Chris Lintott

Astrophysicist

Chris Lintott is a Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford and a co-host of BBC's The Sky at Night.

Recent articles by Chris Lintott

Illustration of the interior of a spacecraft's cockpit, with Earth's Sun visible through the window

Could extra-terrestrials communicate using gravitational lensing?

An image of our Galaxy’s core with Sagittarius A* at its centre, made from X-ray observations by the Swift Observatory from 2006-13. Credit: NASA/Swift/N. Degenaar

Our Galaxy’s central black hole erupts unpredictably and chaotically

did gravity kill dinosaurs

Did gravity kill the dinosaurs?

M17 Omega Nebula by Tom Bishton, Gold Coast Hinterland, Australia. Equipment: Black Diamond ED120 Refractor, AZEQ6 Mount, ST80 Guidescope, Synguider, Canon 600D (modded)

The Omega Nebula is helping astronomers learn how massive stars form

Artist’s impression of a gravitational lensing event caused by the mass of a solo black hole. Credit: VChan / iStock / Getty Images Plus

Astronomers may have found a solo black hole wandering through space

Astronomers and cosmologists build computer simulations of the Universe. Credit: Artur Debat / Getty Images

How astronomers build the Universe in a computer

How will the James Webb Space Telescope study galaxies? Credit: NASA

How James Webb Space Telescope will study galaxies

Rosetta over comet 67P

14 amazing space and astronomy discoveries of the 21st century

An artist's depiction of a high definition galaxy background. Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus

Where do fast radio bursts come from?

Image of an asteroid colliding and blocking out a star's light. Credit: NASA

The mystery of double-dipping stars

Illustration showing what our galaxy the Milky Way likely looks like.

Can we measure the mass of the Milky Way?

Hubble has helped to define the shape of the Ring Nebula, revealing it to be doughnut shaped, with lower density material at its core. Credit: Credits: NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration

Astronomy explained What is a planetary nebula?

A Chandra X-ray Observatory image of galaxy NGC 4636

X-ray reveals the secrets of the Virgo Cluster

The hunt for Green Pea galaxies has been swept along by citizen scientists. The distinctive colour is due to the glow of excited oxygen. Credit: Richard Nowell and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

What are Green Pea galaxies?

A star-forming region 210,000 light-years away in the Small Magellanic Cloud, including star cluster NGC 346. Credit: NASA, ESA and A. Nota (ESA/STScI, STScI/AURA)

What can young stars tell us about the Universe?