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Characterising the earliest galaxies in the Universe

A team of astrophysicists have used the presence of hydrogen to detect the formation of the Universe's earliest galaxies.

Gamma-ray bursts reveal exciting information about the Universe’s evolution

A team of astrophysicists has succeeded in measuring a gamma-ray burst's hidden energy by utilising light polarisation.

Measuring space weather without leaving the ground

A team of researchers developed a magneto-impedance magnetometer to determine the status of space weather without the use of satellites.

Using atomic clocks in space to solve dark matter mystery

Read about how sending atomic clocks deep into space may help to detect and understand enigmatic dark matter.

Inside Virgo: Europe’s flagship gravitational wave detector

Giancarlo Cella details Italy’s Virgo interferometer, designed to detect gravitational waves predicted by the general theory of relativity.

First galaxies determined by non-detection of key signal

Researchers have been able to make some observations about the first galaxies to exist by using data from India’s SARAS3 radio telescope. 

Astrophysicists hunt for ways to observe the second-closest supermassive black hole

The supermassive black hole is a behemoth that is three million times the mass of the Sun, hosted by the dwarf galaxy Leo I.

LIGO: Unravelling the mysteries of the Universe through gravitational wave detection

Discover how the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) Laboratory is advancing gravitational waves research.

Life on exoplanets and the origin of life on Earth

Read how ETH Zurich is pioneering research to uncover the origin of life in the Universe and identify extra-terrestrial life on exoplanets.

New discovery challenges formation theory of gamma-ray bursts

New research led by the University of Bath has unveiled that gamma-ray bursts may sometimes be formed by new-born supramassive stars.

New discovery on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons revealed by JWST

Oxford University researchers have used JWST observations to analyse polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the nuclear region of active galaxies.

Dark matter halos discovery challenges gravity theory

Scientists have unearthed a groundbreaking discovery about dark matter halos that challenges our understanding of the Universe and provides an alternative gravity theory. The Standard...

Super-Earth observed near the habitable zone of red dwarf

A super-Earth planet has been discovered near the habitable zone of a red dwarf star only 37 light-years from the Earth. The new discovery of...

How does a supermassive black hole influence star formation?

A collaborative research team led by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, has investigated the influence of supermassive black holes on star...

AI: Assisting three-dimensional galaxy distribution analysis of our Universe

A research team from the Kavli Institute’s Physics and Mathematics of the Universe has developed a simulation for three-dimensional galaxy distribution analysis of the...

Scientists develop an animated model of the Milky Way to investigate dust

Astronomers at the Royal Astronomical Society utilised an animated model of the Milky Way to investigate dust, allowing them to determine groundbreaking conclusions regarding...

Iron and the possibility of life on other planets

New insights on iron from the University of Oxford could narrow down the search for life on other planets. The Innovation Platform spoke to...

Analysing the connection between heavy-ion collisions and neutron stars

Professor Claudia Ratti from the University of Houston discusses the connection between heavy-ion collisions and astrophysical observations of neutron stars and their mergers, and...

A pulsar’s ability to host planets: Revealed at the first exoplanet detection

A research team from the Royal Astronomical Society investigated the first exoplanet detection and revealed that a pulsar has the ability to host planets,...

The S4716 Star: The fastest known star in the Milky Way

A collaborative research team including the University of Cologne and Masaryk University in Brno have observed the S4716 Star, the fastest known star in...

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