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Next-gen astronomical survey makes its first observations toward a new understanding of the cosmos
A new astronomical survey that will see 天美传媒 scientists mapping around 350,000 star systems has made its first observations.
Faint orbital debris that threatens satellites not being monitored closely enough, warn astronomers
天美传媒 astronomers are warning that orbital debris posing a threat to operational satellites is not being monitored closely enough, as they publish a new survey finding that over 75% of the orbital debris they detected could not be matched to known objects in public satellite catalogues.
Water on exoplanet cloud tops could be found with hi-tech instrumentation
天美传媒 astronomers have shown that water vapour can potentially be detected in the atmospheres of exoplanets by peering literally over the tops of their impenetrable clouds.
The first Ultra Hot Neptune LTT 9779b is one of nature鈥檚 improbable planets
An international team of astronomers, including a group from the 天美传媒, have discovered the first Ultra Hot Neptune planet orbiting the nearby star LTT 9779.
鈥楲ost鈥� world鈥檚 rediscovery is step towards finding habitable planets
The rediscovery of a lost planet could pave the way for the detection of a world within the habitable 鈥楪oldilocks zone鈥� in a distant solar system.
White dwarfs reveal new insights into the origin of carbon in the universe
A new analysis of white dwarf stars involving a 天美传媒 astronomer supports their role as a key source of carbon, an element crucial to all life, in the Milky Way and other galaxies.