Imperial illuminated
StarLight exhibit brings big data down to Earth
Imperial's main entrance on Exhibition Road lights up with an installation based on data from the Kepler space observatory.
Stories tagged with 'Space'
Curious about Mars?
Are you curious about Mars…?
One year on, what has Curiosity told us about the mysterious Red Planet?
Red Planet
BBC's mock Martian mission made possible by Imperial expertise
The know-how of Imperial academics helped a BBC journalist to design a mock mission to Mars, which features extensively across the network this week.
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growing galaxies
Herschel astronomers surprised by HFSL3 galaxy producing new stars
Astronomers have discovered an extremely distant galaxy that is expanding by more than 2000 new stars each year.
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Space invaders
School students discover new frontiers at Imperial
Almost 200 school students descended on Imperial before the Easter break to take part in the UK Space Design Competition.
Universe's baby pics
Scientists unveil map of the Universe at 380,000 years old
Pictures taken by Europe's Planck satellite are giving a view of the Universe that's more than 50 million years older than anything previously seen.
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magnetic moons
Imperial team to study Jupiter's moons in first outer-planetary European mission
Sophisticated kit designed and built at Imperial will fly to Jupiter in 2022, when Europe launches its first mission to the giant planet.
Zodiac dust
New study of solar system dust shows some is from interstellar space
Professor Michael Rowan-Robinson and Queen guitarist Dr Brian May have accurately modelled the composition of zodiac dust in the inner solar system.
Lunar library
Lunar library could unlock origins of life
Scientists studying how life evolved in our Solar system by looking at the chemistry of meteorites that have smashed into the surface of the Moon.
ERC funding awards
Imperial scientists receive grants of over €25m from ERC
The European Research Council has awarded over €25m to 11 projects at the College, including two prestigious Synergy grants
