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Shedding light on dark matter

April 18, 2018
Physicists have claimed the discovery of a new material that may be able to directly detect dark matter.The material, known as a scintillator, should be sensitive to dark matter that...

Cheap Mini-satellites revolutionise data collection

April 16, 2018
Earth scientists have suggested that high-resolution data collected by miniaturized satellites heralds a turning point in Earth and environmental sensing from space.The advent of small, specialized satellites called CubeSats are...

The bare-bones of hypergravity

April 9, 2018
A team of student biologists have been selected to take part to study the effect of hypergravity on bone development as apart of the in the European Space Agency’s Spin...

Exploding stars have a link to climate change

January 22, 2018
Cosmic rays from supernovae can influence Earth's cloud cover and thereby climate according to new research from a team from Denmark.The study reveals how atmospheric ions, produced by the energetic...

Early comet detected

December 14, 2017
Astronomers have identified a comet 1.5 billion miles from the Sun – a feat never achieved before – using the Hubble telescope.

Boron discovery suggests Martian habitability

December 12, 2017
Researchers believe life may have existed on Mars, after the discovery of boron by the Curiosity rover.

Atomic secret of star formation uncovered

December 1, 2017
Astronomers have discovered new information regarding the role of hydrogen atoms in stellar formation.

Gravitational wave insight is discovery boon

November 30, 2017
Researchers have discovered that gravity travels at the same speed of light, after detecting gravitational waves and light from two neutron stars colliding.

Nobel Prize Physics winners announced

October 3, 2017
The Nobel Prize in Physics has been announced, with one half awarded to Rainer Weiss and the other half shared between Barry C. Barish and Kip S. Thorne for their...

TRAPPIST-1 system could support life

October 3, 2017
Some of the recently discovered planets in the TRAPPIST solar system could potentially be habitable, according to scientists from the University of Warwick.

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