An international team of researchers have discovered three potential “super-Earth” exoplanets orbiting a relatively nearby orange dwarf star, marking an important development in the search for habital planets.
A lonely stellar-mass black hole has been discovered for the first time by a team of scientists that involved the critical expertise of researchers at the University of St Andrews.
Atmospheric modelling lays foundations of detecting exoplanet biosignatures.
Mystery of the Star of Bethlehem
St Andrews astronomer reaches for the stars
First time this effect has been observed beyond the solar system
Galaxies flying away faster than current theory allows
Multidisciplinary centre for exoplanet science to study what makes humanity ‘special’
Stars turn out for University Observatory Open Night
Is there life on HD164595b? The news that Russian scientists observed an unexplained ‘strong signal’ from a star just 95 light years away has piqued the interest of scientists and would-be alien hunters worldwide. Dr…