Water in space – a 'Goldilocks' star reveals previously hidden step in how water gets to planets like Earth

Astronomers have long known where water is first formed in the universe and how it ends up on planets, asteroids and comets. A recent discovery has finally answered what happens in between.

John Tobin, Scientist, National Radio Astronomy Observatory • conversation
March 16, 2023 • ~9 min

Why does the Earth spin?

An astronomer takes us on a tour of the universe to learn about the birth of stars and planets and how they get their spin.

Silas Laycock, Professor of Astronomy, UMass Lowell • conversation
Feb. 13, 2023 • ~7 min

How massive stars steal planets – new research

We may have a stolen planet in our own Solar System.

Richard Parker, Lecturer in Astrophysics, University of Sheffield • conversation
Sept. 8, 2022 • ~7 min

How the Hubble Space Telescope opened our eyes to the first galaxies of the universe

Thirty years ago the Hubble Space Telescope began snapping photos of distant stars, providing a time machine that has taken astronomers back to when the universe was less than a billion years old.

Rodger I. Thompson, Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona • conversation
April 24, 2020 • ~9 min

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