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New cosmic map supports Einstein’s prediction about gravity
Albert Einstein’s transformational prediction about how gravity behaves has been backed by an international team of researchers who studied how the force acts on cosmic scales.
Supercomputer simulations offer new explanation for the formation of Mars’ moons
Scientists from NASA and our Department of Physics have used supercomputer simulations to reveal that Mars’ moons may have been formed from destroyed asteroid fragments.
New model could calculate probability of intelligent life in our Universe and beyond
A team of astrophysicists, led by our Institute for Computational Cosmology, have developed a new model that could estimate how likely it is for intelligent life to emerge in our Universe and beyond.
The 2024 Rochester Lecture will be delivered by Prof Anne L'Huillier
Anne L'Huillier is a Swedish/French researcher in attosecond science at Lund University in Sweden. During the first part of her career, she worked at the Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, in Saclay, France, first as a PhD student until 1986, then as a permanent researcher until 1995. She was postdoc at Chalmers Institute of Technology, Gothenburg. Sweden in 1986, and at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA in 1988, before moving to Lund in 1995.
Durham University to host the National Astronomy Meeting 2025
Leading scientists from the UK and around world will meet at Durham University next summer to present the latest in cutting-edge space research.
A new generation of telescopes will probe the ‘unknown unknowns’ that could transform our knowledge of the universe
Professor Richard Massey, from our Department of Physics, explores the potential of a new generation of telescopes.
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An international team of scientists, including those from our Department of Physics, are involved in a major space mission that has released five unprecedented new images of the Universe.
Winners of 2024 Physics Award for Excellence Announced
Congratulations to the winners of The 2024 Physics Award for Excellence this year’s winners are -
Strengthening global research partnerships through prestigious Fellowship
We’re strengthening relationships with researchers in India thanks to the awarding of a prestigious Royal Society Visiting Fellowship to our Physics Professor Adekunle Adeyeye.
Our Physics department plays key role in unveiling the universe’s secrets
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Durham joins cutting-edge astronomical project BlackGEM
We have become part of an incredible space project called BlackGEM.
New image shows galaxies are bigger than we thought
We’re part of an international team of astronomers who have been able to take a photograph of the halo of gas around a galaxy for the first time.
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