Press releases and press coverage, 2001--2022

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19 September 2022: Richard was declared overall winner (joint) of the 2022 Blacktown Mayoral History Prize! Media coverage; 2; Prize-winning essay (under "2022 Winners"); alternative link; ceremony
16 September 2022: Check out this video news item by INAF covering the CAP2022 conference this week!
14 July 2022: The "biggest supermoon of the year" is here, but our fascination with the lunar cycle is far from new says ABC Australia online, including a few quotes by Richard
12 July 2022: Expert reaction: James Webb Telescope's first image released (with a quote from Richard); Sci-news media coverage
19 May 2022: Richard was quoted extensively in a new feature article in Research information on Pandemic brings preprints into the spotlight.
12 May 2022: Expert reaction: First images of a black hole in our galaxy (with a quote from Richard)
28 April 2022: "Utilize Social Media to Endorse Publications, DPIS IPB University: More Benefits" -- my Enago webinar hit the news via TribunNews Bogor (in Bahasa Indonesian)
29 March 2022: "Stellar motions reveal backbone of the Large Magellanic Cloud" -- check out the latest breakthrough by our international research team: AIP press release
2 January 2022: Year in Review -- Billionaire-Driven Space Tourism Bloomed In 2021, Presenting New Questions of Wastefulness; Richard was interviewed by Sputnik News (but the interview was first published on News Ghana).

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21 December 2021: Expert Reaction: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launch (with a quote from Richard)
7 December 2021: Macquarie University's Lighthouse Year Ender compilation video features our research on the first astronomical observatory in New South Wales!
19 November 2021: Read about tonight's total lunar eclipse in Richard's bite-sized explanation for The Lighthouse; 7News reference; Mirage News
3 November 2021: Prodi Astronomi ITB Peringati 70 Tahun Pendidikan Tinggi Astronomi di Indonesia (includes a reference to my keynote talk)
27 October 2021: SwitchHubTV just released a new episode of their professional interviews featuring Richard: EP10 What Shape is the Milky Way Galaxy?; also posted on LinkedIn
2 October 2021: Richard was quoted quite extensively by the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) in relation to the planned launch of China's Shenzhou 13 mission: China delays launch of next mission to Tiangong space station
8 September 2021: Richard was asked for commentary by the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) on China's new Mars helicopter: China develops Mars drone for future red planet missions
11 May 2021: Reuters, the press agency, published an Explainer about "all the fuss over falling debris from China's most powerful rocket", liberally quoting Richard.
9 May 2021: Richard was quoted in an article titled China Says Debris From Long March Rocket Landed in Indian Ocean by Bloomberg (Technology)
3 March 2021: Richard was interviewed on ABC Radio Sydney's Breakfast Show with Wendy Harmer and Robbie Buck: mp3 file
1 March 2021: Solved -- the site of Australia's first astronomical observatory; follow our historical detective work, pinning down the site of the first astronomical observatory in Australia: The Lighthouse (Macquarie University); Mirage News; National Tribune
19 February 2021 Expert Reaction: First black hole ever detected is more massive than we thought
11 February 2021: Richard was quoted in an article titled China's Space Dream Scores Big Win With First Mission to Mars by Bloomberg (Technology); Bloomberg | Quint; Business Standard; (in Chinese)

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21 December 2020: Richard's five stargazing tips on Macquarie University's facebook page
17 December 2020: Richard was interviewed by 2ser local radio's (107.3 FM) The Daily show on the topic, The Great Conjuction of Jupiter and Saturn
27 October 2020: It's official! Water has been found on the Moon (small grains embedded in glassy beads, mostly). See this video from the Australian Academy of Science, which includes a quote from me regarding the practicality of mining it for human use; Expert Reaction: Water on the moon! And it could help us head out to space; Cosmos Magazine coverage; Australian Science TV; Click Lancashire - Independent News
24 September 2020: Ask the Community: What Would Improve Trust in Peer Review? -- the perils of responding to requests: you get quoted in full...
22 September 2020: It's Peer Review Week 2020; check out this article on Trust in Peer Review: From the Eyes of Authors, Reviewers & Editors, which includes my thoughts on the process, its problems and promises
8 September 2020: Unusual Astronomers, Unusual Astronomy Jobs: the latest Galactic Times podcast (US Labor Day special) features me as Maritime Museum guide on Captain Cook's replica ship in the context of my job as an astronomer
3 September 2020: The new Macquarie University brand campaign video is out, and I'm in it -- twice! (But you'll be hard-pressed to find the second appearance...)
30 July 2020: Richard was asked for comments on the discovery of the oldest globular cluster in the Milky Way: Sydney Morning Herald; The Age; WAtoday; Brisbane Times; Head Topics Australia
30 March 2020:< Richard was interviewed by 2ser local radio's (107.3 FM) The Daily show on the topic, Are we alone?
24 January 2020: Richard was interviewed by Jamie Carter (at Forbes) for an explainer about Chinese New Year 2020: Year Of The 'Gold' Rat: How Chinese New Year Is Explained By The Moon And Jupiter

