For the first time astronomers, including Dr Richard Parker, of the Astrophysics Research Institute at LJMU, have caught a multiple-star system as it is created, and their observations are providing new insight into how such systems, and possibly the solar system, are formed. The amazing images taken from a series of telescopes on Earth show clouds of gas which are in the process of developing into stars.
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An astronomer from LJMU’s Astrophysics Research Institute has discovered a new family of stars in the core of the Milky Way Galaxy which provides new insights into the early stages of the Galaxy’s formation.
Board game developed through artistic workshops aims to improve the public’s understanding of life of licence
Thousands employed in the fishing industry face debt and financial hardship, according to findings from the Research Unit for Financial Inclusion at Liverpool John Moores University.
Galaxies “waste” large amounts of heavy elements they generate via star formation by ejecting them up to a million light years away
Sport scientists and astrophysicists prepare school children for demands of space travel
A new project combining cutting edge astronomy with performance art was premiered at the European Week of Astronomy & Space Science (EWASS), organised by the European Astronomical Society and the Royal Astronomical Society in Liverpool on 3rd April.
Scientists have witnessed for the first time exactly what happens to the most massive stars at the end of their lives.
LJMU’s Copperas Hill development has won an award for the Best New Build Project at the Merseyside Civic Design Awards.