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Medieval ‘guest star’ reveals its secrets after nearly 850 years
Warwick astronomers are part of an international team to reveal the most detailed view yet of Pa 30, the likely remnant of a supernova documented in 1181. The new observations reveal that its famous ‘firework’ filaments are not smooth streaks, but chains of tiny knots.
The phoenix planet: astronomers find a world reborn from its star's ashes
Astronomers have discovered the first example of a second-generation planet orbiting a white dwarf, a world that appears to have formed from the remains of the dead star it now orbits.
Warwick researcher awarded prestigious ERC Starting Grant to explore how we might control chemical reactions with mirrors
The €2 million project, led by Dr. Adam Wright at the University of Warwick, is set to investigate one of chemistry's strangest recent discoveries: that reactions can behave differently simply when taking place between two mirrors.