08 March 2017
The most distant galaxy yet observed by ALMA gives insight into first stars
...of astronomers, led by Nicolas Laporte of University College London, used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)...a co-author of the study from ESO and University College London. “Remarkably, the required time is only about 200 million...
11 September 2019
First detection of atmospheric water vapour on 'super-Earth' in habitable zone
... temperature to support water, he said. Tsiaras, and colleagues, who are all based at the University College London, London, UK, used the transit spectroscopy technique to determine that while K2-18 b is not Earth-like, it is wet, to some degree...
11 October 2019
Spacebit unveils its design of the UK's first Moon rover
...revealed the design of its lander - a walking rover that looks like a small mechanical spider. Developed by the London-based start-up company, Spacebit’s rover weighs just 1.3 kilogrammes, is solar powered and instead of wheels or tracks, is equipped...
30 August 2016
ROOM becomes official media partner of Reinventing Space conference
...) which will take place at the Royal Society in London between Monday 24 and Thursday 27 October 2016. ROOM ...the unparalleled environment of the Royal Society, one of London’s major scientific institutions.” For more information about any aspect...
December 2014
Ready for Mars? From Mars-500 to zero-gravity medical issues
... Mars mission. The Moscow-based Institute for Biomedical Problems (IBMP) has joined with the University of London’s Centre for Space Medicine to develop this further. Crew members need to be team players, but at the same...
March 2015
On-orbit satellite servicing, insurance and lessons of Palapa B2 and Westar 6
... because both satellites were successfully returned to Earth, refurbished and re-launched as Palapa B2P and Asiasat 1. Lloyds of London awarded the NASA crew the Silver Medal for Meritorious Service in recognition of their achievement. This was...
