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https://warwick.ac.uk/news/pressreleases/astronomers-discover-inside-out-planetary-system <div class="news-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><img class="thumbnail" width="100" height="100" src="https://warwick.ac.uk/sitebuilder2/file/news/pressreleases?sbrPage=%2Fnews%2Fpressreleases&newsItem=8ac672c79c5163bb019c5365b12e0c51" alt="image"></div><p class="Sender">University of Warwick astronomers, using an ESA telescope, have discovered a planetary system with a distant rocky world that turns our understanding of planet formation upside down</p> Physics Astrophysics 1 - Research 1 - display on digital screens astronomy planet 0 - Daily News Faculty of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Thu, 12 Feb 2026 20:00:00 GMT 8ac672c79c5163bb019c5365b12e0c51 https://warwick.ac.uk/news/pressreleases/the-cosmic-seesaw <div class="news-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><img class="thumbnail" width="100" height="100" src="https://warwick.ac.uk/sitebuilder2/file/news/pressreleases?sbrPage=%2Fnews%2Fpressreleases&newsItem=8ac672c69ba21473019badeb46c608c8" alt="image"></div><p><span data-contrast="none" class="TextRun SCXW133063948 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW133063948 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="Sender" data-ccp-parastyle-defn="{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;c1f7d6be-1707-579b-9133-dda85c5479d1|1&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[201342446,&quot;1&quot;,201342447,&quot;5&quot;,201342448,&quot;3&quot;,201342449,&quot;1&quot;,469777841,&quot;Calibri&quot;,469777842,&quot;&quot;,469777843,&quot;&quot;,469777844,&quot;Calibri&quot;,201341986,&quot;1&quot;,469769226,&quot;Calibri&quot;,268442635,&quot;24&quot;,134233279,&quot;true&quot;,469775450,&quot;Sender&quot;,201340122,&quot;2&quot;,134234082,&quot;true&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;Sender&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,134224900,&quot;true&quot;,335551500,&quot;0&quot;,335559739,&quot;0&quot;,469778324,&quot;Signature&quot;]}">Astronomers at the University of Warwick have discovered that</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW133063948 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="Sender"> black holes </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW133063948 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="Sender">don’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW133063948 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="Sender"> just consume matter &mdash; they manage it, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW133063948 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="Sender">choosing</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW133063948 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="Sender"> whether to blast it into space as </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW133063948 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="Sender">high-speed jets</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW133063948 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="Sender"> or sweep it away in vast winds</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW133063948 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="Sender">.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW133063948 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559737&quot;:-142,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></p> Physics Astrophysics 1 - Research 1 - display on digital screens astronomy 0 - Daily News Black Holes Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:00:00 GMT 8ac672c69ba21473019badeb46c608c8 https://warwick.ac.uk/news/pressreleases/unexpected-mysterious-shockwave <div class="news-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><img class="thumbnail" width="100" height="100" src="https://warwick.ac.uk/sitebuilder2/file/news/pressreleases?sbrPage=%2Fnews%2Fpressreleases&newsItem=8ac672c69ba21473019badf25f9208cb" alt="image"></div><p>University of Warwick astronomers have helped discover a beautiful yet mysterious shock wave around a dead star &ndash; a completely unexpected discovery. </p> Physics Astrophysics 1 - Research 1 - display on digital screens astronomy 0 - Daily News White Dwarf Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:00:00 GMT 8ac672c69ba21473019badf25f9208cb https://warwick.ac.uk/news/pressreleases/warwick-astronomer-wins-royal-astronomical-society-award <div class="news-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><img class="thumbnail" width="100" height="100" src="https://warwick.ac.uk/sitebuilder2/file/news/pressreleases?sbrPage=%2Fnews%2Fpressreleases&newsItem=8ac672c59b9d1d78019ba1eecebe0c8b" alt="image"></div><p>Dr. Ingrid Pelisoli has been awarded the 2026 Fowler Award for her noteworthy early career contribution to astronomy</p> Physics Astrophysics 1 - display on digital screens astronomy Award 0 - Daily News White Dwarf Fri, 09 Jan 2026 16:00:00 GMT 8ac672c59b9d1d78019ba1eecebe0c8b https://warwick.ac.uk/news/pressreleases/new-european-research <div class="news-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><img class="thumbnail" width="100" height="100" src="https://warwick.ac.uk/sitebuilder2/file/news/pressreleases?sbrPage=%2Fnews%2Fpressreleases&newsItem=8ac672c59add3b19019ae3d76eee0f62" alt="image"></div><p>The ENGRAVE international collaboration has earned the first ever ‘Into Change Award’ from the Danish government, recognising the pivotal role University of Warwick scientists have played in ENGRAVE since its inception.