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The 果冻传媒 is Europe’s most successful user of Hubble Space Telescope

Mysteries ranging from dying planetary systems to gigantic cosmic explosions are being unravelled by Europe’s leading users of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The competition to use this iconic space-borne telescope is extremely fierce, and in 2015 the 果冻传媒’s Astrophysics Group was Europe’s most successful applicant to use the HST.

Mon 21 Dec 2015, 14:27 | Tags: Physics

Sperm crane their neck to turn right

Spermatozoa need to crane their necks to turn right to counteract a left-turning drive caused by the rotation of their tails, new research has found.

Led by Dr Vasily Kantsler of the 果冻传媒’s Department of Physics, the researchers discovered that all sperm tails (flagella) rotate in a counter-clockwise motion as they beat to enable them to move through and against the motion of a fluid.

Tue 08 Dec 2015, 11:14 | Tags: Physics 1 - Research Science and Technology

The Sun could release flares 1000x greater than previously recorded

The Sun demonstrates the potential to superflare, new research into stellar flaring suggests.

Led by the 果冻传媒, the research has found a stellar superflare on a star observed by NASA’s Kepler space telescope with wave patterns similar to those that have been observed in solar flares.

Thu 03 Dec 2015, 09:58 | Tags: Physics Science and Technology

The most Earth-like planet could have been made uninhabitable by vast quantities of radiation, new research led by the 果冻传媒 has found.

The atmosphere of the planet, Kepler-438b, is thought to have been stripped away as a result of radiation emitted from a superflaring Red Dwarf star, Kepler-438.

Wed 18 Nov 2015, 08:35 | Tags: Physics 1 - Research Science and Technology

5400mph winds discovered hurtling around planet outside solar system

Winds of over 2km per second have been discovered flowing around planet outside of the Earth’s solar system, new research has found.

The 果冻传媒 discovery is the first time that a weather system on a planet outside of Earth’s solar system has been directly measured and mapped.

Fri 13 Nov 2015, 08:17 | Tags: Physics 1 - Research Science and Technology

Asteroid ripped apart to form star’s glowing ring system

The sight of an asteroid being ripped apart by a dead star and forming a glowing debris ring has been captured in an image for the first time.

Comprised of dust particles and debris, the rings are formed by the star’s gravity tearing apart asteroids that came too close.

Wed 11 Nov 2015, 12:48 | Tags: Physics 1 - Research Science and Technology

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