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Astronomers use 鈥榗osmic echo-location鈥 to map black hole surroundings

20 Jan 2020

Material falling into a black hole casts X-rays out into space 鈥 and now astronomers have used the echoes of this radiation to map the dynamic...

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Artist's impression of gas giant exoplanet

Water common 鈥 yet scarce 鈥 in exoplanets

11 Dec 2019

探花直播most extensive survey of atmospheric chemical compositions of exoplanets to date has revealed trends that challenge current theories of planet...

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Women in STEM: Amy Rankine

21 Nov 2019

Amy Rankine is a PhD candidate in the Institute of Astronomy and a member of Clare Hall. Here, she tells us about being the first in her family to go...

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An artist鈥檚 impression of the jet launched by a supermassive black hole, which inflates lobes of very hot gas that are distorted by the cluster weather.

Stormy cluster weather could unleash black hole power and explain lack of cosmic cooling

21 Oct 2019

鈥淲eather鈥 in clusters of galaxies may explain a longstanding puzzle, according to a team of researchers at the 探花直播 of Cambridge.

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Women in STEM: Verity Allan

29 Aug 2019

Verity Allan is a graduate of Cambridge, Oxford, and 探花直播Open 探花直播. She is a PhD candidate at the Cavendish Laboratory and works as a project...

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Mapping the Moon through the ages

16 Jul 2019

On the 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing, the 探花直播 Library shares some of its incredible moon-related maps and archive.

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Graphene goes to space

25 Jun 2019

Partners in the European Commission鈥檚 Graphene Flagship, including the 探花直播 of Cambridge, launched a rocket this week to test graphene 鈥 a two-...

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鈥楩orbidden鈥 planet found wandering 鈥楴eptunian Desert鈥

29 May 2019

An international group of astronomers has identified a rogue planet orbiting its star in the so-called Neptunian Desert.

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Artist鈥檚 impression of the full Square Kilometre Array at night

Design work on 鈥榖rain鈥 of world鈥檚 largest radio telescope completed

09 May 2019

An international group of scientists led by the 探花直播 of Cambridge has finished designing the 鈥榖rain鈥 of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), the...

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Variations in the 鈥榝ogginess鈥 of the universe identify a milestone in cosmic history

16 Apr 2019

Large differences in the 鈥榝ogginess鈥 of the early universe were caused by islands of cold gas left behind when the universe heated up after the big...

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Gaia spots a 鈥榞host鈥 galaxy next door

13 Nov 2018

探花直播Gaia satellite has spotted an enormous 鈥榞host鈥 galaxy lurking on the outskirts of the Milky Way.

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Giant planets around young star raise questions about how planets form

15 Oct 2018

Researchers have identified a young star with four Jupiter and Saturn-sized planets in orbit around it, the first time that so many massive planets...

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