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  • Cover image of Discovering the origin of our Sun

    Discovering the origin of our Sun

    The Sun is a star that formed 4.6 billion years ago in our Milky Way Galaxy. It is the largest and most massive object in our Solar System, whose energy enables life on our planet. What happened at the time of its birth? Was its formation similar to…
    The Sun is a star that formed 4.6 billion years ago in our Milky Way Galaxy. It is the largest and most massive object in our Solar System, whose energy enables life on our planet…
    The Sun is a star that formed 4.6 billion years ago in our Milky Way Galaxy. It is the largest and most massive object in our Solar System, whose…
    The Sun is a star that formed 4.6 billion years ago in our Milky Way Galaxy. It is the largest and most massive object in our Solar System, whose energy enables life on our…
    The Sun is a star that formed 4.6 billion years ago in our Milky Way Galaxy. It is the largest and most massive object in…
  • Cover image of The night sky from your window

    The night sky from your window

    Cancelled flights, and less commercial and industrial activity during lockdown are reducing air and light pollution around the world, leading to spectacular views of the night sky. To mark this year’s International Dark Sky Week, we bring you the…
    Cancelled flights, and less commercial and industrial activity during lockdown are reducing air and light pollution around the world, leading to spectacular views of the night sky. To…
    Cancelled flights, and less commercial and industrial activity during lockdown are reducing air and light pollution around the world, leading to…
    Cancelled flights, and less commercial and industrial activity during lockdown are reducing air and light pollution around the world, leading to spectacular views of the…
    Cancelled flights, and less commercial and industrial activity during lockdown are reducing air and light pollution around…
  • Cover image of The cosmic threat that binds our universe

    The cosmic threat that binds our universe

    There is a web of filaments – essentially long strands of gas – that connects all the galaxies in the universe. This is known as the Cosmic Web and, so far, astrophysicist had only a partial idea of what it may have looked like. Now, ERC funded…
    There is a web of filaments – essentially long strands of gas – that connects all the galaxies in the universe. This is known as the Cosmic Web and, so far, astrophysicist had only a…
    There is a web of filaments – essentially long strands of gas – that connects all the galaxies in the universe. This is known as the Cosmic Web and,…
    There is a web of filaments – essentially long strands of gas – that connects all the galaxies in the universe. This is known as the Cosmic Web and, so far, astrophysicist…
    There is a web of filaments – essentially long strands of gas – that connects all the galaxies in the universe. This is…
  • Cover image of First water detected on potentially habitable planet

    First water detected on potentially habitable planet

    Water vapour has been detected in the atmosphere of a remote planet with habitable temperatures. Two ERC grantees at the University College London (UCL) were among the coauthors of study.
    Water vapour has been detected in the atmosphere of a remote planet with habitable temperatures. Two ERC grantees at the University College London (UCL) were among the coauthors of…
    Water vapour has been detected in the atmosphere of a remote planet with habitable temperatures. Two ERC grantees at the University College London …
    Water vapour has been detected in the atmosphere of a remote planet with habitable temperatures. Two ERC grantees at the University College London (UCL) were among the…
    Water vapour has been detected in the atmosphere of a remote planet with habitable temperatures. Two ERC grantees at the…
  • Cover image of Lost and found in the largest structures of the universe

    Lost and found in the largest structures of the universe

    On a clear summer night, look up to the sky and what do you see? Ordinary matter such as planets, stars maybe even an asteroid. Millions of little specks, as far as the eyes can reach. This ordinary matter, also known as baryonic matter, is the…
    On a clear summer night, look up to the sky and what do you see? Ordinary matter such as planets, stars maybe even an asteroid. Millions of little specks, as far as the eyes can reach…
    On a clear summer night, look up to the sky and what do you see? Ordinary matter such as planets, stars maybe even an asteroid. Millions of little…
    On a clear summer night, look up to the sky and what do you see? Ordinary matter such as planets, stars maybe even an asteroid. Millions of little specks, as far as the eyes…
    On a clear summer night, look up to the sky and what do you see? Ordinary matter such as planets, stars maybe even an…
  • Cover image of Jupiter was a late bloomer

