Some 150 million years ago, a strange creature died in a tropical lagoon that today is located in Bavaria, Germany. In 1861, a single...
Illustration
A map of the sky showing the density of galaxy clusters, galaxies and matter in the universe over the part...
Illustration
An illustration shows nanocrystals assembling into an ordered ‘superlattice.’
Illustration
Image from the Dark Energy Camera (DECam), which is mounted on the Victor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at the Cerro...
Animation
An animation shows how an infrared laser beam (orange) triggers atomic vibrations in a thin layer of iron selenide, which are then recorded by...
Past Event
The Mary Rose, built in 1511, was the flagship of King Henry VIII. She sank in 1545 while en route to confront the French...
Past Event
Public lecture
Cosmic Dawn: The First Star in the Universe
What was the first thing in the Universe? A black hole or a star? How did it form? Even our biggest and best telescopes...