</p> Physics Astrophysics Awards International 1 - Research astronomy 0 - Daily News Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:30:00 GMT 8ac672c59add3b19019ae3d76eee0f62 https://warwick.ac.uk/news/pressreleases/ageing_stars_likely_destroy_their_closest_planets <div class="news-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><img class="thumbnail" width="100" height="100" src="https://warwick.ac.uk/sitebuilder2/file/news/pressreleases?sbrPage=%2Fnews%2Fpressreleases&newsItem=8ac672c79a4d088a019a53d832f9242a" alt="image"></div><p>Ageing stars look to be destroying the giant planets orbiting closest to them, according to a new study by astronomers at University of Warwick and UCL</p> Physics Astrophysics 1 - Research astronomy planet 0 - Daily News Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:00:00 GMT 8ac672c79a4d088a019a53d832f9242a https://warwick.ac.uk/news/pressreleases/warwick_astronomers_celebrate_first_light_from_4most <div class="news-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><img class="thumbnail" width="100" height="100" src="https://warwick.ac.uk/sitebuilder2/file/news/pressreleases?sbrPage=%2Fnews%2Fpressreleases&newsItem=8ac672c59a06686a019a067e9847006d" alt="image"></div><div style="mso-element: comment-list;"> <div style="mso-element: comment;"> <div id="_com_1" class="msocomtxt" language="JavaScript"> <p>4MOST, the largest multi-object spectroscopic survey facility in the southern hemisphere, has taken its first observations and is ready to begin its scientific journey</p> <!-- [if !supportAnnotations]--></div> </div> </div> Physics 1 - Research 1 - display on digital screens astronomy 0 - Daily News 4MOST Tue, 21 Oct 2025 12:10:00 GMT 8ac672c59a06686a019a067e9847006d https://warwick.ac.uk/news/pressreleases/cosmic_crime_scene_white_dwarf_found_devouring_pluto_like_icy_world <div class="news-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><img class="thumbnail" width="100" height="100" src="https://warwick.ac.uk/sitebuilder2/file/news/pressreleases?sbrPage=%2Fnews%2Fpressreleases&newsItem=8ac672c69956c0cd019957feaf250d24" alt="image"></div><p>University of Warwick astronomers have uncovered the chemical fingerprint of a frozen, water-rich planetary fragment being consumed by a white dwarf star outside our Solar System.</p> Physics Astrophysics 1 - Research Space 1 - display on digital screens Stars astronomy 0 - Daily News White Dwarf Thu, 18 Sep 2025 05:00:00 GMT 8ac672c69956c0cd019957feaf250d24 https://warwick.ac.uk/news/pressreleases/new_astronomical_programme <div class="news-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><img class="thumbnail" width="100" height="100" src="https://warwick.ac.uk/sitebuilder2/file/news/pressreleases?sbrPage=%2Fnews%2Fpressreleases&newsItem=8ac672c6994b53bf01994dfc9ea819c5" alt="image"></div><p><span data-contrast="none" class="TextRun SCXW235812828 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW235812828 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="Sender" data-ccp-parastyle-defn="{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;c1f7d6be-1707-579b-9133-dda85c5479d1|1&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[201342446,&quot;1&quot;,201342447,&quot;5&quot;,201342448,&quot;3&quot;,201342449,&quot;1&quot;,469777841,&quot;Calibri&quot;,469777842,&quot;&quot;,469777843,&quot;&quot;,469777844,&quot;Calibri&quot;,201341986,&quot;1&quot;,469769226,&quot;Calibri&quot;,268442635,&quot;24&quot;,134233279,&quot;true&quot;,469775450,&quot;Sender&quot;,201340122,&quot;2&quot;,134234082,&quot;true&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;Sender&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,134224900,&quot;true&quot;,335551500,&quot;0&quot;,335559739,&quot;0&quot;,469778324,&quot;Signature&quot;]}">A collaboration of astronomers, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW235812828 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="Sender">led by </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW235812828 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="Sender">University of Warwick and University of Geneva, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW235812828 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="Sender">has</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW235812828 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="Sender"> launch</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW235812828 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="Sender">ed</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW235812828 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="Sender"> a vast research program on </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW235812828 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="Sender">Neptune-like planets to find those lost </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW235812828 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="Sender">near the Neptunian Desert</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW235812828 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559737&quot;:-142,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}"> </span></p> Physics Astrophysics 1 - Research 1 - display on digital screens Stars astronomy planet 0 - Daily News Tue, 16 Sep 2025 11:00:00 GMT 8ac672c6994b53bf01994dfc9ea819c5 https://warwick.ac.uk/news/pressreleases/ultraviolet_light_reveals_the_aftermath_of_rare_star_collision <div class="news-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><img class="thumbnail" width="100" height="100" src="https://warwick.ac.uk/sitebuilder2/file/news/pressreleases?sbrPage=%2Fnews%2Fpressreleases&newsItem=8ac672c7986035d401987428e0dc1bb7" alt="image"></div><p><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW69695842 BCX8">University of Warwick</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW69695842 BCX8"> astronomers</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW69695842 BCX8"> have uncovered compelling evidence that a </span><span class="NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW69695842 BCX8">nearby white dwarf </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW69695842 BCX8">is</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW69695842 BCX8"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW69695842 BCX8">in fact </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW69695842 BCX8">the remnant of two stars </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW69695842 BCX8">merging</span></p> Physics Astrophysics 1 - Research Space 1 - display on digital screens Stars astronomy 0 - Daily News Hubble Wed, 06 Aug 2025 09:00:00 GMT 8ac672c7986035d401987428e0dc1bb7