If you missed any of our lectures during #worldspaceweek last week, don't worry! You can watch the recordings here. AstrobiologyOU Faculty of STEM, The Open University youtube.com/@schoolofphysi…

Congratulations to our very own Prof. Sally Jordan!

‼️Our Next Talk Guardians of the Galaxies: Shielding EUCLID's Eyes from Cosmic Hazards Join us as Dr. Ben Dryer outlines the scientific objectives of the EUCLID mission 🗓 Thurs 26th Oct at 6.50pm Register for FREE with the link below 👇 👇 ouspacesociety.org/event-details/…

Moon Night 2023 is live! Join us the evening of Tuesday 28th November to learn more about the exciting Lunar research undertaken at The OU! Faculty of STEM, The Open University #moonnight #astronomy #lunar_research Book your tickets at shorturl.at/sAFJP

Moon Night tickets are selling fast! Make sure to get your tickets for our annual celebration of Lunar Research on 28/11/23. Come learn about the exciting research undertaken at the OU! #lunar_research #moon #astronomy #lab_tours #Meteorite #moon_rock shorturl.at/FKRX4

A great #OUMoonNight orchestrated by Mahesh Anand. Here’s The Open University Vice Chancellor @TimJBlackman with meteorites from the Moon and Mars in either hand.

Are you interested in space technology research? Gaining industry experience? Working with space agencies, such as ESA and NASA? Applications for PhD studentships at the Centre for Electronic Imaging (CEI) in the School of Physical Sciences are now open! tinyurl.com/CEIPhD2024

Check out these new PhD opportunities in the School of Physical Sciences in a range of subjects! Deadline for applications: 25th January 2024 Apply now: Current PhD Studentships | School of Physical Sciences (open.ac.uk)

Our #PlantyMoonPlantface experiment from #OUMoonNight & Faculty of STEM, The Open University has been going on an adventure across Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 for Christmas and Hogmanay! Here she is, visiting the #Skye Skye Museum of Island Life. Experiment details: docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/e/…

Peregrine Mission One, launching post Jan 8, is an OU-led collaboration with ESA, NASA, and STFC RAL. Dr. Simeon Barber's £14M project, backed by UK Space Agency, aims to analyse lunar atmosphere for water, vital for exploration and astronaut missions. ow.ly/4w9F50Qnn8l

Want to watch the Peregrine Misson One Launch LIVE? Set your alarms - it's an early one! Launch is planned for 06:30 on Monday (GMT) via this link! plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-vide…

In Nature Geoscience, Professor Mahesh Anand and researchers unveil an understanding of the origin of a unique Moon rock type. Their study combines high-temperature experiments and isotopic analyses, revealing a critical reaction shaping these lunar magmas. ow.ly/7ybj50QqSRJ

More exciting news! Our group have been awarded a grant from the UK Space Agency to develop detector technology that will contribute to a new imaging instrument for Mars, as part of the International Mars Ice Mapper mission (I-MIM). ounews.co/science-mct/ou…

Today is our #live #BritishScienceWeek event! We go live at 13:00- we hope to see you there! Are you joining us? It's not too late; head over to Eventbrite to receive the live links now! Links will be emailed five minutes before the event starts. bit.ly/NamingMercury

Are you interested in investigating diversity and increasing representation across the solar system? If so join the hackathon on 27th and 28th April- email [email protected] to sign up. #womenInSTEM #diversityInSTEM

OU researchers awarded £2M to develop detectors for new UV space telescopes in search for extraterrestrial life. Led by Dr. Jesper Skottfelt, the team will collaborate internationally to design and build the telescope. ow.ly/wTa750Rb94L

Want to know more about protecting our Solar System? Then our Ask the experts - Protecting our Solar System: Planetary Protection and the Future of Space Exploration is for you! Either join The Geological Society in-person or online on Thurs 25th April Register here: bit.ly/ProtectSolarSy…

Want to know more about protecting our Solar System? Then our Ask the experts - Protecting our Solar System: Planetary Protection and the Future of Space Exploration is for you! Join The Geological Society in-person or online on Thurs 25th April 18.00 Register here: bit.ly/ProtectSolarSy…

One week to go until this very exciting panel lecture event! Come join us in London The Geological Society by registering here: bit.ly/ProtectSolarSy…

Just over 24 hours to go until this fascinating panel lecture about the future of planetary protection! You can still book your tickets for both in-person and online at eventbrite.co.uk/e/ask-the-expe…