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21 October 2024
Space probe proposal and climate research funding: News from Imperial
20 September 2024
Photo story: Imperial instrument installed on a solar-wind-studying spacecraft
05 September 2024
Imperial professor appointed Executive Chair of major UK science funding body
15 July 2024
‘Morning’ and ‘evening’ detected on an exoplanet
05 July 2024
Repurposed technology used to probe new regions of Mars’ atmosphere
03 November 2023
Q&A with Dr Nicky Fox: NASA’s Head of Science and Imperial alum
27 July 2023
Imperial researcher awarded £1m for magma-mapping project
14 June 2023
Origin of superfast solar wind found by spacecraft flying close to the Sun
23 May 2023
How Imperial is helping build the next generation of space careers
16 May 2023
JUICE magnetometer passes fitness tests and is ready to take data
02 May 2023
Signs that a rocky exoplanet could have an atmosphere detected by JWST
26 April 2023
Imperial-led Jupiter-bound instrument successfully deployed
17 April 2023
Imperial researchers team up with NASA to launch new citizen science study
14 April 2023
Space mission to Jupiter’s icy moons launches with Imperial-built kit on board
13 January 2023
Imperial astrophysicists recognised for teaching and research excellence
13 July 2022
Imperial students set to send reusable rocket into space
08 June 2022
Comet-mapping mission gets the go-ahead
18 May 2022
Solar storms can be predicted a day in advance, shows mission to the Sun
01 April 2022
Making cancer vulnerable and building bridges with MPs: News from the College
14 October 2021
Imperial to build instrument for new NASA mission to study the solar wind
06 October 2021
When the solar wind hits Earth’s magnetosphere, a surprising stillness ensues
17 August 2021
Mini space mission launches with Imperial kit on board
09 August 2021
Serendipitous double flyby of Venus provides unprecedented science opportunity
21 July 2021
Physics students take first-year project to peer-reviewed paper
23 June 2021
Science and spoken word collide in poetry project
26 May 2021
Imperial instrument ready to head to Jupiter after challenging lockdown build
08 January 2021
Space plasma and exoplanet experts receive Royal Astronomical Society awards
11 December 2020
Flying through a comet’s tail and fighting fluorine: News from the College
22 October 2020
We need an evidenced-based space strategy, academics tell policymakers
30 September 2020
Solar Orbiter’s first science data shows the Sun at its quietest
25 September 2020
Jupiter mission and AI acceleration: News from the College
21 September 2020
Unique ultraviolet aurora spied at comet visited by Rosetta
Imperial completes new space mission instrument despite lockdown challenges
14 September 2020
Astronomers find hints of life on Venus
31 March 2020
Solar Orbiter scientists on seeing rocket launch: “I will remember it forever”
06 March 2020
New Stephen Hawking Fellow appointed to share the wonder of science
17 February 2020
First science data from Solar Orbiter shows Imperial instrument working well
04 December 2019
Closest-ever approach to the Sun gives new insights into the solar wind
05 November 2019
Satellite tracking shows how ships affect clouds and climate
18 October 2019
Solar Orbiter spacecraft heads to launch site on its way to the Sun
24 September 2019
New satellite looking at how Earth is losing its cool gets the go-ahead
23 September 2019
Imperial instrument cleared to study the Sun after extensive spacecraft testing
17 July 2019
Celebrating Professor Jo Haigh's 35 years at Imperial
07 June 2019
Imperial academics awarded top honours by the Queen
03 May 2019
Climate champion Jo Haigh retires after 35 years at Imperial
21 February 2019
How Cassini changed our view of Saturn and its moons
11 January 2019
Wildfire research centre to launch with £10m from the Leverhulme Trust
04 December 2018
First ‘piggyback’ kit for monitoring space weather launched
"We knew that to make real progress we had to get back into the lab. You can't build a magnetometer in your kitchen… or can you?"