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24 December 2019: La science en 2019 (in French) -- Radio Canada selected our warped and twisted Milky Way story as 2019 science highlight! We also made The Daily Galaxy's 2019 most popular list.
18 December 2019: Our Nature Astronomy article on the Milky Way's warped and twisted disk came in at number 60 of the 2019 Altmetric top-100 out of over 2.7 million articles tracked! NAOC press release; Chinese version
29 November 2019: "Reach for the stars but stay grounded for knowledge" -- interview with the Times of India linked to my keynote lecture during the Thirty Meter Telescope week at Vigyan Samagam in Kolkata.
13 September 2019: VISTA unveils a new image of the Large Magellanic Cloud, VMC team press release, eso1914
6 August 2019: Richard was interviewed for an NBC news article following on from last week's media frenzy about the 3D shape of the Milky Way.
2 August 2019: Richard was interviewed for a news article in The Guardian, Most detailed ever 3D map of Milky Way shows 'warped' shape; see also interviews with C|NET, Axios and the Dutch NOS, among a number of news items carrying the interviews, either by name or by reference to Macquarie University. But see also this rebuttal by my Chinese colleagues explaining why the new Science article is more incremental rather than completely novel...
25 July 2019: Mahidol University - Macquarie University Science, Technology and Engineering Joint Symposium; news item at Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; (in Thai)
25 July 2019: A visit from Macquarie University, Australia; news item at King Monkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand
22 July 2019: Welcoming executives from Macquarie University, Australia; news item at Chiang Mai University, Thailand; 2
21 April 2019: Macquarie University Open Day in Wuhan concludes successfully (in Chinese), published by New Oriental Wuhan "future abroad"; announcement of our Open Days; 2; 3; 4
15 April 2019: "Is bigger always better?" Macquarie University professor gives demo class in China, Chengdu Shishi International School, Sichuan, China; 2
11 April 2019: EXPERT REACTION: Astronomers capture first ever image of a black hole (Australian Science Media Centre), includes a quote from Richard; 2
11 April 2019: 'Impossible' black hole image required planetary teamwork (Times Higher Education), also includes a long quote
8 February 2019: The story behind the world-first map of the Milky Way, Macquarie University Lighthouse podcast/interview with Richard de Grijs
5 February 2019: Full press coverage of our Nature Astronomy article about the Milky Way's warped and twisted disk
4 January 2019: Chinese landing on far sideof the moon excites Australian scientists: ABC early AM radio interview by Samantha Donovan; Macquarie University's LinkedIn coverage
3 January 2019: China Makes Historic Touchdown on Moon's Far Side: article including some of Richard's quotes; 2, 3

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29 December 2018: Richard was invited to give a schools lecture to some 200 pupils at Nanchong Senior High School in Sichuan -- and the press covered it: "Language Culture Series Lecture" highlight at Nanchong High School; 2, 3, 4, 5
19 December 2018: Communication Satellite Allows China To Beat Apollo Mission By Probing Far Side Of Moon: Sputnik interview with Richard de Grijs about China's latest exploratory mission of the solar system
12 December 2018: Richard was quoted in the context of the selection of Adelaid as the site of the Australian Space Agency's headquarters; 2; 3; 4
9 November 2018: Richard was confirmed as one of 10 Australian Principal Investigators of the upcoming Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) project!
7 November 2018: IAU astroEDU: One of The World's Most Inspiring Education Innovations: I'm proud to be an active board member and assessor of this prize-winning education initiative! Full list of HundrED 2019 inspiring innovations
30 October 2018: "Jilin University--Macquarie University exchange day" was held successfully at Jilin University; 2, 3
23 October 2018: Richard was interviewed for the Physics World 30th anniversary podcast series -- particle physics
17 September 2018: Interview with Armenia News TV1 in relation to the conference in honour of the 110^th anniversary of Viktor Ambartsumian at Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (Armenia); YouTube version
September 2018: An Astronomer's Encounter with Beijing, interview by Ling Xin: Bulletin of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (BCAS), 32(2), pp. 93--97 (2018)
21 August 2018: Forge successful, productive careers, interview with The Statesman (India)
14 August 2018: Top tips for building and maintaining international collaborations, Nature careers feature
14 August 2018: Hey, thanks for making me a scientist, This Week at Macquarie
3 August 2018: IIT Delhi, Macquarie University Signs MoU For Academic Collaboration, NDTV India news coverage; 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
2 August 2018: Australia Is Betting High On Engineers, interview with Business World India
2 August 2018: Benefits of space research trickle down into our everyday lives, interview with the Press Trust of India; 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
31 July 2018: Australia Is A Safe, Inclusive Country For Indian Students: Official, interview with NDTV India
27 July 2018: Read about tomorrow morning's total lunar eclipse in Richard's bite-sized explanation for The Lighthouse.
25 May 2018: Macquarie University Visit on 25th May 2018 to Mahidol University in Bangkok (Thailand)
3 May 2018: Burst of newborns in young star cluster puzzles astronomers, Macquarie University news release about our recent article in The Astrophysical Journal; NAOC release; China West Normal University release; YNAO release
20 March 2018: Some of Richard's thoughts on the non-political (that is, environmental) outcomes of China's recent legislative meetings, in response to a request from china.org.cn for comments: Foreign scholars' views on [the] Two Sessions
16 March 2018: Macquarie astronomers were asked for their thoughts on the passing of Stephen Hawking; see this highlight from This week at Macquarie: Vale Stephen Hawking
9 March 2018: Richard was featured in This week at Macquarie: Faculty of Science and Engineering welcomes new Associate Dean (Global Engagement)
9 March 2018: Richard was quoted in an INASP blog headlined AuthorAID launches new research collaboration forum to catalyse international research partnerships; see also this link
5 March 2018: Richard started his new appointment at Macquarie University! And -- surprisingly -- he was quoted in the media (see [09:25]) on day one with his new affiliation...

Press releases and coverage with KIAA affiliation (2010-2018)

13 February 2018: china.org.cn asked Richard, "What do you think of Spring Festival?" (in Chinese)
9 February 2018: Richard is quoted in an article in Het Financieele Dagblad (the Dutch Financial Daily), 'Wokpan' speurt naar buitenaards leven; local copy (.pdf)
17 January 2018: Richard is quoted in a new article published as part of the Nature Career Guide, The ups and downs of moving to China; Chinese version.

