07 September 2020
A new study helps narrow the search for intelligent life
... nearby stars in its quest to find radio signals from advanced civilisations and this method used by the University of Manchester team could help boost those results on a quicker timescale. “We expect future SETI surveys to also make good...
16 February 2026
New tool could reduce collision risk for EO satellites
Researchers at the University of Manchester have developed a new way ... and therefore less hazardous. Katharine Smith, Professor of Space Technology at Manchester University, said: “The method could also be adapted for different Earth-observation...
08 June 2020
New discovery provides important clues on mysterious cosmic bursts
... observing campaign, in conjunction with data from previously published observations, a team headed Dr Kaustubh Rajwade of The University of Manchester has discovered that emission from FRB 121102 is not random but follows a cyclic pattern. Bursts...
September 2017
Telescope targets enigmatic deep space mystery
... not all the open questions in FRB astronomy. About the author Manisha Caleb is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Manchester, UK, in the area of radio and multi-wavelength astronomy. Her research is related to the attempts to search the...
January 2020
Old rocks, new tricks - a lunar link to modern volcanology
... gained his PhD in isotope geochemistry from Macquarie University, Australia, in 2013. He has held post-doctoral roles at the University of Leeds and the University of Manchester, UK, the latter involving 4D imaging of magmatic processes. Matt...
May 2026
Satellite brightness and the mitigation challenge
... Panluek’s full report. About the authors Polkrit Panluek is an aerospace engineering graduate from the University of Manchester, specialising in satellite system design and space sustainability. He is currently a Sustainability Research Intern...
