The Big Bang might have been just a Big Bounce
A new study of the early universe reveals how it could have been formed from an older collapsing universe, rather than being brand new.
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Imperial researchers join the best of UK science on show at the Royal Society
Imperial returns to the Royal Society's 2016 Summer Science Exhibition, where some of the UK's most exciting science and technology will be on show.
Number of habitable planets could be limited by stifling atmospheres
New research has revealed that fewer than predicted planets may be capable of harbouring life because their atmospheres keep them too hot.
Britain's first astronaut celebrates 25 years since her pioneering mission
Helen Sharman celebrated her spaceflight anniversary with more than a dozen astronauts, who took part in an outreach event with schools at Imperial.
Spacecraft fly through explosive magnetic phenomenon to understand space weather
For the first time, spacecraft have flown through the heart of a magnetic process that controls Earth's space weather and geomagnetic storms.
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Podcast: Ice giants, climate diplomacy and Earth's flipping magnetic fields
In this edition: the next big mission to Neptune or Uranus, a diplomat's response to COP21 and the unsteady history of the Earth's magnetic field.
Unplanned Venus experiment reveals surprises in the atmosphere
An experiment using a Venus spacecraft, proposed after it launched, has found lower temperatures than expected in the planet's polar atmosphere.
Jupiter's X-ray aurora is sparked by the solar wind
The solar wind around Jupiter is causing the intense X-ray bursts over the planet's polar regions, according to new research.
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Searching for the soul of the Northern Lights
For her new book Aurora, Imperial plasma physicist and fusion researcher Dr Melanie Windridge explores the science and stories of the Northern Lights.
Gravitational wave detection heralds a 'new era of cosmological observation'
The first gravitational waves - ripples in spacetime - have been detected, allowing physicists to explore the universe in a whole new way.
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