Scientists find ancient stars in the heart of the Milky Way
An international team of researchers has obtained the largest set of detailed observations yet of the oldest stars in the center of our Galaxy,...
Quasar clocks show Universe running five times slower soon after Big Bang
Quasars are the supermassive black holes at the centres of early galaxies.
Professor Geraint Lewis in the School of Physics has unlocked their secrets to...
How small planets can form ‘sandwiched’ in between two larger planets
Scientists at the University of Warwick have uncovered a fascinating new explanation for how small planets might form.
A planet was swallowed by a red giant, but it survived
The Sun is going to kill us. Not anytime soon, but it will kill us.
At the moment the Sun keeps itself going by fusing...
NASA’s Perseverance rover finds a doughnut-shaped rock on Mars
The pareidolia crowd is sure to have a field day with this!
Once again, an oddly-shaped rock has been spotted on Mars. Once again, the...
This planet survived a death sentence
Our sun, like every other star, has a lifespan.
It will spend billions of years glowing brightly before finally running out of fuel and transforming...
Scientists tune into a cosmic sea of waves: the hidden symphony of gravitational waves
Scientists have made an incredible discovery, providing the first evidence that our Earth, and everything around us in the universe, is surrounded by a...
James Webb Telescope’s new Saturn image reveals stunning details
If you're a fan of the mysteries that lie in our solar system, get ready to be amazed!
The latest image from the James Webb...
Astronomers use dead stars to measure gravitational waves produced by ancient black holes
An international team of astronomers has detected a faint signal of gravitational waves reverberating through the universe.
By using dead stars as a giant network...
Scientists find a new way to measure the universe’s expansion
Have you ever wondered how quickly our universe is growing?
For nearly a century, scientists have known that the universe is expanding, or spreading out.
However,...