Le site de vulgarisation scientifique de l’Université de Liège. ULg, Université de Liège
A transpolar arc discovered on Saturn
4/29/15

Planetologists observe a transpolar arc in Saturn’s auroral footprints for the first time. A rare phenomenon, considering the planet’s characteristics, and one whose existence no-one had suspected.

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When an alignment of supermassive black holes occurs
2/4/15

An alignment of the rotation axes of a group of quasars catches the attention of astrophysicists. This gigantic structure in the very distant Universe could challenge the standard cosmological model.

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X-ray pulsations
7/10/14

For the first time, astrophysicists have observed X-ray pulsations from a massive star. A new and surprising discovery which raises new questions.

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Discovery of rings around an asteroid
5/23/14

TRAPPIST, a ULg telescope based in Chile, played a part in the discovery of rings around the asteroid Chariklo. Up to now, such structures were only seen around giant planets.

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New Earths here we come
5/13/14

The study of telluric exoplanets is still in its infancy, but rapid progress is being made thanks to two ambitious programmes in which researchers from ULg are participating.

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