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Revealing the formation site of planetary systems at a solar system scale

Takayuki Muto of Kogakuin University discusses how ALMA has delivered images of the formation site of planetary systems similar to our Solar System. Planets are...

Detecting exoplanets with high precision

Editor Georgie Whitworth spoke to Ana Heras Pastor, Head of the Astrophysics Observatories Section at the European Space Agency, to learn more about the PLATO mission to detect and study exoplanets.

Identifying how ice giants retain their magnetic fields

A layer of ‘hot,’ electrically conductive ice may be the primary cause behind producing the magnetic fields of ice giant planets such as Uranus and Neptune.

Astrophysicists reveal the source of uncommonly heavy neutron star binaries

Researchers conduct a unique study highlighting how the explosion of a stripped massive star in a supernova can lead to the development of a heavy neutron star or a light black hole.

Dwarf planet Vesta: an insight into the early solar system

A collaboration of researchers is utilising data from the dwarf planet Vesta to better comprehend the earliest era of our solar system.

Livestream of observations of Uranus to be shared with the public

The Royal Astronomical Society is holding a dedicated livestream of observations of Uranus, led by researchers at the University of Leicester.

Groundbreaking research reveals origins of high-energy cosmic particles

Researchers at Tohoku University have discovered that mellow supermassive black holes play a significant role in the origin of high-energy cosmic particles.

Landing near the Nobile region of the Moon’s South Pole

NASA’s Artemis Rover is to land near the Nobile region – the mountainous and crater rich area at the South Pole on the Moon.

Space housing: cosmic concrete developed from space dust

Scientists at the University of Manchester have developed a cosmic concrete made from space dust and astronaut blood in an effort to create options for affordable space housing.

Finding Earthlike planets in other solar systems by searching for moons

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a method for detecting Earthlike planets in other solar systems.

Significant steps towards tackling the dangers of space junk have been achieved

Researchers at the University of Warwick are tackling the challenges posed by space junk with a groundbreaking new research centre in the UK.

The origins of elusive ultradiffuse galaxies have been revealed 

Astronomers at University of California, Riverside, have utilised simulations to uncover how elusive ultradiffuse galaxies are born.  

Astronomers detect supernova explosion caused by two colliding stars

Astronomers have identified a gigantic supernova explosion caused by two stars crashing together for the first time ever.

A cosmic vision: how ESA’s Ariel will change the way we see exoplanets

Ariel is one of the European Space Agency’s Cosmic Vision programmes; its mission is to measure and examine exoplanets and explore their atmospheric properties.

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