Andromeda This image of the galaxy was taken with a small telescope and includes two dwarf galaxies. (Courtesy: David (Deddy) Dayag/CC BY-SA 4.0)"...

In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast, we meet Shep Doeleman, who is the founding director of the Event Horizon Telescope. He...

Astronomers working on the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) have captured the first image of the “shadow” – and glowing surroundings – of the supermassive...

Taken from the May 2022 issue of Physics World, where it appeared under the headline "The Earth through alien eyes". Members of the Institute...

It’s a classic trope of science fiction: aliens watching the Earth from a distance. But what would an alien really see if they were studying...

Biggish bang Artist's impression of neutron stars merging, producing gravitational waves and resulting in a kilonova explosion. (Courtesy: University of Warwick/Mark Garlick/CC BY 4.0)"> A...

Study finds that research facilities emit at least 1.2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent every year

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Discovery suggests ancient stars can collapse to create magnetars

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