Earliest cluster of forming galaxies discovered 13 billion light-years away
A 13-billion-year-old intense galaxy-forming region has been spotted, giving researchers clues as to how huge networks of galaxies develop.
New satellite looking at how Earth is losing its cool gets the go-ahead
A satellite that will measure Earth’s energy budget, helping to improve climate change predictions, has been selected as a future mission by ESA.
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Imperial instrument cleared to study the Sun after extensive spacecraft testing
An Imperial-built instrument will study the Sun’s magnetic field aboard the Solar Orbiter spacecraft following its launch in early 2020.
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Sustainable growth and energy insights: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
How can more walking be encouraged in cities?
A report investigating travel habits in seven European cities reveals environmental and social drivers that make people choose to walk.
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Shifting the focus of climate-change strategies may benefit younger generations
Strategies to limit climate change that focus on warming in the next couple of decades would leave less of a burden for future generations.
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Podcast: Underground, overground, into the clouds
In this edition: We revisit summer expeditions into the caves of Slovenia, along the Silk Road and at Everest base camp.
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'Flying fish' robot can propel itself out of water and glide through the air
A bio-inspired bot uses water from the environment to create a gas and launch itself from the water’s surface.
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First day of dinosaur extinction recorded in rocks at asteroid impact site
Researchers probing the impact that wiped out the dinosaurs find evidence of wildfires and tsunami in the rocks at ground zero.
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Blast impact and cancer cuts: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
