Category Archives: Astrophysics

Whether it is cricket or physics, imagined scenarios can expand the limits of our understanding

Posted on 29/05/2016 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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The Dark Side of the Universe

Posted on 02/03/2016 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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Gravitational Waves

Posted on 20/02/2016 by Jon Butterworth

The first observation of gravitational waves was big news. I wrote a piece for the Guardian which wasn’t part of the Life & Physics blog (and which also appeared in the printed paper), and did a Q&A with Hiranya Peiris … Continue reading →

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The Cosmic Gift of Neutron Stars

Posted on 02/02/2016 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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