Stories written by

Kevin Pimbblet, The Conversation

Senior Lecturer in Physics, University of Hull

A big takeaway from the first-ever black hole photograph is that Einstein was right

Scientists turned Earth into one giant telescope to capture the uncapturable.

Kevin Pimbblet, The Conversation
· Apr 11, 2019 · 08:30 pm
Weighty matter: A physicist explains what the change in the definition of the kilogram really means

The international prototype kilogram keeps changing weight so scientists have come up with a new way to calculate.

Kevin Pimbblet, The Conversation
· Nov 17, 2018 · 08:30 pm
What would happen if Earth fell into a black hole?

The spectacular science of quasars, no hair theorum and spaghettification.

Kevin Pimbblet, The Conversation
· Feb 20, 2016 · 11:30 pm

Galactico Christiano Ronaldo has the earliest stars in the universe named after him

Astronomers have spotted the earliest known stars in the universe, belonging to a class of chemically pure stars that may never have been seen before.

Kevin Pimbblet, The Conversation
· Jun 25, 2015 · 02:30 pm