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23 November 2017: KIAA Faculty Member Publishes Major New Monograph, announcing my new e-book, Time and Time Again: Determination of longitude at sea in the 17th Century
25 October 2017: China and World Focus: China leading the world in technology, china.org.cn host Xu Lin interviews Richard to explore technology developments in the past five years; Chinese version
13 October 2017: The daily life of a Dutch astronomer in China, European Union science promotion video featuring Richard de Grijs (video in English; webpage in Chinese); promotion by the Netherlands embassy
21 September 2017: An interview with Richard appeared in Nature, vol. 549, pp. S5-S9: Young science in an old city; Chinese version
30 August 2017: Richard was interviewed for an article in Technisch Weekblad (in Dutch), China boekt succes in kwantumcryptografie (paywalled; local copy)
16 August 2017: Documentary explores the history of astronomy in China, Physics World blog post; YouTube documentary release
4 August 2017: Richard was interviewed by Jingkids magazine: Where do the stars come from?; official story; English version (17 October 2017)
25 May 2017: Richard was interviewed (pdf) about his experiences as Erskine Fellow at the University of Canterbury (Christchurch, New Zealand)
VISTA Peeks Through the Small Magellanic Cloud's Dusty Veil, ESO/VMC team press release (3 May 2017)
19 April 2017: Richard was quoted in a collection of opinions, titled Experts' view on China's cyber security and informatization progress
4 April 2017: Richard was mentioned in an article in 24 heures (in French) announcing the opening of a private Swiss facility by the Fondation Jan Michalski, aimed at supporting authors from around the world; his application was one of 29 proposals selected from around 900 submissions!
18 March 2017: Screening of new astronomical documentary, "Science of Heaven", in Tianjin (in Chinese)
19 February 2017: Food for thought and nourishment in Beijing, de Grijs R., Institute of Physics/IOP Life blog
February 2017: Richard was interviewed for a news story in Physics World on China's next-generation space missions
18 January 2017: Report of the second screenng of our documentary, Premiere of astronomical documentary "Divine Heaven" (Netherlands embassy, Beijing)
15 January 2017: Third screening of our documentary, The Science of Heaven, in Shanghai; event invitation, advertisement; news report

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Richard de Grijs visited our department (in Chinese), China West Normal University, 21 December 2016
Richard was featured in a news story relating high-level discussions about the development of postdoctoral systems (12 December 2016; in Chinese)
Dutch professor and film director produce documentary about Chinese astronomy, Netherlands embassy news, 5 December 2016 (Chinese)
Richard was interviewed for a feature article in NRC Handelsblad, published in the newspaper's Science section: Het nieuwe, grote oor van China (23 September 2016; in Dutch); local copy
Richard de Grijs was interviewed for a feature article in Physics World, special issue on China (September 2016), Rise of the physics powerhouse; local copy
First steps taken towards degree-level astrophysics programme in Mongolia, de Grijs R., 2016, Institute of Physics/IOP Life blog (26 August 2016)
Successful sixth optical astronomy and physics school held at the Optical Astronomy Observatory, 1-7 August 2016 (in Chinese)
Internationalisation of Chinese astronomy, feature interview with Richard de Grijs (in Chinese), China Youjia (26 May 2016)
Bringing physics to the migrant children of China, de Grijs R., 2016, Institute of Physics/IOP Life blog (3 February 2016)
Elsevier has announced that Richard de Grijs is among the "most highly cited Chinese scholars in 2015", a list of 1743 names that includes 87 faculty members at Peking University: http://blog.sciencenet.cn/blog-1015-952996.html, http://news.sciencenet.cn/html/shownews.aspx?id=337415
Stellar Parenting: Giant Star Clusters Make New Stars by 'Adopting' Stray Cosmic Gases, Kavli Foundation press release (27 January 2016); KIAA release; PKU release; NAOC release; PMO release; Northwestern University release; see also this link (phys.org) and these interviews: ABC news and Space.com. Nature also commissioned a News and Views commentary.

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An in-depth interview with Richard de Grijs appeared in Future Magazine (December 2015, p. 28)
Richard de Grijs was invited to speak at the 15^th Annual Academic Postgraduate "Lushan Forum" at Hunan Normal University on 27 November 2015. News coverage
My exciting AuthorAID story, which was a runner-up in the 2015 AuthorAID writing competition, was reworked by a science writer and has now been published: Beyond the niche: how AuthorAID has expanded my academic horizons (Office of Astronomy for Development's guest blog); another copy was posted here, on the Institute of Physics blog.
Richard de Grijs has been awarded one of 10 Honorable Mentions by the jury of the Asian Scientist Writing Prize 2015, based on his submissiontitled Asian scientists prepare to reach for the stars
An in-depth interview with Richard de Grijs appeared in the EURAXESS (Researchers in Motion) June 2015 Newsletter (No. 62, p. 9); direct link
Richard de Grijs was interviewed on 11 May 2015 by Grace Brown, reporter for CCTV America, about his work and life in China -- and in particular as regards his views about the process to obtain a Chinese "green card". The interview (local copy) was aired on 1 June 2015.
Elsevier has announced that Richard de Grijs is among the most highly cited Chinese scholars in 2014, which includes 84 faculty members at Peking University; see this PKU news release (6 February 2015)

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Workshop for Journal Authors and Peer-Reviewers, de Grijs R., National Astronomical Observatories (Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing), 26 December 2014
Surprising Theorists, Stars Within Middle-Aged Clusters Are of Similar Age, Kavli Foundation press release (17 December 2014); KIAA release; PKU release; NAOC release; see also this page and this page
Xinglong Observatory Winter School 2014, de Grijs R., 30 November 2014
Astrophysics Conference and Autumn School in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Office of Astronomy for Development release, 19 September 2014
Richard de Grijs featured at the press conference and formal opening ceremony of the China Science Festival, 6 May 2014; national media coverage includes an article in the China Daily and at XinhuaNet (see also this article)
New approach to science management needed, cover story/feature interview, Science weekly, 25 March 2014, p. 18; scanned, extended version