    Jupiter was a late bloomer

    With a diameter of around 143,000 kilometres and a mass 300 times that of the Earth, Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. Scientists have debated for decades how such giants formed. Now, astrophysicists of Universities of Bern and…
    With a diameter of around 143,000 kilometres and a mass 300 times that of the Earth, Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. Scientists have debated for decades how such…
    With a diameter of around 143,000 kilometres and a mass 300 times that of the Earth, Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. Scientists…
    With a diameter of around 143,000 kilometres and a mass 300 times that of the Earth, Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. Scientists have debated for decades…
    With a diameter of around 143,000 kilometres and a mass 300 times that of the Earth, Jupiter is the largest planet in the…
  • Cover image of New insights into the formation of stars and black holes

    New insights into the formation of stars and black holes

    Radio astronomy has now entered a “golden age” with new facilities paving the way for significant discoveries on the early universe and the formation and evolution of galaxies. Working on faint radio-signals, Dr Vernesa Smolčić’s research may lead…
    Radio astronomy has now entered a “golden age” with new facilities paving the way for significant discoveries on the early universe and the formation and evolution of galaxies. Working…
    Radio astronomy has now entered a “golden age” with new facilities paving the way for significant discoveries on the early universe and the formation…
    Radio astronomy has now entered a “golden age” with new facilities paving the way for significant discoveries on the early universe and the formation and evolution of…
    Radio astronomy has now entered a “golden age” with new facilities paving the way for significant discoveries on the early…
  • Cover image of Asteroseismology shakes up theory of stellar evolution

    Asteroseismology shakes up theory of stellar evolution

    First published on 13-07-2016Updated on 08-05-2018What is the lifespan of a sun-like star? Well, it may not be quite what we thought. The outcomes of EU-funded asteroseismology research conducted by Professor Conny Aerts and her team show that the…
    First published on 13-07-2016Updated on 08-05-2018What is the lifespan of a sun-like star? Well, it may not be quite what we thought. The outcomes of EU-funded asteroseismology…
    First published on 13-07-2016Updated on 08-05-2018What is the lifespan of a sun-like star? Well, it may not be quite what we thought. The outcomes of…
    First published on 13-07-2016Updated on 08-05-2018What is the lifespan of a sun-like star? Well, it may not be quite what we thought. The outcomes of EU-funded…
    First published on 13-07-2016Updated on 08-05-2018What is the lifespan of a sun-like star? Well, it may not be quite what we…
  • Cover image of TRAPPIST-1: findings show exoplanets made of rock and water

    TRAPPIST-1: findings show exoplanets made of rock and water

    In 2016, a team of researchers led by EU-funded astronomer Michaël Gillon at the University of Liège, Belgium, discovered three temperate Earth-sized planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1, an ultra-cool dwarf star just 40 light years from Earth. A few months…
    In 2016, a team of researchers led by EU-funded astronomer Michaël Gillon at the University of Liège, Belgium, discovered three temperate Earth-sized planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1, an…
    In 2016, a team of researchers led by EU-funded astronomer Michaël Gillon at the University of Liège, Belgium, discovered three temperate Earth-sized…
    In 2016, a team of researchers led by EU-funded astronomer Michaël Gillon at the University of Liège, Belgium, discovered three temperate Earth-sized planets orbiting…
    In 2016, a team of researchers led by EU-funded astronomer Michaël Gillon at the University of Liège, Belgium, discovered…
  • Cover image of Tiny, but not afraid of the big

    Tiny, but not afraid of the big

    If you raise your eyes to the sky, you won't see it but you might sense it passing by. On 12 January just before sunrise in Europe, PicSat, a cube satellite as big as a shoebox and barely as heavy as a brick, will be launched from the Satish Dhawan…
    If you raise your eyes to the sky, you won't see it but you might sense it passing by. On 12 January just before sunrise in Europe, PicSat, a cube satellite as big as a shoebox and…
    If you raise your eyes to the sky, you won't see it but you might sense it passing by. On 12 January just before sunrise in Europe, PicSat, a cube…
    If you raise your eyes to the sky, you won't see it but you might sense it passing by. On 12 January just before sunrise in Europe, PicSat, a cube satellite as big as a…
    If you raise your eyes to the sky, you won't see it but you might sense it passing by. On 12 January just before sunrise in…