European Space Agency gets on board with NASA’s exploration of the moon
The ESA has announced almost €3 billion of investment into “the robotic and human exploration of the Solar System”
NASA probe successfully collects asteroid sample for Earth return
On Tuesday evening at 23:12 BST, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx probe made brief contact with the near-Earth asteroid Bennu to successfully collect a sample of rocks and dust for study upon its return to Earth.
How (not) to respond to a pandemic – Part Two
The decision to institute a national lockdown in the UK in response to the coronavirus pandemic, announced via televised address on the 23rd March, came far too late.
Elon Musk’s Starlink “mega-constellation” and the impact of the commercial use of space
A network of potentially 42,000 mini satellites providing high-speed internet to the entire planet is the end goal of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starlink programme.
Prince William launches Earthshot Prize to award £50 million to climate solutions
The Duke of Cambridge has become the latest celebrity to speak out about the urgency of climate action as he announced the Earthshot Prize last week.
Curing The Incurable: Why RNA May Be The Answer To Solving Genetic Disease
RNA, despite being known primarily for its role in protein synthesis, is a particularly effective gene therapeutic.
Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson: Imperial’s Honoured Chemist and Recipient of the 1973 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
If you’re not a Chemistry student, or even if you are, you may have not heard of this famous Nobel laureate and Imperial alumnus. But you should.
Seven Decades of Discovery
From 1949 to the present day, a selection of the science that happens at Imperial
70 Years of STEM Nobel Prizes & Fields Medals
From 1949 to the present day, here are 70 awards, one per year, given to Imperial and non-Imperial scientists alike to celebrate their achievements in the natural sciences and medicine
Reimagined, Redesigned, and Revamped
It makes up part of the scenery at Imperial, sitting just a right turn out of the South Kensington tube station on Exhibition Road, but the Science Museum’s latest gallery is more than just background viewing
The Power of Bugs in Today’s Climate Crisis
We all know the climate crisis is not one to be ignored for many reasons: increased natural disasters, extinction of wild animals, rising sea levels, food shortages and many more – but microorganisms may be the one to watch
Snap! Goes the Future…
Natural innovations: New research shows how far the development of biomimetic sensors has come and the potential they have for mimicking real-life nervous systems