Small but mighty
Powerful aurora-forming mini explosions seen behind the Earth
A NASA spacecraft has analysed magnetic explosions on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun, watching the process that creates auroras.
Stories tagged with 'Space'
Hidden in plain sight
Enormous ‘ghost’ galaxy spotted hiding next to the Milky Way
A galaxy a third the size of our own, but extremely faint, has been observed orbiting around the Milky Way.
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Peculiar planet
Latest insights into Saturn’s weird magnetic field only make things weirder
Some of the last data from the Cassini mission reveals more structure in Saturn’s magnetic field, but still no answer as to how it formed.
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Sounds of space
Music and science collide as Holst’s The Planets gets a modern makeover
A new Planets suite has launched at the Royal Observatory – with a little help from Imperial space scientists.
Jovial mission
Jupiter mission reaches next milestone as Imperial instrument is ready to test
Imperial scientists have sent their prototype magnetometer to ESA for testing, before building the final model for a mission to Jupiter.
Audio
All ears
Podcast: Cancer-causing virus, feeding the world and updating The Planets
In this edition: The latest research into a cancer-causing virus, a sustainable agriculture hero turns 80, and The Planets get a scientific update.
Clean sweep
Four academics awarded Institute of Physics medals
Experts in space missions, nanophysics, bioinspired materials and physics outreach have all been announced as winners.
Comet controversy
Molecular oxygen in comet’s atmosphere not created on its surface
Scientists have found that molecular oxygen around comet 67P is not produced on its surface, as some suggested, but may be from its body.
Sounds of space
Science and music come together to inspire school pupils
Young people across London had the opportunity to learn about the sounds of the universe in a series of workshops combining science and music.
Star burst
Scientists spot erupting jets of material as black hole tears a star apart
Astronomers have for the first time directly imaged a fast-moving jet of material ejected as a supermassive black hole consumed a star.
