Andrew Norton

Andrew Norton

Andrew Norton has worked at the Open University since 1992 and is now Professor of Astrophysics Education in the School of Physical Sciences. He is a former Vice President of the Royal Astronomical Society.

His research interests are in various aspects of time domain astrophysics with a current focus on stellar photometry from wide field surveys to investigate close binary stars.

Articles by: Andrew Norton

Artist impression of Gaia mapping stars

Gaia mission: 5 revealing insights from its latest data

By Andrew Norton, Adam McMaster published

The Gaia star-mapping mission gives us brand new information about star formation and moons around asteroids, as well as secrets about the Milky Way's origins and possible future.

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