Disc dynamics
Shining ring around black holes recreated in the lab
Imperial researchers have created a spinning disc of plasma in a lab, mimicking discs found around black holes and forming stars.
Shining ring around black holes recreated in the lab
Imperial researchers have created a spinning disc of plasma in a lab, mimicking discs found around black holes and forming stars.
Signs that a rocky exoplanet could have an atmosphere detected by JWST
Scientists working with the James Webb Space Telescope say new data potentially shows water vapour around a rocky exoplanet – a first if confirmed.
Imperial-led Jupiter-bound instrument successfully deployed
A week after launch, the boom hosting the magnetometer instrument on the JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) mission has been successfully deployed.
Audio
Podcast: Analysing Trump voters, Jupiter mission launch, and COVID oximeter test
In this edition: What links Trump voters, how we’re going to investigate Jupiter’s moons, and why it’s a good idea to ask if a medical trial is fair.
Imperial researchers team up with NASA to launch new citizen science study
The cosmos is roaring with activity produced by the fourth state of matter – and now we can listen to it.
Space mission to Jupiter’s icy moons launches with Imperial-built kit on board
The JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) has successfully launched, carrying Imperial kit on a mission to assess the habitability of Jupiter’s moons.
2
Video
Imperial collaborates with composer to explore moons through music
Imperial College London has partnered with a composer on a new educational programme that brings together space science and orchestral music.
Audio
Podcast: Credit rating inequalities, making mosquito music, and better batteries
In this edition: How AI has magnified credit disparities, how malaria research was translated into sound, and how batteries can make a better world.
1
Scientists find first evidence that black holes are the source of dark energy
Observations of supermassive black holes at the centres of galaxies point to a likely source of dark energy – the ‘missing’ 70% of the Universe.
10
Audio
Podcast: Fighting fungi, the music of the moons, and self-healing crystals
In this edition: We join the fight against deadly fungal pathogens, listen to music inspired by moons, and discover how some crystals heal themselves.