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Shining the light on Dark Matter

Posted by: guest, Posted on: 31 October 2017 - Categories: Space science

Happy Dark Matter Day! Thomas Kitching, Reader in Astrophysics, gives an overview of Dark Matter and the UK's involvement in Euclid. A mission which will map the geometry of the dark Universe.

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ExoMars field trip

Posted by: guest, Posted on: 10 October 2017 - Categories: Space exploration

Who would have thought that preparation for Europe's ExoMars mission includes a crash course in Geology and a couple of visits to the first aider.

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World Space Week: International Partnership Programme

Posted by: Tatiana, Posted on: 4 October 2017 - Categories: Digital communications, International

This week we're celebrating all things space!

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Helen Walker

Posted by: guest, Posted on: 2 October 2017 - Categories: Space science, Uncategorized

It is with great sadness that we recently learned of the death of one of our colleagues, Dr Helen Walker.

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