For Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy
Last month saw the publication of “Probing the Universe: A Geometrical View for Observers of Spacetime Physics“, co-authored by Timothy Walton, Senior Lecturer in Applied Mathematics at the University of Lancashire, and Robin W. Tucker (Lancaster University), for the Springer-Nature “Fundamental Theories of Physics” book series. A Focus on the Read More …
Abstract In this talk I will describe and discuss galaxies, from our own Milky Way, via spirals, barred spiral, ellipticals, irregulars and galaxies undergoing mergers and collisions, to the largest structures in the Universe, including clusters, super-clusters, filaments and voids, arcs and rings. I will also talk about my experiences Read More …
Dr Mark Norris, our Senior Lecturer in Astronomy and Astrophysics, was invited on to the famous BBC Breakfast red sofa to answer questions on the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, which made its closest approach to Earth on December 19th. This comet has provided a large number of national media opportunities for Read More …
JHI Director Derek Ward-Thompson has teamed up with Queen legend Sir Brian May to write a unique book about the wonders of space. Professor Derek Ward Thompson has collaborated with Sir Brian and astro-photographic grandmaster J-P Metsävainio to produce Islands in Infinity: Galaxies 3-D, which, for the first time, allows people to see deep space Read More …
Abstract In the 1960s Stonehenge and many other British prehistoric monuments were interpreted as “ancient observatories” — ideas that generated a huge wave of popular interest but also proved highly controversial among academics, pitting astronomers against archaeologists as they reached fundamentally different conclusions on the basis of the same evidence. Read More …
In this talk I will discuss how we have discovered over 6000 planets in star systems beyond our own, and how we hope to determine if any of them hold life. Mark Noris is a Senior Lecturer in Observational Astronomy at the University of Lancashire. Mark runs Alston Observatory which Read More …
Abstract We often hear it said that our Sun is an ordinary, unexceptional star, but in fact, both it and our Solar System may be highly unusual. In this talk I will discuss what we understand about the still unsolved problem of how stars – both like our Sun and Read More …
A British-built instrument has launched today as part of NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) mission, which will help scientists better understand the protective magnetic bubble surrounding our solar system. Professor Silvia Dalla from JHI is involved in this achievement. IMAP will act like a weather station in space, studying the solar Read More …