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Research support and travelling fellowships, Australian Academy of Sciences annual report (1 April 2012-31 March 2013), 2012 Selby Travelling Fellowship, p. 56 (original document)
A simple view of gravity does not fully explain the distribution of stars in crowded clusters, Kavli Foundation/Peking University press release (20 February 2013); see also this page, and this one
A Jumble of Exotic Stars: New VISTA snap of star cluster 47 Tucanae, ESO/VMC team press release (10 January 2013)

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Blinding you with Science, City Weekend (Beijing), 8-21 November 2012 (pdf file); online version [unfortunately, this article is factually incorrect (they didn't allow us to check the final version)]
Is bigger always better? The quest for extremely large telescopes, University of Queensland release, 10 November 2012;
Professor to explain science of "galaxy collisions", University of Southern Queensland release, 8 November 2012
Journey out and about in the Universe, Australian Academy of Science release, 5 November 2012; see also this article in the Australian Academy of Science Newsletter (Number 90, December 2012, p. 9) and listen to the ABC radio 666 interview on Elliott on the Drive (10 min) -- Here is the full lecture (streaming video)
When galaxies collide, University of Sydney release, 29 October 2012; press coverage: Campus Daily; podcast and local version
When looking at the Universe, size matters, Monash University release, 22 October 2012; see also this announcement and this one; full lecture
Colloquium helps researchers expand horizons, Iowa State Daily.com, 14 September 2012
Dutch and Chinese astronomers at the Embassy, NOST China news, 28 August 2012; see also this embassy release
East Asian "Astronomy-for-Development" node based in China!, IAU Office of Astronomy for Development release, 21 August 2012; see also OAD Shoots for the Stars - International Astronomical Unionâ€™s Office of Astronomy for Development makes landmark agreements, IAU press release, 27 August 2012; article (p. 8) (in pdf format) in the Inquiries of Heaven daily IAU General Assembly newspaper, issue 4 (pdf), 23 August 2012
International Astronomical Union conference kicks off today in Beijing, NOST China news, 20 August 2012
New editorial team appointed for ApJ Letters, American Astronomical Society Electronic Announcement #234 (item 7), 12 July 2012
Prof. Richard de Grijs has been appointed as the Deputy Editor of the Astrophysical Journal (Letters), KIAA release, 7 June 2012; PKU release (in Chinese; screenshot of the PKU homepage, 8 June 2012); PKU release in English
Colliding galaxies and Dutch astronomers at the Holland Science Lecture, NOST China News, 29 May 2012; NOST report
The Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) establishes three Task Forces, International Astronomical Union release (15 May 2012); see also this link
A rare chance to learn about science, Institute of Physics/Royal Society of Chemistry/Migrant Children's Foundation release (21 April 2012); local copy; Beijing University of Chemical Technology press release; photos on the MCF website; China Radio International video feature (local copy) - see also this link or this link
RAS honours leading astronomers and geophysicists, Royal Astronomical Society release, highlighting the UKIDSS group award we received (23 January 2012)

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2012 Academy awards for scientific excellence announced, Australian Academy of Science release (6 December 2011); see also these websites: 1, 2
VISTA finds 96 star clusters hidden behind dust, ESO/VVV team press release (3 August 2011)
Physics for development programme - Outreach visit made to western China, Institute of Physics international news, July 2011; local copy
- See also Institute of Physics Blog: IOP outreach in China; local copy
Birth, Evolution and Death of Star Clusters, de Grijs R., May 2011, interview in relation to the conference Stellar Clusters and Associations: A RIA Workshop on Gaia; local copy
VISTA stares deeply into the Blue Lagoon, ESO/VVV team press release (5 January 2011)

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Almaty hosts Fesenkov Readings, KazInform article (4 October 2010) (in Russian!); local copy (including English translation); 2
KIAA faculty delivers defining benchmark compilation in popular research area, KIAA news release (18 January 2010); Peking University release (in Chinese!)

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Press releases and press coverage from my time in employment in the UK (2001-2009)

Yorkshire physicists remembered, University of Sheffield news release (17 July 2009). See also
- (1) Institute of Physics Blog: Yorkshire physicists remembered
- (2) Yorkshire physicists remembered, Department of Physics & Astronomy news (17 July 2009)

Look into the dark skies of Yorkshire, University of Sheffield news release (11 March 2009) website. Press coverage generated by this release:
- (1) Sheffield Telegraph: Look into the dark skies of Yorkshire; alternative link
- (2) University of Sheffield homepage; 2; 3
- (3) 400 years of the telescope: Look into the dark skies of Yorkshire
- (4) Look into the dark skies of Yorkshire, Department of Physics & Astronomy news (18 March 2009)
- (5) University of York: Roadshow to reveal the wonders of astronomy (13 March 2009)
- (6) Department of Physics, University of York news
- (7) Science City York: Dark Skies - Star Party at Yorkshire Air Museum
- (8) Yorkshire Air Museum: Amazing Day lined up at Yorkshire Air Museum!

