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Ariel space mission moves one step closer to reality
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) exoplanet mission Ariel, set to launch in 2029, has moved from study to implementation...
5 Big Questions About the Universe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DAvWnWKDeI Last year, the BBC broadcast “The Universe” TV series, which several SPS Astronomy staff were...
Asteroid is officially named after The Open University
Academics in the School of Physical Sciences are celebrating after learning that an asteroid situated more than 126 million miles from Earth has...
Hardware upgrades at OpenScience Observatory in Tenerife
The OpenScience Observatory’s Tenerife facilities finally received their long-awaited hardware upgrade, one year late due to COVID travel...
In Memoriam: Simon Clark
It is with great sadness that we share the news that our colleague, Simon Clark passed away suddenly last week. Simon was a Senior Lecturer in...
Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell awarded RAS Gold medal
We are delighted to announce that Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, has been awarded the prestigious Royal Astronomical Society Gold Medal. This...
Catch-up with “Things that go bump in the night…sky!”
https://youtu.be/HSimn3wXc0A "Things that go bump in the night...sky" features three OUSTEM Academics sharing their research and their...
Lockdown Lectures
Our resesarcher's are working hard behind the scenes (at home) to bring us some brand new content on our School of Physical Sciences YouTube...
SXP390 Student Prize 2024 – “OU student wins prize for study of the exoplanet Kepler-452b”
Each year the School of Physics recognises the achievement of its students through a series of prizes. One of those is the Paul Lidgett Prize,...
Newly detected green light observed around Mars
OU scientists, as part of an international team, have identified a never-before-seen, green glow surrounding Mars with the same characteristics as...