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Professor Derek Ward-Thompson only English-based academic involved in new NASA research. [This new research was reported on BBC NEWS]. A University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) professor is part of the team that has seen a NASA telescope, housed on a converted jumbo jet, yield important insights into how stars are Read More …
JHI members Joe Smerdon and Karen Syres served on the committee for the one-day Surface Science Day workshop at the University of Liverpool on 11th Dec 2017. The day was a great success, with only one speaker cancellation after the harsh weather on the weekend. We had over 80 registered Read More …
At the University Winter Graduation on December 5th there were four graduating PhD students: David Bresnahan, Maider Sanchez, Ben Thompson and Peter Zelina. This photograph shows 3 of the students, Peter, Maider and Ben, with Peter’s supervisor, Professor Silvia Dalla and JHI Director Professor Derek Ward-Thompson.
Gravity & Light: Nature’s Biggest Explosions Winter 2017 Jeremiah Horrocks Lecture by Professor Patrick Sutton School of Physics and Astronomy – Cardiff University Wednesday 13th December 2017 6.30pm – Greenbank Lecture Theatre University of Central Lancashire FREE EVENT
Our next public observing night is Wednesday October 4th. Two sessions 6 – 7:45PM, 8:15 – 10:00PM. Reserve free tickets at https://goo.gl/pBmysu We will be offering tours of the observatory, planetarium shows, short talks, the chance to ask our astronomers any questions you might have, and if the weather allows, Read More …
Moor Park Heritage Weekend was a great success. Over 200 members of the public attended the Heritage Weekend at Moor Park Observatory. The weekend of the 8-10th September, has been designated as the Moor Park Heritage weekend. Which marked the opening of public buildings for the public to visit. The Read More …
The JHI is hosting the STFC Avdanced Summer School in Solar System Plasmas during 28th August – 1st September 2017 PhD students in Solar, Magnetospheric, Ionospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics from all over the UK, with the addition of a participant from Sweden, are attending lectures and activities delivered by external Read More …
For the first time, a team of scientists have calculated the distribution of all light energy contained within the Milky Way, which will provide new insight into the make-up of our galaxy and how stars in spiral galaxies such as ours form. This research, conducted by astrophysicists at the University of Central Read More …
Keen stargazers and local astronomy enthusiasts have joined University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) staff to celebrate the grand reopening of the Moor Park Observatory on its 90th anniversary. The Observatory, which closed its doors in 2000, has undergone a £100,000 renovation and it will now be used to allow community Read More …
Scientists using NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope have identified a regular pattern in the orbits of the planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system that confirmed suspected details about the orbit of its outermost and least understood planet, TRAPPIST-1h. An international team of astronomers, including a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Read More …