Discovery of new planet “over three times more massive than the Earth”
OU researchers are part of an international team which has discovered a new planet orbiting the closest single star to the Sun. The paper, co-authored by three OU astronomers: Professor Carole Haswell, Post-Doctoral Researcher Dr John Barnes and former OU PhD student Dr Daniel Staab was published in Nature on Thursday 15 November.
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OU senior lecturer presents at UK delegation
Dr Alessandra Marino has joined the United Kingdom delegation to the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, contributing to international discussions on the governance and sustainability of outer space activities.
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