Andreea Font
I am a theoretical cosmologist and my interests are in the formation and evolution of galaxies, in particular in the formation of our own galaxy, the Milky Way. To this aim, I build computer simulations that follow the evolution of Milky Way-type galaxies since their birth until the present time (see this page: https://www.astro.ljmu.ac.uk/Artemis).
I am particularly interested in making detailed comparisons between cosmological simulations of the Milky Way and the most up-to-date observational data in our Galaxy, for example, the data obtained from the Gaia satellite. Examples of my recent work include modelling of stellar haloes of Milky Way-type galaxies and of satellite dwarf galaxies orbiting these systems.
I also have an interest in deciphering the nature of dark matter and, to this aim, I develop models that help us distinguish between various possible dark matter particle candidates using cosmological simulations.
Latest articles by Andreea Font
![The Milky Way band stretches across the sky above sand dunes.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/smrDDa9gzEFkYHQM7hSmR5-320-80.jpg)
Arrakhis: The tiny satellite aiming to reveal what dark matter is made of
By Andreea Font published
The European Space Agency (ESA) recently announced a new mission of its science program: a small telescope orbiting the Earth dubbed Arrakhis.
![Could we travel to other universes using wormholes?](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DBb9kesqie4VSECiejaDkQ-320-80.jpg)
Wormholes may be lurking in the universe — and new studies are proposing ways of finding them
By Andreea Font published
Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity profoundly changed our thinking about fundamental concepts in physics, such as space and time.
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