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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.
A beast with four tails
The Milky Way galaxy continues to devour its small neighbouring dwarf galaxies and the evidence is spread out across the sky.
Dark matter is smoother than we thought
If a galaxy is seen as a peach, the standard cosmological model portrays dark matter as the 'pit at its centre'. Now a study of two dwarf galaxies by astrophysicists at the Institute of Astronomy suggests that dark matter is evenly distributed to make a 'pitless peach'.
The Penultimate Supper?
The Last Supper of Jesus Christ was on the Wednesday, and not the Thursday, before his death, according to a new study which claims to have solved “the thorniest problem in the New Testament”.
Stellar spirals throw up new clues on galactic evolution
An international team of astronomers have identified a thick stellar disc in the Andromeda galaxy, which will help them to understand more about how our own Milky Way and other galaxies evolved.
The private world of astronomy's faded star
A huge archive belonging to the astronomer Fred Hoyle, displayed online and at a Cambridge college, sheds new light on one of the most controversial figures in 20th century science
Astronomers find evidence of cosmic climate change
Evidence of an intense warming period in the Universe's early history, described as a form of “cosmic climate change”, has been found by an international team of astronomers.
Rees says Earth-type planets will be found within years
Astronomer Royal Martin Rees believes that planets resembling Earth may be discovered in the next two to three years – although it may take a further 20 years before we are able to capture an image of them.