Planetary Protection Week begins today. What is #planetaryprotection? In a nutshell, it's ensuring we don't accidentally contaminate untouched and unspoilt #extra-terrestrial environments. But for a better explanation 👇 ow.ly/cAhu50Rl5Ii #ICPPW #PlanetaryProtection

Curious about the future of planetary protection? 🚀🌕 Register for Faculty of STEM, The Open University's 'Ask the Experts' session to learn more and ask your burning questions. ❓ 📅 Thursday 25 April ⏰ 6:00pm 📍 The Geological Society, London Reserve your seat now 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/ask-the-expe…

Ely! Are you ready? Another wonderful degree ceremony at Ely Cathedral - what a stunning place to graduate! Congratulations to all of our STEM students crossing the stage today! 👨‍🎓🥂👩‍🎓 .

A sneak peak inside Ely Cathedral before and during this afternoon’s The Open University graduation ceremony #OUFamily Congratulations to all who graduated today!

Science in a comfy seat? We are definitely up for this! Get involved! 👇

Installing Glass Microbiology ‘Past Present & Future’ (Smallpox, HIV & UntitledFutureMutation) The Royal Society London, for their Summer Exhibition 3-7th July, helping to represent the fine work of The Francis Crick Institute Institute. royalsociety.org/science-events…

🚨 NEW PAPER KLAXON 🚨 "An inorganic silicate simulant to represent the interior of Enceladus: by Rachael, Karen Olsson-Francis, Susanne P Schwenzer and Vic Pearson has just been published! Read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.… Huge congratulations 👏👏 Faculty of STEM, The Open University The Open University: School of Physical Sciences OU: Environment, Earth & Ecosystem Sciences

Advertising for our friends in The Open University: School of Physical Sciences Two PhD opportunities for February 2025 starts available: www5.open.ac.uk/science/physic…

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS Professor Susanne P Schwenzer Well deserved!! 🥳🥂

We're hiring! Join the OU Electron Microscopy Suite as a Project Officer. Be at the forefront of groundbreaking research in geology & space science! - PhD in Geology/Mineralogy - SEM & microprobe expertise - Passion for microscopy Apply now! twtr.to/9rPY4 #JobOpportunity

New #geobiology collection at Nature Communications ! nature.com/collections/df… Submit your articles that represent new frontiers of geobiology. Can be related to lab evidence of novel microbe metabolisms, new field sites, emerging questions about microbe-Earth interactions, etc.

Join us for an insightful talk by Prof. Mahesh Anand (Mahesh Anand), celebrating 55 years since the first Moon landing! Discover the renewed push for sustainable lunar missions & how the Moon is key to future exploration. Book now: ow.ly/emGk50TrvfP #WorldSpaceWeek

😮 It's #InternationalCoffeeDay ☕️ 🤔 Who else is on a coffee (or tea) break right now? ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti waiting for a brew (left) and enjoying her first drink from the then new ISSpresso machine on 3 May 2015. 🔗esa.int/ESA_Multimedia…

If you've got nothing better to do this Friday afternoon, join me at 1.30 pm Earth Sciences to hear about Canada's 1st ever rover mission & plans to return humans to to the #Moon through the #Artemis program! #ToTheMoon #Geology #exploration #space

Check out our new article about the ocean of Jupiter's moon Europa! It's available now on OpenLearn: bit.ly/OceanOfEuropa The Open University: School of Physical Sciences OU: Environment, Earth & Ecosystem Sciences Faculty of STEM, The Open University #WorldSpaceWeek

Learn more about Europa's icy shell with your new article Check it out on OpenLearn: bit.ly/EuropaIcyShell The Open University: School of Physical Sciences OU: Environment, Earth & Ecosystem Sciences Faculty of STEM, The Open University #WorldSpaceWeek

Looking for #WorldSpaceWeek resources? We've got you covered! Check out our OpenLearn World Space Week Collection: bit.ly/WSWOL Interactives, games, articles and more OU: Environment, Earth & Ecosystem Sciences The Open University: School of Physical Sciences Faculty of STEM, The Open University

Is there life on Europa? Find out with our new OpenLearn article: bit.ly/IsThereLifeOnE… The Open University: School of Physical Sciences OU: Environment, Earth & Ecosystem Sciences Faculty of STEM, The Open University

Check out this brilliant blog piece by one of our alumni Anushree Srivastava, PhD about NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover's SHERLOC instrument. Anushree shares her update as a member of Mars 2020 SHERLOC Science and Operations Team 👉science.nasa.gov/blog/persevera… Faculty of STEM, The Open University OU: Environment, Earth & Ecosystem Sciences OUGradSchool

Check out our full Europa OpenLearn collection Free articles to find out about Jupiter's Moon Europa! bit.ly/EuropaCollecti… OU: Environment, Earth & Ecosystem Sciences The Open University: School of Physical Sciences Faculty of STEM, The Open University #WorldSpaceWeek