2025 News
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AU research reveals presence of helicity barrier the the near-Sun solar wind
9 July 2025
New research utilising data from NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has provided the first direct evidence of a phenomenon known as the “helicity barrier” in the solar wind. This discovery, published in Physical Review X by Queen Mary University of London researchers, offers a significant step towards understanding two long-standing mysteries: how the Sun’s atmosphere is heated to millions of degrees and how the supersonic solar wind is generated.
Dr Florian Koller Awarded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship to work in the QMUL Astronomy Unit
30 May 2025
A vast molecular cloud, long invisible, is discovered near the solar system
28 April 2025
An international team, including members from the QMUL Astronomy Unit, uncovers a hidden celestial structure using innovative far-ultraviolet techniques.
Paul Shepherd wins Drapers Company Postgraduate Prize
3 February 2025
Paul Shepherd has won one of QMUL’s Drapers Company Postgraduate Prizes, for his outstanding postgraduate performance during his Astrophysics MSc.
New study furthers our understanding about the origins of energetic cosmic particles in the universe
13 January 2025
A new study, published today in Nature Communications by a team including members from the QMUL Astronomy Unit, has shed new light on how shock waves throughout the Universe can accelerate electrons to high energies.