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HKU Team’s Discovery of Newborn Neutron Star “First Heartbeat” Named Among 2025 Hong Kong Top 10 Innovation & Technology News

HKU Three Research Projects Named Among “Top 10 Innovation & Technology News in Hong Kong 2025”, Showcasing Excellence in Research and Technology Transfer.

AAS Nova Research Highlight: A Unified Explanation for Fast Radio Bursts

Discover the research by Professor Bing Zhang and Rui-Chong Hu, who link fast radio bursts (FRBs) to magnetars. Read the research highlight spotted by AAS Nova.

HKIAA Coverage Highlights: November 2025

The launch of the Hong Kong Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics (HKIAA) has been featured by multiple local and international media outlets in November 2025.

HKU Researchers Discover New Tectonic Regime of Terrestrial Planets, Offering New Insights into the Evolution of Earth and Venus

An international team led by researchers from the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), including postdoctoral fellow Dr Tianyang LYU, Professor Man Hoi LEE (also with the Department of Physics), and Mok Sau-King Professor Guochun ZHAO, has made a significant breakthrough in understanding the tectonic evolution of terrestrial planets.

HKU Establishes Hong Kong Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) announced the inauguration of the Hong Kong Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics (HKIAA) with a plaque-unveiling ceremony on 3 November.