Star power
Retired stars still have a role to play in planet formation
Old stars roaming through new star-forming regions could be responsible for a radioactive heat source thought to be important for young planets.
Stories tagged with 'Space'
Leading physics
Professor Michele Dougherty elected next President of the Institute of Physics
Imperial’s Head of the Department of Physics will begin her two-year term as President of the Council of Trustees in 2025.
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News in Brief
Cardio models and science celebrations: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Super solar speeds
Origin of superfast solar wind found by spacecraft flying close to the Sun
The Parker Solar Probe has flown close enough to the surface of the Sun to detect the fine structure of the solar wind close to where it is generated.
Audio
Archive dive
Podcast: Celebrity visitor special
In this edition: We revisit interviews with some celebrity guests: singer Ana Matronic, Queen’s Brian May, and astrophysicist and author Katie Mack.
Jobs in space
How Imperial is helping build the next generation of space careers
Satellite salesperson, space lawyer, astronaut psychologist – Imperial is broadening the horizons of what jobs in the space industry look like.
Ready, set, go
JUICE magnetometer passes fitness tests and is ready to take data
The magnetometer instrument on the JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft has been rigorously tested and is ready to fulfil its mission.
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Disc dynamics
Shining ring around black holes recreated in the lab
Imperial researchers have created a spinning disc of plasma in a lab, mimicking discs found around black holes and forming stars.
Intriguing exoplanet
Signs that a rocky exoplanet could have an atmosphere detected by JWST
Scientists working with the James Webb Space Telescope say new data potentially shows water vapour around a rocky exoplanet – a first if confirmed.
Switch on
Imperial-led Jupiter-bound instrument successfully deployed
A week after launch, the boom hosting the magnetometer instrument on the JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) mission has been successfully deployed.