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Prime Minister's Initiative-2 funding for Sheffield-Korea programme in astrophysics, Department of Physics & Astronomy news (25 March 2008)

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X-ray satellites catch magnetar in gigantic stellar "hiccup"; ESA / California Institute of Technology, M. Muno, G. Israel et al. (4 April 2007)
Collaboration with top Chinese astrophysics institute gets a boost, Department of Physics & Astronomy news (27 February 2007)

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UCLA Astronomers Discover Neutron Star Where a Black Hole Was Expected; NASA / UCLA, M. Muno et al. (incl. de Grijs; 2/3 November 2006)
- Official press release at NASA; alternative site
- Official press release at UCLA
- Release at the Chandra X-ray Center; main site
- High-Energy Astrophysics Picture of the Week
- Selected press coverage generated by this release on the following web sites:
  - (1) The Journal of Young Investigators: Neutron Star Born Instead of Black Hole; alternative site
  - (2) Science NOW / Alles over Sterrenkunde: The Black Hole That Wasn't; see also this site, and this one
  - (3) Spaceflight Now: Neutron star found where a black hole was expected
  - (4) Space Spin: Neutron star discovered where black hole was expected
  - (5) Space Daily: Neutron Star Discovered Where A Black Hole Was Expected
  - (6) Astroseti.org: Â¡Sorpresa!: una estrella neutrónica en lugar de un agujero negro (in Spanish)
  - (7) SpektrumDirekt: Trotz Masse en masse: Neutronenstern statt Schwarzes Loch (in German)
  - (8) Dean's World: That Was No Black Hole! That Was My Neutron Star!
  - (9) Astro News: Gwiazda neutronowa zamiast czarnej dziury (in Polish)
  - (10) Clube Astronómico CA2000: Descoberta estrela de neutroes onde era suposto existir um buraco negro (in Portuguese)
  - (11) Science Ticker: Schwere Geburt für Schwarze Löcher (in German)
  - (12) Astro News: news 155 (in Russian)
  - (13) (in Chinese)
  - (14) Tycho Brahe Planetarium: Overraskende neutronstjerne (in Danish)
  - (15) : Neutron Star Found Where a Black Hole was Expected (in Thai)
  - (16) (in Korean)
  - (17) (in Russian)
  - (18) Astro News: Neutronenstern statt Schwarzes Loch (in German)
  - (19) Blogspot.com: Svarta haolet som inte finns (och varför det inte gör det) (in Danish)
  - (20) Science Magazine: Surprise Neutron Star Suggests Black Holes Are Hard to Make
Press coverage of our Royal Society/Office of Science and Technology "UK-China Science Network" meeting at China West Normal University in Nanchong, Sichuan (China; 12-16 June 2006):
- Nanchong daily (13 June 2006): electronic article; local pdf version; scanned article (front page)
- Sichuan daily (15 June 2006): scanned article (page 2)
- China West Normal University: News item; local pdf version; pictures shown on the University's home page

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Discussing Hubble's uncertain future, University of Sheffield press release (28 September 2005)
- Sheffieldbase: Debate Over Future of Space Telescope
Einstein inspires local kids to be artists and scientists, University of Sheffield press release (11 May 2005)
- Institute of Physics: Einstein: Life, Science and Art
- Millennium Galleries: Art and Einstein

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Supernova blast bonanza in nearby galaxy, heic0402 / STScI-2004-06; ESA, NASA, P. Anders, R. de Grijs and U. Fritze-v. Alvensleben (2 February 2004)
- Official press release at ESA; Alternative sites: 1, 2
- Official press release at STScI
- University of Göttingen release: Astrophysik: Direkter Blick auf Starburst-Geschichte einer Galaxie (in German)
  - Article in the University of Göttingen newsletter, uni|in|form, page 4 (in German; pdf file)
- University of Sheffield release: European Hubble project sees star factories at work
  - Article in the University of Sheffield staff newsletter, Eview; pdf version
- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day - 5 February 2004
- Selected press coverage generated by this release on the following web sites:
  - (1) NASA Multimedia: Image of the day, 4 February 2004
  - (2) NASA Planetary Photojournal: Supernova blast bonanza in nearby galaxy
  - (3) NASA Stars & Galaxies: Supernova blast bonanza in nearby galaxy
  - (4) Spaceflight Now: Supernova blast bonanza in nearby galaxy
  - (5) SpaceRef.com: Supernova blast bonanza in nearby galaxy European mirror; Canadian mirror
  - (6) MSNBC Cosmic Log: The latest blast from Hubble; alternative site; picture used for different story
  - (7) Space.com Image of the Day: New from Hubble - The Creation Process
  - (8) Universe Today: Nearby Galaxy is Hotbed of Star Formation; alternative site
  - (9) Wiener Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Astronomie: Goldgrube an Supernovaexplosionen in naher Galaxie / Supernova blast bonanza in nearby galaxy
  - (10) Astronieuws: NGC 1569, in due time to be moved here (in Dutch)
  - (11) Atlas Aerospace: Supernova blast bonanza in nearby galaxy
  - (12) Space Daily: Cosmology - Supernova Blast Bonanza In Nearby Galaxy
  - (13) Sky Image Lab: Supernova Blast Nearby Galaxy
  - (14) AstroArts: SupernovaBlast Bonanza in Nearby Galaxy (in Japanese)
  - (15) The Dome of the Sky: NGC 1569: Starburst in a Small Galaxy
  - (16) Ciel des Hommes, Com'une Image: NGC 1569 : bouffée de naissance stellaire dans une petite galaxie (in French)
  - (17) Astronomy-chat Supernova Blast Bonanza in Nearby Galaxy
  - (18) Astronews: Liczne wybuchy supernowych w pobliskiej galaktyce (in Polish)
  - (19) Cielo Sur: Galaxia cercana es un semillero de formación estelar (in Spanish)
  - (20) Portal do Astrónomo: Imagem do Dia: Galáxia ané NGC 1569 (in Portuguese)
  - (21) StarDate online: Star Nursery
  - (22) SciTecLibrary.com: Supernova Blast Bonanza in Nearby Galaxy
  - (23) University of Cologne: Supernova Blast Bonanza in Nearby Galaxy
  - (24) Agrupación Astronómica de Sabadell / Actualidad: Un intenso estallido de supernovas en una galaxia cercana: NGC 1569 (in Spanish; in Catalan)
  - (25) Astronet.ru: NGC 1569: zvezdnye vzryvy v malen'koi galaktike (in Russian - cyrillic script; western script)
  - (26) Gothardt Astrophysical Observatory: Intenzív csillagkeletkezés az NGC 1569-ben (in Hungarian)
  - (27) (in Japanese)
  - (28) Todays' Cosmos Image: NGC 1569: Starburst in a Small Galaxy (in Japanese)
  - (29) Tycho Brahe Planetarium: Udbrud af stjernefodsel (in Danish)
  - (30) Barnaul State Pedagogical University, Physics Faculty: NGC 1569 (in Russian)
  - (31) Informationsdienst Wissenschaft: Astrophysik: Direkter Blick auf Starburst-Geschichte einer Galaxie (in German)
  - (32) Taipei Astronomical Museum: NGC 1569 (in Chinese)
  - (33) Astronews.com: Blick auf Starburst-Geschichte einer Galaxie (in German)
  - (34) SETI-Hispano: Explosiones de supernovas en una galaxia cercana (in Spanish)
  - (35) (in Russian)
  - (36) Ahora USA: Explosiones supernovas en una galaxia cercana (in Spanish)
  - (37) Falun Dafa en Europe: Souffle d'explosion d'une supernova dans une galaxie voisine (in French)
  - (38) ROL (in Russian)
  - (39) Foto's Hubble space Telescope (in Dutch)
  - (40) Origo: Szupernóva-parádé egy közeli galaxisban (in Hungarian)
  - (41) (picture only); another web site that only uses the picture
  - (42) Astronet gallery: Dwie gromady w NGC 1569 (in Polish)
  - (43) Orion Astronomsko drustvo: News (in Slovenian)
  - (44) Gruppo Locale: Intensa formazione stellare in NGC 1569 (in Italian)
  - (45) This is your world
  - (46) Noticias del espacio: Explosiones Supernovas en una Galaxia Cercana (in Spanish)
  - (47) ST-ECF newsletter No. 36 (May 2004): Supernova Blast Bonanza in nearby Galaxy (pdf file; page 5)
  - (48) Innovations Report: Direkter Blick auf Starburst-Geschichte einer Galaxie; alternative site (in German)
  - (49) UNIprotokolle: Astrophysik: Direkter Blick auf Starburst-Geschichte einer Galaxie (in German)

