Stories by Matthew Kenworthy

Matthew Kenworthy is an Associate Professor of Astronomy at Leiden Observatory. His research includes designing optics to look for exoplanets using the world's largest telescopes, and searching for rings around young planets in other star systems.

Space & Physics

Staring Down a Star in Search of Giant Rings

Astronomers will soon start looking at Beta Pictoris for 300 days without blinking to find out what's responsible for a mysterious series of dimmings

February 27, 2017 — Matthew Kenworthy

Space & Physics

Astronomers Make a Map of a Super Saturn's Rings

Astronomers have discovered a gargantuan planetary ring system and possibly a moon around another star

December 16, 2015 — Matthew Kenworthy