ever see the beginning of time? An astronomer explains

Now out in space for more than two years, the James Webb Space Telescope is a stunningly sophisticated instrument.

Adi Foord, Assistant Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • conversation
April 8, 2024 ~9 min

Eclipses aren’t just visual spectacles, they are at the heart of scientific efforts to understand distant planets

A type of eclipse is crucial for measuring what’s in the atmospheres of planets orbiting distant stars.

Oisin Creaner, Assistant Professor of Physical Sciences, Dublin City University • conversation
April 8, 2024 ~6 min


Astronomers spot oldest ‘dead’ galaxy yet observed

A galaxy that suddenly stopped forming new stars more than 13 billion years ago has been observed by astronomers.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 6, 2024 ~5 min

A black hole discovery could force us to rethink how galaxies came to be

The discovery raises big questions about widely accepted models of galaxy formation.

Robin Smith, Senior Lecturer in Physics, Sheffield Hallam University • conversation
Feb. 27, 2024 ~7 min

The brightest object ever observed in the night sky is a black hole that’s growing by the equivalent of one Sun a day

The extreme object could tell us more about the environment around black holes.

Philip Wiseman, Research Fellow, Astronomy, University of Southampton • conversation
Feb. 21, 2024 ~7 min

Lunar science is entering a new active phase, with commercial launches of landers that will study solar wind and peer into the universe’s dark ages

Projects under NASA’s CLPS program will probe unexplored questions about the universe’s formation.

Jack Burns, Professor of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Feb. 5, 2024 ~8 min

Galaxy mergers solve early Universe mystery

A team of astronomers, led by the University of Cambridge, has used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to reveal, for the first time, what lies in the

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 18, 2024 ~5 min

Astronomers detect oldest black hole ever observed

Researchers have discovered the oldest black hole ever observed, dating from the dawn of the universe, and found that it is ‘eating’ its host galaxy to death.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 17, 2024 ~4 min


New technique could make your GPS better

A new scientific technique could significantly improve the reference frames that millions of people rely upon each day when using GPS.

U. Texas Austin • futurity
Nov. 9, 2023 ~5 min

How we're building the world's biggest optical telescope to crack some of the greatest puzzles in science

From improving our understanding of dark matter to revealing the location of Earth 2.0, the Extremely Large Telescope promises answers to some of the biggest scientific questions of our time.

Derryck Telford Reid, Professor of Physics, Heriot-Watt University • conversation
Nov. 8, 2023 ~6 min

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