When the solar wind hits Earth’s magnetosphere, a surprising stillness ensues
Energy from the solar wind interacting with the magnetospheric ‘bubble’ around Earth creates waves of energy that appear to stand still.
Unlimited digital sensing unleashed for imaging, audio, and driverless cars
A new technique could unleash the potential for digital sensors like cameras to sense all light intensities, and microphones to sense all audio ranges
Launch of free ‘Spacescapes’ exhibition: Tour the Solar System from Piccadilly
A new photo exhibition is bringing the Solar System to Central London, with support from Imperial’s Department of Earth Science and Engineering (ESE).
Mini space mission launches with Imperial kit on board
The European Space Agency RadCube mission has launched with the aim of testing new technologies for monitoring potentially devastating space weather.
Serendipitous double flyby of Venus provides unprecedented science opportunity
Two spacecraft, both carrying Imperial kit, are flying by Venus only a day apart, giving a rare opportunity to study the planet’s space environment.
InSight mission unveils the interior of Mars
The interior of Mars has for the first time been revealed using the seismometers carried on NASA's InSight mission to Mars.
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Physics students take first-year project to peer-reviewed paper
Two Physics students have turned their first-year project using real data from the Cassini mission into a peer-reviewed paper.
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Podcast: Long COVID, bioplastic solutions, and first-year physics success
In this edition: Delving into long covid, bioplastics and the future of recycling, and a first-year physics project that became a peer-reviewed paper.
Two dark matter detector heavyweights join forces to build new observatory
Hundreds of global researchers, including from Imperial College London, are planning the most sensitive dark matter detector ever built.
Imperial experts search Gloucestershire meteorite for Solar System ingredients
Researchers are studying the meteorite that fell on a UK driveway in March for clues about the origins of life on Earth.
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