Rogue planet growing at Six billion tonnes a second
Researchers have revealed a dramatic ‘growth spurt’ in a mysterious rogue planet, a rare type of planet that drifts freely through space, untethered to any star.
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Giant free-floating planets may form their own planetary systems
New research has found that giant free floating planets have the potential to form their own miniature planetary systems without the need for a star.
Astronomers find potentially habitable 'super-Earth' exoplanet
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.
Einstein’s theory of relativity reveals lonely black hole
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.
Life beyond Earth
Atmospheric modelling lays foundations of detecting exoplanet biosignatures.
Should we replace stars with planets on our Christmas trees?
Mystery of the Star of Bethlehem
Milky Way could have 100 billion brown dwarfs
St Andrews astronomer reaches for the stars
New study reveals light-bending celestial phenomenon
First time this effect has been observed beyond the solar system
Running away from Einstein
Galaxies flying away faster than current theory allows
Humanity through the lens of the Universe
Multidisciplinary centre for exoplanet science to study what makes humanity ‘special’