JHI astronomers find a way to form ‘fast and furious’ planets around tiny stars

New research unveiled in Astronomy and Astrophysics Journal New astronomy research from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) suggests giant planets could form around small stars much faster than previously thought. As published in  Astronomy and Astrophysics Journal, Dr Anthony Mercer and Dr Dimitris Stamatellos’ new planet formation research challenges Read More …

The Jeremiah Horrocks Autumn Lecture  2019

String Theory and Mathematical Beauty in Theoretical Physics Professor Andreas Braun Department of Mathematics, Durham University, UK Tuesday 8th  October 2019, 18:30-20:00 Harrington Building, Harrington Lecture Theatre University of Central Lancashire View Map Please register for your free tickets via Eventbrite using the link below. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jhi-autumn-lecture-2019-tickets-73548833541 or Email: njones1@uclan.ac.uk Tel: 01772 Read More …

‘Oscars of sciences’ honours for JHI director D. Ward-Thompson

2020 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics recognises ground-breaking astronomical breakthrough UCLan’s Professor Derek Ward-Thompson is one of the 347 world-leading scientists who formed the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration and who will share the 2020 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. For the eighth year, and known as the ‘Oscars of Read More …