= 2003 = STOP PRESS! STOP PRESS! STOP PRESS! STOP PRESS! STOP PRESS! = 2003 =

Missing link found between old and young star clusters: Ancestors of the globular clusters discovered, Joint University of Cambridge and NOVA press release, Richard de Grijs, Henny Lamers and Nate Bastian (6/7 January 2003)
- University of Cambridge press release; see also University of Cambridge newsletter, Jan/Feb 2003
- NOVA press release (in Dutch)
  - locally maintained copy
- Selected press coverage generated by this release on the following web sites:
  - (1) BrightSurf.com (the resource for science information): Missing link found between old and young star clusters
  - (2) Science Now: Middle-Aged Star Clusters Surface
  - (3) Science Now (Korea): Middle-Aged Star Clusters Surface
  - (4) Science Now (China): Middle-Aged Star Clusters Surface
  - (5) Copy of the press release at the University of Groningen
  - (6) Govert Schilling: Missing link tussen jonge en oude sterclusters gevonden
  - (7) SpaceRef.com: Missing link found between old and young star clusters
  - (8) VSA - Volkssterrenwacht Amsterdam: Missing link tussen jonge en oude sterclusters gevonden (januari 2003 archief; "Vers van de Satelliet") (contents now superseded)
  - (9) Cambridge University Newsletter February/March 2003: Smashing News
  - (10) Innovations Report: Missing link found between old and young star clusters
  - (11) British Science, Technology and Medical News: Found: "Missing Link" of Stellar Evolution (link now defunct)
  - (11) British Embassy in Russia (in Russian)

