Amy Tyndall
Science writer
Recent articles by Amy Tyndall
Hubble at 30 | 10 of the Hubble Space Telescope’s greatest discoveries
The Hubble Space Telescope has been observing the Universe for 30 years. We look back at some of its most incredible discoveries.
The cause of gamma-ray bursts
The Hubble Space Telescope saw the ‘smoking gun’ that revealed the secrets of these enormous cosmic explosions.
Dark matter
Something is hiding in our Universe, and the Hubble Space Telescope could help us find it.
How galaxies evolve
The Hubble Space Telescope was able to find 3,000 galaxies looking at an area of just one 24-millionth of the whole sky.
Accelerating expansion of the Universe
Hubble Space Telescopes observations found that not only is the expansion of the Universe accelerating but is also being fuelled by ‘dark energy’.
How planetary collisions work
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9’s impact on Jupiter was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Supermassive black holes
Black holes are hard to find, but having the Hubble Space Telescope in your toolbelt makes things easier.
Protoplanetary discs
Our understanding of protoplanetary discs, or proplyds, exploded with a breakthrough from the Hubble Space Telescope.
The age of the Universe
The Cepheid stars discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope has helped us pinpoint the age of the Universe.
Exoplanet atmospheres
The Hubble Space Telescope was first to detect the atmosphere of one of these alien worlds.
Generations of stars
When the Hubble Space Telescope looked to the stars, it found much more than was expected.
Meet Tilda: the orangutan that's learnt to mimic human speech
In an extraordinary case of 'monkey see, monkey do', a female orangutan at Cologne Zoo, Germany, has begun to mimic human speech in order to get the attention of her keepers.
Lost without your smartphone? Here's why...
Do you feel like you've lost a limb when you accidentally leave your phone at home? Maybe you have nomophobia (and yes, that is a terrible pun)