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'Extreme Sleepover #8' - unlocking the universe from the Atacama desert

In the eighth of a series of reports contributed by Cambridge researchers, we hear about Dr John Richer's night-time research activities at the ALMA observatory in Chile's Atacama desert.

That’s funny

Paul Murdin from the Institute of Astronomy put a human face to the names behind some of the greatest discoveries to have taken place in our efforts to understand the mysteries of the cosmos.

The Planck satellite: looking back to the dawn of time

The Planck satellite has just reached its orbit, 1.5 million km from Earth, on a mission to understand the origin and evolution of our Universe.

Cambridge research to explore the origins of the universe

Cambridge University researchers are casting their gaze back to the start of the universe following the launch last week of two of the most expensive scientific satellites ever built by the European Space Agency.

Unlocking the secrets of the universe

Cosmic defects and adolescent galaxies - two research projects in Cambridge are bringing us closer to understanding the cosmos.