Press Releases
2023
- Life on Earth quickly became independent from lightning as a nitrogen source, says new study
- Astronomers directly measure the mass of a single isolated star other than the Sun for the first time
- Obscure target imaged with the JGT
2022
- Do you speak extra-terrestrial? Research hub considers response to life beyond Earth
- No dark matter halos in the dwarf galaxies of one of Earth’s nearest clusters
- Sky’s the limit for Dundee twins destined for a bright future
- Einstein’s theory of relativity reveals lonely black hole
- New spin on galaxy rotation saves controversial gravity theory
2021
- New source for planetary water explored
- Rare planet found in space telescope photobomb
- Scottish telescope network open to the world
- New planets found in unique system with CHEOPS
2019
2018
- Watery Earth mystery solved by dust
- Gravity theory saved from death
- How can you tell if that ET story is real?
- Artist appointed to sky-mapping project
- Careers are not like ladders: Female academics talk complexity
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2017
- Should we replace stars with planets on our Christmas trees?
- Milky Way could have 100 billion brown dwarfs
- New study reveals light-bending celestial phenomenon
- Running away from Einstein
- Humanity through the lens of the Universe
2016
- A journey through the Universe
- One night, unlimited discovery at the University of St Andrews
- Astronomers map a record-breaking 1.2 million galaxies
- Newborn planet solves 20 year puzzle
- To infinity and beyond
- Supermassive black holes cause galactic warming
- What to do if you encounter an alien
- Could ferocious lightning storms beam radio signals to Earth?
2015
- Super stormy star discovery has implications for life on other planets
- Young gas giants fly close to their suns
- Cassiopeia’s hidden gem
- The bright star of dark energy
2014
- Doors open to star factory
- The science of lightning
- 20 seconds that changed our understanding of the Solar System
- Seeding life in the clouds of alien worlds
2013
- Star light star bright
- New Earth-sized exoplanet that ‘shouldn’t exist’ baffles astronomers
- Is there life on Mars?
- Entire galaxies feel the heat from new-born stars, finds new research
2012
- Stars come out for University of St Andrews’ 600th anniversary
- Unveiling the history of galaxies
- Lighting in the sky with gemstones
- St Andrews astronomer goes global
- The truth is out there
2011
- Transiting Santa modelled (PandA news, 21.12.2011)
- The shocking environment of hot Jupiters (RAS, NAM 2011)
- Could Black Trees Blossom in a World With Two Suns? (RAS, NAM 2011)
- Pluto has carbon monoxide in its atmosphere (RAS, NAM 2011)
- Astronomers peer into the dark (RAS, NAM 2011)
- Scottish astronomers join hunt for new Earth-like planets
2010
- Students play key role in new planet discovery
- Do giant spiral galaxies thwart clusters of young stars?
- Dust, volcanoes and the ignition of life
- Turning planetary theory upside down
- Scientists capture ‘terrifying’ Tolkien-like eclipse, BBC
- Life on other planets ‘a real possibility’
2009
2008
- Observatory opens night sky to the public
- Cool Stars over St Andrews
- Catch a new planet
- Universe shines twice as bright
- First glimpse of star flip
- Researchers find two new ‘unlonely planets’
