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The image shows the new planet, HD 20794 d, and its elliptical orbit around a sun-like star around 20 light years away

Researchers confirm existence of exoplanet in ‘habitable zone’

An international team has confirmed the discovery of a super-Earth orbiting in the habitable zone of a nearby Sun-like star. The planet was originally detected two years ago by Oxford University scientist Dr Michael Cretignier.
28 January 2025
Dr Boon Kok Tan

Commentary: Dr Tan on next-gen quantum device tech

Dr Boon Kok Tan is a senior researcher in astrophysics of the Department of Physics. His ERC research project aims to advance ultra-sensitive instrumentation for microwave, millimetre (mm), sub-mm, and terahertz (THz) frequencies.
3 December 2024
Distant interacting galaxies, known collectively as Arp 142.

Massive dataset to accelerate AI research in astronomy

A global team of astronomers and machine learning researchers today announced the release of the Multimodal Universe – a groundbreaking 100 terabyte dataset.
2 December 2024
James Gillanders

Meet...James Gillanders

We work among extraordinary people doing extraordinary things; get to know some of them by reading these quick-fire interviews.
6 November 2024
Pride flag flying above the Beecroft building

Taking pride in physics

The Department of Physics welcomed Professor Peter Coles from Maynooth University to its inaugural Pride Lecture.
26 June 2024
Dr Heloise Stevance

Dr Stevance recognised by RAS

Dr Heloise Stevance, Schmidt AI in Science Fellow at the University of Oxford, has been awarded the Caroline Herschel Prize Lectureship 2024.
12 June 2024
Dr Brian Lacki

Commentary: Dr Brian Lacki on SETI

Breakthrough Listen’s Dr Brian C Lacki, a theoretical astronomer with the Breakthrough Listen Initiative, has recently published two papers that look at the search for extraterrestrial intelligence in a new light.
10 June 2024
Artist's depiction of CSIRO's ASKAP radio telescope with two versions of the mysterious celestial object.

Scientists detect slowest-spinning radio emitting neutron star ever recorded

Scientists have detected what they believe to be a neutron star spinning at an unprecedentedly slow rate – slower than any of the more than 3,000 radio emitting neutron stars measured to date.
5 June 2024
Infrared image from NASA James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Space Telescope discovers the most distant galaxy so far

The discovery of the most distant galaxy yet seen was announced today by an international team, with Oxford astronomers playing a key role
30 May 2024
The black hole pulls material from a companion star towards it, forming a disc that rotates around the black hole before falling into it.

First proof of black hole ‘plunging regions'

Einstein has been proved correct with a key prediction about black holes, an international team led by researchers from the Department of Physics at Oxford.
16 May 2024
Dr Andrew Siemion

Dr Siemion honoured by SETI Institute

Dr Andrew Siemion has been awarded the SETI Institute’s 2024 Drake Award for his exceptional and pioneering contributions to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) and radio astronomy and his leadership in the field.
28 March 2024
Professor Stephen Smartt

Royal Society Research Professorship for Professor Smartt

Professor Stephen Smartt, Philip Wetton Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford, has been awarded a prestigious Royal Society Research Professorship.
20 February 2024
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