Stellar Astrophysics at Keele
Lead Research Organisation:
Keele University
Department Name: Sch of Chemistry & Physics
Abstract
Our home is a planet orbiting a star. To understand our origins and place in the universe we need to understand how planets and stars form. Using a novel sky-survey instrument, which we are building in South Africa, we will search for planets around other stars. Using the latest and biggest telescopes and satellites we will study stellar nurseries where stars are born. We will investigate how they evolve, how they interact with each other, how they interact with their environment, and how they enrich interstellar space with the chemical ingredients from which a new generation of stars and planets will form, and from which, ultimately, we ourselves are made.
Organisations
Publications
Anderson D
(2011)
WASP-40b: Independent Discovery of the 0.6 M Jup Transiting Exoplanet HAT-P-27b
in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Maxted P
(2010)
WASP-32b: A Transiting Hot Jupiter Planet Orbiting a Lithium-Poor, Solar-Type Star
in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Maxted P
(2013)
WASP-77 Ab: A Transiting Hot Jupiter Planet in a Wide Binary System1
in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Pollacco D. L.
(2006)
The WASP project and the SuperWASP cameras
in PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF THE PACIFIC
Maxted P
(2010)
WASP-32b: A Transiting Hot Jupiter Planet Orbiting a Lithium-Poor, Solar-Type Star
in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Spake J
(2016)
WASP-135b: A Highly Irradiated, Inflated Hot Jupiter Orbiting a G5V Star
in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Maxted P
(2011)
WASP-41b: A Transiting Hot Jupiter Planet Orbiting a Magnetically Active G8V Star
in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Mocnik T
(2016)
WASP-157b, a Transiting Hot Jupiter Observed with K2
in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Wilson D. M.
(2006)
SuperWASP observations of the transiting extrasolar planet XO-1b
in PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF THE PACIFIC
Turner O
(2016)
WASP-120 b, WASP-122 b, and WASP-123 b: Three Newly Discovered Planets from the WASP-South Survey
in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
{Sloan}, G.~C. And {Matsuura}, M. And {Zijlstra}, A.~A. And {Lagadec}, E. And {Groenewegen}, M.~A.~T. And {Wood}, P.~R. And {Szyszka}, C. And {Bernard-Salas}, J. And {van Loon}, J.~T.
(2009)
Dust Formation in a Galaxy with Primitive Abundances
in Science
{Matsuura}, M. And {Dwek}, E. And {Meixner}, M. And {Otsuka}, M. And {Babler}, B. And {Barlow}, M.~J. And {Roman-Duval}, J. And {Engelbracht}, C. And {Sandstrom}, K. And {Laki{\'c}evi{\'c}}, M. And {van Loon}, J.~T. And {Sonneborn}, G. And {Clayton}, G.~C. And {Long}, K.~S. And {Lundqvist}, P. And {Nozawa}, T. And {Gordon}, K.~D. And {Hony}, S. And {Panuzzo}, P. And {Okumura}, K. And {Misselt}, K.~A. And {Montiel}, E. And {Sauvage}, M.
(2011)
Herschel Detects a Massive Dust Reservoir in Supernova 1987A
in Science
Sloan GC
(2009)
Dust formation in a galaxy with primitive abundances.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Maxted PF
(2006)
Astronomy. A ghostly star revealed in silhouette.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Matsuura M
(2011)
Herschel detects a massive dust reservoir in supernova 1987A.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Derekas A
(2011)
HD 181068: a red giant in a triply eclipsing compact hierarchical triple system.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Spake Jessica
(2016)
Characterising the atmosphere of a uniquely low-density, sub-Saturn mass planet
in Spitzer Proposal
Smith A
(2012)
WASP-36b: A NEW TRANSITING PLANET AROUND A METAL-POOR G-DWARF, AND AN INVESTIGATION INTO ANALYSES BASED ON A SINGLE TRANSIT LIGHT CURVE
in The Astronomical Journal
Walborn N
(2010)
THE Onfp CLASS IN THE MAGELLANIC CLOUDS
in The Astronomical Journal
Gordon K
(2011)
SURVEYING THE AGENTS OF GALAXY EVOLUTION IN THE TIDALLY STRIPPED, LOW METALLICITY SMALL MAGELLANIC CLOUD (SAGE-SMC). I. OVERVIEW
in The Astronomical Journal
Bonanos A
(2010)
SPITZER SAGE-SMC INFRARED PHOTOMETRY OF MASSIVE STARS IN THE SMALL MAGELLANIC CLOUD
in The Astronomical Journal
West R
(2009)
THE LOW DENSITY TRANSITING EXOPLANET WASP-15b
in The Astronomical Journal
Van Loon J
(2010)
ASPITZER SPACE TELESCOPEFAR-INFRARED SPECTRAL ATLAS OF COMPACT SOURCES IN THE MAGELLANIC CLOUDS. I. THE LARGE MAGELLANIC CLOUD
in The Astronomical Journal
Meixner M
(2013)
THE HERschel INVENTORY OF THE AGENTS OF GALAXY EVOLUTION IN THE MAGELLANIC CLOUDS, A HERSCHEL OPEN TIME KEY PROGRAM
in The Astronomical Journal
Maxted P
(2010)
WASP-22 b: A TRANSITING "HOT JUPITER" PLANET IN A HIERARCHICAL TRIPLE SYSTEM
in The Astronomical Journal
Description | Lots and lots of them |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | We have particpated in dozens and dozens of such activites. Lots. We have about dozens and dozens of such feedbacks. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | Pre-2006,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014 |