= 2001 = STOP PRESS! STOP PRESS! STOP PRESS! STOP PRESS! STOP PRESS! = 2001 =

Hubble Reveals Ultraviolet Galactic Ring, STScI-PR01-37, NASA, the Hubble Heritage Team and the HST mid-UV Team (R. Windhorst et al.) [1 November 2001]
- Hubble Heritage press release, November 2001
  - Includes biographies of our team...
- Official press release at STScI
- Official 'Hubble Site' press release
- Locally maintained version
- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day - 21 November 2001
- Selected press coverage generated by this release on the following web sites:
  - (1) Space.com: Tricks of Light: Hubble Gets New View of a Galaxy; linked from www.astronomer.com
  - (2) Spaceflight Now: Hubble reveals ultraviolet galactic ring
  - (3) Cosmiverse: Hubble Reveals Ultraviolet Galactic Ring; Image of the Day, 2 November 2001 (links now defunct)
  - (4) EurekAlert!: Hubble Reveals Ultraviolet Galactic Ring (contents now superseded)
  - (5) SpaceRef.ca: Hubble Reveals Ultraviolet Galactic Ring
  - (6) MSNBC: Ultraviolet ring lights up a galaxy (link now defunct)
  - (7) UniSci: Shape Of Galaxy Differs Depending On Color Of Light
  - (8) Astronomy.com / Science News - Galaxies: Ultraviolet Ring Adds Sparkle to Galaxy
  - (9) Universe Today: Hubble Reveals Ultraviolet Galactic Ring
  - (10) Spacecast.com: Hubble Spies A Galaxy - Ultraviolet Revelations (link now defunct)
  - (11) Origins (NASA/JPL): Hubble Reveals Ultraviolet Galactic Ring
  - (12) Spiegel Online: Astronomische Ausblicke - Rätselhafter Ring (in German) (link now defunct)
  - (13) Israel Online: Hubble Reveals Ultraviolet Galactic Ring (in Hebrew)
  - (14) Royal Observatory Greenwich / national Maritime Museum: Hubble reveals ultraviolet galactic ring (link now defunct)
  - (15) ROL (in Russian)
  - (16) Ingeniøren|net: Hubble finder ultraviolet galaktisk ring (in Danish)
  - (16) Department of Physics, Chinese University of Hong Kong:HST Latest News (in Chinese)
  - (17) TAS (in Chinese) (link now defunct)
  - (18) AstroNEWS: Teleskop Hubble'a zaobserwowa ultrafioletowy dysk (in Polish)
  - (19) Astro-Image: Hubble entdeckt galaktischen Ring im Ultravioletten (in German)
  - (20) wiadomosci.tvp.pl: Zagadkowe galaktyczne kregi (in Polish) (link now defunct)
  - (21) Astronews: Hubbel enthüllt verborgenen Ring (in German)
  - (22) NGC 6782 (in Korean)
  - (23) Science: Oppdaget ring med nye stjerner i galakse (in Norwegian)
  - (24) GloboNEWS: Hubble revela círculos de estrelas em formacao (in Portuguese)
  - (25) AVARUUS: Galaksi uv-valossa (in Finnish) (link now defunct)
  - (26) News (in German) (link now defunct)
  - (27) Astronomische Informationen: Highlights 2001 (in German); alternative (latter link now defunct)
  - (28) g-o.de: Reise ins All: UV-Licht enthüllt galaktischen Ring (in German); see also snafu (links now defunct)
  - (29) Astro News Network: Hubble Reveals Ultraviolet Galactic Ring
  - (30) Teleskop Hubble'a zaobserwowa ultrafioletowy dysk (05/11/2001) (in Polish) (link now defunct)
A Galaxy Blazes With Star Formation (NGC 3310), STScI-PR01-26, the Hubble Heritage Team and Meurer et al. (6 September 2001)
- Our team is acknowledged in the Fast Facts
Hubble Spies Huge Clusters of Stars Formed by Ancient Encounter, STScI-PR01-08 / ESA-HEIC0103, NASA, ESA and R. de Grijs (7 March 2001)
- Official press release at ESA; alternative version
- Official press release at STScI
- Official 'Hubble Site' press release
- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day - 12 March 2001
- Selected press coverage generated by this release on the following web sites:
  - (1) NHK-Japan, the government-funded public broadcasting station of Japan, will feature this research in episode 7 of their new "Space Millenium" series, and in the accompanying book (in Japanese...); from the book: page 39, (part of) page 40
  - (2) Aerotech News and Review: Hubble spies ancient star clusters with a violent past (link now defunct)
  - (3) Alabama Aerospace Teachers' Association: E-news for March 8, 2001
  - (4) Astronomical Society of the Pacific: Hubble Spies Huge Clusters Of Stars Formed By Ancient Encounter (link now defunct)
  - (5) Astronomy & Geophysics: Timing starburst: the role of galactic interactions in starting stars (Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 42 (2), 2.6)
  - (6) Astronomy Magazine: The Storytellers of M82; photo gallery; this press release is featured in the June 2001 (printed) issue of Astronomy magazine
  - (7) Astronomy Now: Breaking News (March) (link now defunct)
  - (8) CNN: Hubble sees stars after galactic collision
  - (9) Cosmiverse Space News: Hubble Spies Huge Clusters of Stars (link now defunct)
  - (10) Earth Changes TV: Stars Forged in Galactic Battle (link now defunct)
  - (11) ESA Portal - Feature of the Week: Hubble spies huge clusters of stars formed by ancient encounter; alternative page
  - (12) FutureFrame News: Galactic encounter triggers star formation; additional site (links now defunct)
  - (13) Hypography Sci-Tech: Hubble Spies Ancient Star Cluster With Violent Past
  - (14) Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Hubble Spies Ancient Star Clusters with a Violent Past; alternative sites: 1 (better lay-out); 2
  - (15) Latest Space Images: Huge Clusters of Stars Formed by Ancient Encounter (contents now superseded); see also this page, or this one
  - (16) National Geographic NEWS: Hubble Spies Huge Clusters of Ancient, Violent Stars
  - (17) Nebulae News: The Galaxy M82; M81/82 Collision Dated (link now defunct)
  - (18) New Sabah Times (Malaysia): Hubble spies huge clusters of stars formed in ancient crash (link now defunct)
  - (19) Nightowl: Hubble sees stars after galactic collision (link now defunct)
  - (20) Science Daily: Hubble Spies Huge Clusters Of Stars Formed By Ancient Encounter
  - (21) Scientific American: Stars Forged in Galactic Battle; alternative site (links now defunct)
