Largest chemical map of the Milky Way unveiled

13 June 2022

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Gaia mission has released a new treasure trove of data about our home galaxy, including stellar DNA, asymmetric motions, strange ‘starquakes’, and other fascinating insights.

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The formation and evolution of the first stars and galaxies in a virtual universe similar to our own

Astronomers pinpoint when cosmic dawn occurred

24 June 2021

Cosmic dawn, when stars formed for the first time, occurred 250 million to 350 million years after the beginning of the universe, according to a new study led by researchers from the University of Cambridge and University College London (UCL). 

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3D holographic head-up display could improve road safety

26 April 2021

Researchers have developed the first LiDAR-based augmented reality head-up display for use in vehicles. Tests on a prototype version of the technology suggest that it could improve road safety by ‘seeing through’ objects to alert of potential hazards without distracting the driver.

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View from Baliau village, Manam

New drone technology advances volcanic monitoring

30 October 2020

Specially-adapted drones, developed by an international team involving scientists from the University of Cambridge, are transforming how we forecast eruptions by allowing close-range measurements of previously inaccessible and hazardous volcanoes

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