Study finds that stars and planets grow together
Astronomers have found that planet formation in the young Solar System started much earlier than previously thought. According to the research, the building blocks of planets started growing at the same time as their parent star.
Telescope captures the ghost of a giant star
The ghostly remains of a giant star reveal a tapestry of colours and waves. After a massive star’s life ended in a powerful explosion some 11,000 years ago, the wispy structure of pink and orange clouds
Recent meteorite crashes on Mars ‘could reveal clues about planet’s origin’
Scientists are analysing the data from two large meteorite impacts on Mars, with aim of understanding more about how the red planet formed. The space rocks crashed into the Martian surface at different times in the
University’s new laser system could help astronomers in the hunt for exoplanets
University scientists have developed a system which could help astronomers find Earth-like planets – and it is powered by a laser similar to those sold in shops for a few pounds. Researchers at Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University
Scientists discover source of one of the rarest meteorites to fall on Earth
UK scientists believe they have identified the source of one of the rarest meteorites to ever fall on Earth. The Ivuna meteorite landed in Tanzania in December 1938 and was subsequently split into a number of
Gene research finds DNA variants linked to dyslexia in first study of its kind
Scientists have for the first time pinpointed a large number of genes that are reliably associated with dyslexia. Dyslexia is known to run in families – partly because of genetic factors – but until now, little
