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Interferometer array sees first light, and into the future
The Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer (MROI) achieves “First Fringes”, hitting a crucial benchmark for proof of concept. The Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer is an ambitious astronomy installation developed by New...
19 January 2026
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UK’s largest astronomy instrument begins journey to Chile
The University of Cambridge – through the Cavendish Laboratory, the Institute of Astronomy, and the Kavli Institute for Cosmology – has played a central role in the development of MOONS,...
9 December 2025
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CosmoCube: Probing the cosmic Dark Ages from the far side of the Moon
Astronomers want to unlock the secrets of the ‘Cosmic Dawn’ by sending a miniature spacecraft to listen out for an “ancient whisper” on the far side of the Moon. The proposed...
15 July 2025
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Dark energy in the early universe could solve two major problems in cosmology
A new study by an international team of physicists proposes that a mysterious force known as “early dark energy” could solve two of the biggest puzzles in cosmology, and fill...
13 September 2024
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Drawing a line back to the origin of life
Scientists at the University of Cambridge suggest molecules, vital to the development of life, could have formed from a process known as graphitisation. Once verified in the laboratory, it could...
17 April 2024
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REACH can see the sky!
REACH, the Radio Experiment for the Analysis of Cosmic Hydrogen, has been in development at the Cavendish and the Kavli Institute for Cosmology, along with other partner institutions around the...
17 January 2024
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£5M grant awarded to Cavendish Astrophysics to build “brains” of the world’s largest radio telescope
The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is the world’s largest radio telescope, which recently received the go-ahead to start its £2bn construction phase in Australia, southern Africa and the UK. To...
11 April 2022