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AI helps scientists understand cosmic explosions
Scientists at the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ are using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse cosmic explosions known as supernovae.
¹û¶³´«Ã½ scientists help discover a new habitable Earth-sized planet only 40 lightyears away with the same temperature as the 2022 UK heatwave
Scientists from the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ have helped discover a new habitable Earth-sized planet– only a short 40 light years away.
¹û¶³´«Ã½ astronomer awarded £3 million to transform observations of the sky
A ¹û¶³´«Ã½ astronomer has been awarded £3 million to develop a ‘digital telescope’ that will be capable of producing a highly sensitive continuous movie of the night sky.
Scientists reveal how Solar System might die in new white dwarf research
Our solar system might be pulled into the gravity of a white dwarf star, crushed and ground to dust, according to scientists from the ¹û¶³´«Ã½.
Mysterious rainbow ‘glory’ lights observed on distant planet
For the first time, signs of the rainbow-like ‘glory effect’ have been detected on a planet outside our solar system. Glory are colourful concentric rings of light that occur only under peculiar conditions.
¹û¶³´«Ã½ astronomer talks through upcoming Total Solar Eclipse to mark Global Astronomy Month
An astronomer from the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ explains the science behind and what to expect from the upcoming Total Solar Eclipse (TSE).