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Geraint Jones was on holiday when Rosetta arrived and had no internet access. He saw the shape of the comet for the first time on a newspaper stand in Germany! Geraint is now project scientist for BepiColombo together with Johannes.


Is there life on Mars?🤔🚀 Dr. Catherine Regan from MullardSpaceScience discusses her work as a planetary scientist, our search for Martian life, and the upcoming Rosalind Franklin mission. Join our series to explore space's biggest questions with top experts. Learn more at


Interested in an MSc in Planetary Science? 🪐🚀 Ours is a London-based taught postgrad course hosted by UCL Mathematical & Physical Sciences P&A Dept, with modules also provided by EarthSciences UCL MullardSpaceScience & Birkbeck School of Natural Sciences. Applications still open to home students until 30 Aug! ucl.ac.uk/planetary-scie…



Could we move the Sun and take the whole solar system on a voyage through space? Prof Jay Farihi UCL Mathematical & Physical Sciences discussed the plausibility of the latest outlandish idea to be featured on the New Scientist Dead Planets Society podcast newscientist.com/article/244245…

Water on Mars! Again! Except this discovery is important in understanding how the planet works: Victoria Gill 💙💛 explains: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…


Cardiff Uni Physics Cardiff University If you haven't already, check our last video with ADC game designer Tara Tahseen! 👇x.com/ArielTelescope…

Excited for our Stargazing event on Thursday with Colne Valley Park Chiltern Society Woodoaks Farm West of London Astro South West Herts Astronomical Society. Looking forward to the opportunity of observing Saturn, Dumbbell and Ring Nebula, Andromeda galaxy and more 🔭🔭🌖🪐🌌




"It will leave a very impressive legacy": the first satellite of the European Space Agency Cluster mission investigating Earth's magnetosphere, which involved Prof Andrew Fazakerley and others MullardSpaceScience UCL Mathematical & Physical Sciences, has safely returned to Earth after 24 years in space ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/sep/…




Decode Exoplanet Atmospheres Using AI: Ariel Data Challenge 2024 Awaits! Ariel is calling scientists and AI enthusiasts to help tackle one of astronomy’s most complex and important data analysis problems – prize pool of $50,000 USD! More info on the Ariel Space Mission website!
