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How do planets form?
Despite decades of progress in discovering planets outside our solar system, research by the OU has concluded that there is still insufficient evidence to say exactly how planets are made. The research is led by a team of OU academics headed up by Dr Helen Fraser, Senior Lecturer in Astronomy at the School of Physical Sciences.
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OU PhD student presents rare stars to MPs
An OU PhD student has been called to present research findings into rare kinds of stars at STEM for Britain on Thursday 4 March 2021.
3rd March 2021
- New grant to bring historical artefacts to life 2nd March 2021
- Furlough scheme: UK has to extend it, but there are serious risks 25th February 2021
- Traces of enhanced magnetism used to track crater-formation on Mercury 25th February 2021
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