  - (22) Space.com: Clues to Galactic Crash in New Hubble Image
  - (23) Spaceflight now: Hubble spies huge clusters of stars formed in ancient crash
  - (24) (defunct)
  - (25) Space Web Magazine: Hubble Spies Huge Clusters of Stars Formed by Ancient Encounter; in Finnish (links now defunct)
  - (26) StarStuff: Ancient Remnants of a Galactic Collision (link now defunct)
  - (27) Students for the Exploration and Development of Space: Hubble Space Telescope images of M82; Introduction
  - (28) Ufoinfo.com: Hubble Spies Ancient Star Clusters With A Violent Past (link now defunct)
  - (29) University Science: Super Star Clusters Linked To Intergalactic Violence
  - (30) 3XL.net: Xoc de nebuloses (in Catalan)
  - (31) Bill's World Wide Web Site: M82 (in Chinese) (link now defunct)
  - (32) StarParadise.net: Astronomical News, March 2001 (in Chinese); alternative page (links now defunct)
  - (33) AstroCZ: Vychladlé novinky 2001 (in Czech) (link now defunct)
  - (34) Czech Astronomy News: Galaxie M81 a M82 Oèima HST (in Czech); alternative site
  - (35) Tycho Brahe Planetarium: Kosmisk trafikuheld (in Danish)(link now defunct)
  - (36) Tiscalinet Belgium: De recentste ontdekkingen - 09-03-2001 (in Dutch) (link now defunct)
  - (37) astronomie-astronautique.com: M82, le cigare (in French)
  - (38) Le centre de la galaxie irrégulière M82 (in French)
  - (39) Astronews: Hubble: Die Folgen einer Galaxienkollision (in German)
  - (40) Astronomie.de News-Telegramm: Sternentstehung durch Galaxien-Begegnung (in German)
  - (41) MorgenWelt 8. März 2001: Sternentstehung durch Galaxien-Begegnung (in German) (link now defunct); alternative site
  - (42) Star Observer: Geboren aus der Apokalypse - appeared in the printed version of Star Observer, May 2001, pp. 68-71 (in German)
  - (43) ORF ON Science: Wenn Galaxien kollidieren (in German)
  - (44) Wissenschaft & Weltraumforschung: Sternentstehung durch Galaxien-Begegnung (in German) (link now defunct)
  - (45) Origo (Hungary): Õsi ütközés, fiatal gömbhalmazok (in Hungarian) (link now defunct)
  - (46) AstroArts: (in Japanese)
  - (47) Jurai: Space images (in Japanese) (link now defunct)
  - (48) Institutt for teoretisk astrofysikk (Universitetet i Oslo): Kosmisk Kollisjon Avslørt (in Norwegian)
  - (49) Science (Norway): Avslører kosmisk kollisjon (in Norwegian)
  - (50) Astromania: 19.03.2001 (in Polish); image (links now defunct)
  - (51) E'n'N news (in Polish) (link now defunct)
  - (52) Polska Agencja Prasowa SA (in Polish) (link now defunct)
  - (53) CorreioWeb: Colisão de galáxias (in Portuguese)
  - (54) FFESP News: Espaço/Colisão de Galáxias (in Portuguese)
  - (55) Jornal de Brasília: Colisão de galáxias (in Portuguese) (link now defunct)
  - (56) Terra (Brazil): Telescópio espacial Hubble registra colisão de galáxias; alternative site (in Portuguese)
  - (57) SpaceNews 13 March 2001 (in Russian)
  - (58) Misterije Info.centar: Sudar diva i patuljka (in Yugoslavian) (link now defunct)
  - (59) (no title) (link now defunct)
  - (60) ST-ECF Newsletter, July 2001, page 19
  - (61) Space Images: M82; M82 Infrared (latter link now defunct)
  - (62) cd/Astronomie: Nepravidelná galaxie M82 (in Czech)
  - (63) (no title) (in Korean) (link now defunct)
  - (64) (defunct)
  - (65) The Universe Today: Space News for March 7, 2001
  - (66) Light Means Smaller and Faster: Technology
  - (67) Expedition Zone: Supersternhaufen aus kosmischem Verkehrsunfall (in German)
  - (68) Associazione Astrofili Trentini: Scontro galattico (in Italian) ; alternative site
  - (69) Geoman.net: Les jeunes amas globulaires de M82 (in French; PDF file)
  - (70) Nieuws uit de ruimte: Bolvormige sterrenclusters (in Dutch)
  - (71) Hubble Space Telescope: M82 an Ancient Encounter (link now defunct)
  - (72) Planetary Photo Journal: PIA04218: Galaxy M82
  - (73) Associazione Astrofili Trentini: Scontro galattico (in Italian)
  - (74) Roswell Shiri University: NASA's Cosmos Image of Today (in Japanese)
  - (75) Science Blog: Hubble spies huge clusters of stars formed by ancient encounter
  - (76) (no title) (in Arabic)
  - (77) RedNOVA: Hubble Spies Huge Clusters of Stars Formed by Ancient Encounter
  - (78) Instantní Astronomické Novini: Náhodné setkání (in Czech)
  - (79) (in Russian)
Ultraviolet Galaxies, STScI-PR01-04, NASA, R. Windhorst and the HST mid-UV Team (11 January 2001)
- Official press release at STScI
- Official 'Hubble Site' press release
- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day - 17 January 2001
- Selected press coverage generated by this release on the following web sites:
  - (1) This picture is included on a PC World Australia cover CD, May 2001 (link now defunct)
  - (2) JPL Origins Library: Library: News - the Story of the Universe
  - (3) Spaceflight Now: Nearby galaxies yield clues to early universe
  - (4) Space Images: NGC 3310; ESO 418-008; UGC06471-2
  - (5) Hubble Telescope Information: Through Hubble's Eyes (link now defunct)
  - (6) Cosmic Light: Ultraviolet Views of Nearby Galaxies Yield Clues to Early Universe (link now defunct)
  - (7) WRC / WeatherNet: UV spiral
  - (8) The Need to Know Newsletter (January 13, 2001, p. 3): From microscopic maladies to gorgeous galaxies
  - (9) Czech Astronomy: Co øíkají blízké galaxie o tìch vzdálených? (in Czech)
  - (10) Ciel et Espace: Flambée d'ultraviolets (in French) (link now defunct)
  - (11) Astronews: Oft nur die Spitze des Eisbergs (in German)
  - (12) Science (Norway): Hvordan var urtidens galakser? (in Norwegian)
  - (13) Info.astro: Fuegos artificiales en la galaxia NGC3310 (in Spanish) (link now defunct)
  - (14) Sejong University Observatory (Korea): Hubble's Ultraviolet Views of Nearby Galaxies Yield Clues to Early Universe (pictures only) (link now defunct)
  - (15) Space.com: Clues to Early Universe in Three New Hubble Images (link now defunct)

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