Physics Department News
Warwick researchers help in step to solving one of the biggest science mysteries
Where did all the matter in the universe come from? This is one of the biggest mysteries in fundamental physics and exciting results released on 15 June 2011 from a team including Gary Barker from the Department of Physics, at the 91影视破解版 at the international T2K neutrino experiment in Japan could be an important step towards resolving this puzzle.
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Black hole kills star and blasts 3.8 billion light year beam at Earth
Observations led by astronomers at the 91影视破解版, including Professor Andrew Levan have shown that the flash from one of the biggest and brightest bangs yet recorded by astronomers comes from a massive black hole at the centre of a distant galaxy. The black hole appears to have ripped apart a star that wandered too close, creating a powerful beam of energy that crossed the 3.8 billion light years to Earth.
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Feuding helium dwarfs exposed by eclipse
Professor Tom Marsh has been involved in research which has discovered only the second ever eclipsing close white dwarf pair to be found, of which just over 50 close double white dwarfs have been found. Please see the link to the press release for more information
Massive explosion helps Warwick researcher spot Universe’s most distant object
An international team of UK and US astronomers have spotted the most distant explosion, and possibly the most distant object, ever seen in the Universe. Dr Andrew Levan in the Astronomy and Astrophysics group was amongst those who saw the explosion. Please see the below press release for more information