Stephen John Fossey is a British astronomer working at UCL Observatory, which is part of University College London (UCL).[1] He is one of the three editors of The Observatory magazine.[2]
Steve Fossey | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Known for | SN 2014J, HD 80606b |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | University College London, UCL Observatory |
| Thesis | The diffuse interstellar features and interstellar relationships (1990) |
| Website | www |
Fossey's research interests are in the interstellar medium, exoplanets and time-domain astronomy. Along with Ingo Waldmann and David Kipping, Fossey discovered in 2009 that the exoplanet HD 80606b (previously known from radial velocity) transits its host star.[3][4] Fossey also discovered supernova SN 2014J, the closest supernova for each for several decades, in January 2014.[5]
Fossey studied at University College London (UCL), receiving his Bachelor of Science with Honours in 1983. This was followed in 1990 by a PhD in Astronomy (also at UCL).[1] Fossey later became a member of staff at ULO (University of London Observatory).
The areas of research that Fossey takes most interest in are extrasolar planets, the interstellar medium, and molecular astrophysics.[6] He has authored over a dozen refereed scientific papers on these topics.[7] His first scientific publication was a single-author letter in Nature.[8]
Fossey is an editor of The Observatory magazine.[9]