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Four images of a solar eclipse, showcasing the sun at the center in various stages of the event.

Solar eclipse in Chile

Some of our staff and students happened to be in Chile at the same time as the solar eclipse in July, Research Fellow Jesper Skottfelt snapped...

School Physicist of the Year

School Physicist of the Year

On July 2nd 2019 Physical Sciences at The Open University hosted the 'Schools’ Physicist of the Year' event. It was a highly successful and...

A Hornet aircraft displayed alongside three other planes at the NASA museum, showcasing aviation history and technology.

Mahesh Anand celebrating the Moon landing anniversary on the USS Hornet

Mahesh Anand, Reader in Planetary Science and Exploration within the School of Physical Sciences, visited the USS Hornet on 24th July 2019 on...

Dr Diane Turner has been elected to be a future President of the Royal Society of Chemistry Analytical Chemistry Division

Dr Diane Turner has been elected to be a future President of the Royal Society of Chemistry Analytical Chemistry Division

With a landslide victory of 43% of the votes, one of our recent PhD student graduates, and long-term strategic partner, Dr Diane Turner has been...

Two astronauts inside the space shuttle, wearing helmets and suits, prepare for a mission in a zero-gravity environment.

New OU/BBC programme ‘8 Days: To the Moon and Back’

We have a new OU/BBC programme ‘8 Days: To the Moon and Back’ airing on Wednesday 10th July on BBC Two at 9pm. Our own Mahesh Anand was the...

A whimsical illustration of planets gathered together, celebrating a family party in a colorful cosmic setting

Spectacular new five-part series: The Planets on BBC2

In this major new landmark series, Professor Brian Cox tells the extraordinary story of our Solar System. For four and a half billion years...

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SPS academics give OpenTalks STEM lectures

Professors Andrew Norton and Simon Green welcomed the public to the University in April to speak about their research with Prof...

A group of young people proudly holding certificates on stage, celebrating their achievements together.

School Physicist of the Year Awards

The School of Physical Sciences and The Ogden Trust hosted the annual School Physicist of the Year (SPOTY) awards evening on 27...

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2018 OU Research Excellence Awards

Huge congratulations to the OU Rosetta Team who won the Outstanding Research Project Award at the inaugural OU Research Excellence Awards. Launched...

Frances Butcher, SPS: Life on Mars?

Frances Butcher, SPS: Life on Mars?

Congratulations to Frances Butcher, SPS PhD Research Student, on the "Life on Mars?" article in The Guardian’s Weekend Supplement (13...

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Moon Night

The School of Physical Sciences, Dr Mahesh Anand, led another successful Moon Night on Friday 7th December, very ably assisted by thirty volunteers...

SPS researchers take the Moon to Edinburgh Science Festival

SPS researchers take the Moon to Edinburgh Science Festival

Photo from L-R: Craig Walton (a PhD student at Cambridge and former intern and collaborator with Dr Mahesh Anand of SPS), Dr James Mortimer, Tara...