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New project will take a step towards answering whether gravity is quantum
Scientists are developing an experiment to test whether gravity is quantum – one of the deepest questions about our universe.
Warwick Astronomer investigates binary star systems to further our understanding of the universe
An astronomer from the University of Warwick is to investigate an intriguing type of star system to help drive our understanding of the expanding universe.
The Marsh Observatory to train astronomers of the future
The University of Warwick has opened its doors to its brand-new Marsh Observatory – which will train astronomers of the future. The on-campus telescope facility was opened by Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who discovered the first radio pulsars in 1967 and one of a handful of women to have been awarded prestigious Royal Astronomical Society gold medal.
Rare six-planet star system discovery is music to astronomers’ ears
A rare star system with six exoplanets has been discovered with an architecture unchanged for billions of years.
Warwick celebrates its Highly Cited Researchers
Five academics from the University of Warwick have been named in the 2023 Highly Cited Researcher list.
What Guy Fawkes can teach us about the sky at night
With bonfire night on the horizon, scientists reveal just why fireworks are differently coloured and what this can teach us about stars in space.