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Leading physicist Professor Sandra Chapman of the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ has been awarded the 2022 Chapman Medal from the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) for ‘paradigm shifting’ research into the physics of the solar wind and magnetosphere, our near-earth plasma environment.

A UK-backed mission which which will search for Earth-like planets orbiting alien stars has been given the green light to continue with its development after passing a critical milestone review.

An observatory spearheading a groundbreaking astronomical survey has completed a key upgrade, which will allow ¹û¶³´«Ã½ astronomers to achieve the aim of surveying hundreds of thousands of our near-neighbour stars.

Three new research projects at the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ that will investigate new avenues for a sustainable future as well as a fundamental question of our universe’s past have been awarded a total of more than €5 million in European Research Council Starting Grants.

A 1,000-year-old supernova has been captured in 3D images that reveal yet unseen details of the elements that are ejected when a star explodes. Analysis of data collected by the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ from the Multi-Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) and X-shooter at the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT), offers new insights into how stars self-destruct.

A white dwarf star that completes a full rotation once every 25 seconds is the fastest spinning confirmed white dwarf, according to a team of astronomers led by the ¹û¶³´«Ã½.