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Read more at: Dr Kaisey Mandel awarded ERC Consolidator Grant
Dr Kaisey Mandel awarded ERC Consolidator Grant

Dr Kaisey Mandel awarded ERC Consolidator Grant

10 December 2020

Dr Kaisey Mandel , the interdisciplinary University Lecturer on Astrostatistics at the IoA , KICC , and the Statistical Laboratory , DPMMS , has been awarded a prestigious Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council. Dr Mandel's research focuses on utilising exploding stars called Type Ia supernovae to measure...

Read more at: The Gaia Early Data Release 3
The Gaia Early Data Release 3

The Gaia Early Data Release 3

3 December 2020

On December 3, 2020, ESA presented the first part of the 3rd Gaia data release (Gaia Early Data Release 3, Gaia EDR3).

Read more at: Arecibo radio telescope collapses
Arecibo radio telescope collapses

Arecibo radio telescope collapses

2 December 2020

The iconic Arecibo Observatory has collapsed, ending a 57-year run as one of the world's most powerful telescopes.

Read more at: Kavli Lecture to be provided by Ravit Helled on Thursday 19th Nov 2020, 4pm UK Time
Kavli Lecture to be provided by Ravit Helled on Thursday 19th Nov 2020, 4pm UK Time

Kavli Lecture to be provided by Ravit Helled on Thursday 19th Nov 2020, 4pm UK Time

18 November 2020

Kavli Institute for Cosmology, Cambridge are delighted to announce that the next Kavli Lecture will be provided by Ravit Helled, University of Zurich. The lecture entitled 'Understanding Giant Planets' will take place on Thursday 19th Nov 2020 at 4pm UK Time via Zoom. A link which will be provided prior to the event For...

Read more at: Universe Unravelled - KICC contribute to new streaming series on discovery +
Universe Unravelled - KICC contribute to new streaming series on discovery +

Universe Unravelled - KICC contribute to new streaming series on discovery +

15 November 2020

The Stephen Hawking Centre for Theoretical Cosmology has teamed up with Discovery and the Kavli Institute for Cosmology, Cambridge on a documentary series exploring new windows on our Universe. The Universe Unravelled series premieres on discovery + in November 2020, coinciding with the UK launch of this new digital...

Read more at: Galaxies in the Infant Universe Were Surprisingly Mature
Galaxies in the Infant Universe Were Surprisingly Mature

Galaxies in the Infant Universe Were Surprisingly Mature

27 October 2020

Massive galaxies were already much more mature in the early universe than previously expected. This was shown by an international team of astronomers—including researchers from the Kavli Institute for Cosmology (KICC) and the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU) — who studied 118 distant galaxies with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA).

Read more at: Kavli Lecture to be provided by Claudia Maraston on Thursday 15th Oct 2020, 4pm UK Time
Kavli Lecture to be provided by Claudia Maraston on Thursday 15th Oct 2020, 4pm UK Time

Kavli Lecture to be provided by Claudia Maraston on Thursday 15th Oct 2020, 4pm UK Time

12 October 2020

Kavli Institute for Cosmology, Cambridge are delighted to announce that the next Kavli Lecture will be provided by Claudia Maraston, University of Portsmouth. The lecture entitled ' Evolutionary population synthesis models ' will take place on Thursday 15th Oct 2020 at 4pm BST via Zoom. A link will be provided prior to the...

Read more at: The Nobel Prize in Physics 2020
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2020

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2020

6 October 2020

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2020 has been awarded to Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel, and Andrea Ghez, for their discoveries about one of the most exotic phenomena in the universe: the black hole.

Read more at: First joint measurement of exoplanet’s mass and brightness challenges classical model of planet formation
First joint measurement of exoplanet’s mass and brightness challenges classical model of planet formation

First joint measurement of exoplanet’s mass and brightness challenges classical model of planet formation

2 October 2020

A team of astronomers led by led by KICC researcher Mathias Nowak have used the ESO instrument GRAVITY to take the first image of an exoplanet that had previously only been detected indirectly via the spectrum of its star.

Read more at: Professor John D. Barrow FRS 1952-2020
Professor John D. Barrow FRS 1952-2020

Professor John D. Barrow FRS 1952-2020

28 September 2020

Professor John D. Barrow FRS 1952-2020 It is with great sadness that we report the passing of John Barrow, Professor of Mathematical Physics and Fellow of Clare Hall. He was a renowned theoretical cosmologist and mathematical physicist who also had a profound influence on the public understanding of science through his...

 

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