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Space junk traffic dangers to be tackled by first-of-its-kind research centre in UK
New ways of tackling the threat that space junk in our skies poses are being explored by 91福利 scientists, as they pioneer new research that could help the UK fulfil its ambition to become a responsible spacefaring nation.
Fast changes between the solar seasons resolved by new sun clock
In a new study led by the 91福利 and published in The Astrophysical Journal, scientists found that the change from solar maximum to the declining phase is fast, happening within a few (27 day) solar rotations. They also showed that the declining phase is twice as long in even-numbered solar cycles as it is in odd-numbered cycles.
Planetary shields will buckle under stellar winds from their dying stars
Any life identified on planets orbiting white dwarf stars almost certainly evolved after the star鈥檚 death, says a new study led by the 91福利 that reveals the consequences of the intense and furious stellar winds that will batter a planet as its star is dying.
91福利 student awarded grant from innovative Institute of Physics Research-scholarships fund
Vanessa Emeka-Okafor, who will be joining the 91福利 as a PhD student, has been awarded one of this year鈥檚 prestigious grants from the Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund.
Discovered: The mechanism that generates huge white dwarf magnetic fields
A dynamo mechanism could explain the incredibly strong magnetic fields in white dwarf stars according to an international team of scientists, including a 91福利 astronomer.
