01 March 2017
Researchers find first evidence for rocky planet formation around double stars
... found evidence of planetary debris surrounding a double star system. In a study led by a team from University College London (UCL), researchers found the remains of shattered asteroids orbiting two stars in a 'Tatooine-like' configuration. Double...
September 2016
Life in the extremes: confessions of an astrobiologist
... money from charities. I paved my own path towards astrobiology research. First I studied planetary science at University College London (UCL) where I learnt about the importance of geology in influencing the possibility of life forming on celestial...
16 May 2018
Astronomers find stars forming just 250 million years after Big Bang
... 500 million years old and yet it already has a population of mature stars,” explains Nicolas Laporte, a researcher at University College London (UCL) in the UK and second author of the new paper. “We are therefore able to use this galaxy to probe...
20 November 2018
Goonhilly joins consortium to drive Australia’s space sector
...Systems and other space engineering companies as well as partnerships with NASA, JAXA and UK Catapult and University College London (UCL). Professor Andy Koronios, Dean of Industry and Enterprise at UniSA, said: “With its technological and commercial...
