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Northern lights’ social networking reveals true scale of magnetic storms
Magnetic disturbances caused by phenomena like the northern lights can be tracked by a ‘social network’ of ground-based instruments, according to a new study from the ¹û¶³´«Ã½.
The ‘Forbidden’ Planet has been found in the ‘Neptunian Desert’
An exoplanet smaller than Neptune with its own atmosphere has been discovered in the Neptunian Desert, by an international collaboration of astronomers, with the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ taking a leading role.
Three exocomets discovered around the star Beta Pictoris
Three extrasolar comets have been discovered around the star Beta Pictoris, 63 light years away, by an international team including a ¹û¶³´«Ã½ researcher.
¹û¶³´«Ã½ technicians nominated for prestigious Papin Prize
Three technicians from the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ have been nominated for the prestigious Papin Prize out of 20,000 technicians from Universities across the UK.
Pint of Science returns next week bringing scientists out of the lab and into your local pub
The public science festival, Pint of Science, kicks off next with experts from the Universities of ¹û¶³´«Ã½ and Coventry talking about their research work in a selection of pubs and venues around the Coventry and Leamington Spa.
Small, hardy planets most likely to survive death of their stars
Small, hardy planets packed with dense elements have the best chance of avoiding being crushed and swallowed up when their host star dies, new research from the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ has found.