Galaxies are cosmic cauldrons heated by star formation
Astronomers show that stars form rapidly and drive interstellar gas bubbles throughout galaxies.
Astronomers show that stars form rapidly and drive interstellar gas bubbles throughout galaxies.
The life of Eleanor Rathbone (1872-1946) was the subject of the latest Roscoe lecture, delivered by Dr Susan Cohen at St George’s Hall to mark the start of a year in celebration of her life. An audience of over 1,000 were given an insight into the achievements of this extraordinary Liverpool citizen who, born into a life of wealth and privilege, used her influence and position in society to campaign for social justice and dedicated her entire life to the service of others.
Tom Sedgwick, PhD student at the Astrophysics Research Institute (ARI), part of LJMU,has with a team of ARI astronomers discovered 140 ‘new’galaxies, with findings due to be published in April’s edition of the prestigious journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
The guest lecturers included Premier league football coach Mike Phelan and England International netball player Sara Bayman.
Meet LJMU primate specialist and lecturer in Animal Behaviour, Dr Alex Piel. He talks about his research on chimpanzees and what they tell us about our own history.
The evolution of the energies of the Universe
Much of the Milky Way was formed 10 billion years ago by a massive collision with a relatively small galaxy dubbed Heracles, according to scientists in the UK.
A collaboration between astrophysicists and ecologists at Liverpool John Moores University is helping to monitor rare and endangered species and stop poaching.
Dr Renske Smit, of the Astrophysics Research Institute, contributed to research in Nature
Finding from ARI, ESO and Durham University could help us understand how stars are born