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OU researchers find Saturn’s radiation can form molecules for life on its icy moon
Scientists from the OU have helped find that organic molecules found in plumes from Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus could be formed by radiation on...
New Clues from Asteroid Ryugu reveal how Earth became a habitable planet
Open University scientists Professor Ian Franchi and Dr Richard Greenwood have played a key role in new research that reveals clues about how Earth...
OU study could provide first ever timeline of Jupiter’s origins
A new study by an OU academic has provided a ground-breaking new insight into a huge Solar System event, the formation and migration of Jupiter. The...
Asteroids: Sometimes good, sometimes bad – always amazing
Asteroids often get a bad press. Not surprising really as scientists think that a 10 km wide space rock that hit Earth 66 million years ago was...
PhD student Hannah Sargeant makes Forbes 30 under 30 list
We want to congratulate School of Physical Sciences final year PhD student Hannah Sargeant for being selected to be on the Forbes 30...
Ice, sand and the spiders from Mars in the laboratory
Researchers from The School of Physical Sciences at The Open University (OU) have recreated the formation of spider-like patterns on Mars in their...
UK Space Academic Institutions Covid-19 Survey
The Space Academic Network (SPAN) is working closely with the UK Space Agency (UKSA) to coordinate a survey of universities and research centres...
New study reveals mud volcanoes on Mars may flow like lava
European researchers, including Dr Manish Patel, Dr Matt Balme and Dr Matthew Sylvest from The Open University(OU), have...
Apollo 17 sample leads to new discovery of the Moon’s evolution
An international team of scientists, including Mahesh Anand, Professor of Planetary Science and Exploration at The Open University, have...
Ancient rivers on Mars more than 3.7 billion years old
Scientists from around the globe have discovered evidence of ancient rivers on Mars more than 3.7 billion years old, using high-resolution 3D...
OU awarded £2.5 million to further success in planetary sciences
The Open University (OU) has received £2.5 million from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) to fund research in planetary...
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...
SPS researchers at UK Space Conference 2019
Ben Dryer, Thomas Buggey, Oliver Hetherington, Chiaki Crews, Martyna Hodges, Martine Harvey, James Endicott and Andrew Holland represented a cross...
PhD student awarded prestigious women in aerospace fellowship
Hannah Sargeant (Photo credit: Stacy Phillips, PhD student) Congratulations to one of our PhD student Hannah Sargeant, who has been awarded the...
UK Space Agency grant awarded to SPS researcher to study ExoMars landing site
Dr Matt Balme has been awarded ~ £370K by the UK Space Agency for a project to observe and model the formation of wind-related landforms at...