For Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy
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 …
35-metre scientific marvel modernised by University of Lancashire to showcase Earth’s rotation as part of £19 million cultural transformation. The Harris Museum & Art Gallery has demonstrated the UK’s longest Foucault pendulum, marking a significant milestone in both scientific education and cultural heritage preservation. The impressive 35-metre pendulum, which surpasses the Read More …
Astronomers at the University of Lancashire have announced this week that in 2025 Preston enjoyed its driest August in over 20 years and one of the driest in 175 years since records began. The weather station at the Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory in Moor Park has been recording the weather in Read More …