30 July 2025

Professor Michele Dougherty appointed as new Astronomer Royal

10 February 2025

Imperial Solar Orbiter team mark five years of studying the Sun up close

21 October 2024

Space probe proposal and climate research funding: News from Imperial

20 September 2024

Photo story: Imperial instrument installed on a solar-wind-studying spacecraft

05 September 2024

Imperial professor appointed Executive Chair of major UK science funding body

15 July 2024

‘Morning’ and ‘evening’ detected on an exoplanet

05 July 2024

Repurposed technology used to probe new regions of Mars’ atmosphere

03 November 2023

Q&A with Dr Nicky Fox: NASA’s Head of Science and Imperial alum

27 July 2023

Imperial researcher awarded £1m for magma-mapping project

14 June 2023

Origin of superfast solar wind found by spacecraft flying close to the Sun

23 May 2023

How Imperial is helping build the next generation of space careers

16 May 2023

JUICE magnetometer passes fitness tests and is ready to take data

02 May 2023

Signs that a rocky exoplanet could have an atmosphere detected by JWST

26 April 2023

Imperial-led Jupiter-bound instrument successfully deployed

17 April 2023

Imperial researchers team up with NASA to launch new citizen science study

14 April 2023

Space mission to Jupiter’s icy moons launches with Imperial-built kit on board

13 January 2023

Imperial astrophysicists recognised for teaching and research excellence

13 July 2022

Imperial students set to send reusable rocket into space

08 June 2022

Comet-mapping mission gets the go-ahead

18 May 2022

Solar storms can be predicted a day in advance, shows mission to the Sun

01 April 2022

Making cancer vulnerable and building bridges with MPs: News from the College

14 October 2021

Imperial to build instrument for new NASA mission to study the solar wind

06 October 2021

When the solar wind hits Earth’s magnetosphere, a surprising stillness ensues

17 August 2021

Mini space mission launches with Imperial kit on board

09 August 2021

Serendipitous double flyby of Venus provides unprecedented science opportunity

21 July 2021

Physics students take first-year project to peer-reviewed paper

23 June 2021

Science and spoken word collide in poetry project

26 May 2021

Imperial instrument ready to head to Jupiter after challenging lockdown build

08 January 2021

Space plasma and exoplanet experts receive Royal Astronomical Society awards

11 December 2020

Flying through a comet’s tail and fighting fluorine: News from the College

22 October 2020

We need an evidenced-based space strategy, academics tell policymakers

30 September 2020

Solar Orbiter’s first science data shows the Sun at its quietest

25 September 2020

Jupiter mission and AI acceleration: News from the College

21 September 2020

Unique ultraviolet aurora spied at comet visited by Rosetta

21 September 2020

Imperial completes new space mission instrument despite lockdown challenges

14 September 2020

Astronomers find hints of life on Venus

31 March 2020

Solar Orbiter scientists on seeing rocket launch: “I will remember it forever”

06 March 2020

New Stephen Hawking Fellow appointed to share the wonder of science

17 February 2020

First science data from Solar Orbiter shows Imperial instrument working well

04 December 2019

Closest-ever approach to the Sun gives new insights into the solar wind

05 November 2019

Satellite tracking shows how ships affect clouds and climate

18 October 2019

Solar Orbiter spacecraft heads to launch site on its way to the Sun

24 September 2019

New satellite looking at how Earth is losing its cool gets the go-ahead

23 September 2019

Imperial instrument cleared to study the Sun after extensive spacecraft testing

17 July 2019

Celebrating Professor Jo Haigh's 35 years at Imperial

07 June 2019

Imperial academics awarded top honours by the Queen

03 May 2019

Climate champion Jo Haigh retires after 35 years at Imperial

21 February 2019

How Cassini changed our view of Saturn and its moons

11 January 2019

Wildfire research centre to launch with £10m from the Leverhulme Trust

04 December 2018

First ‘piggyback’ kit for monitoring space weather launched

04 October 2018

Latest insights into Saturn’s weird magnetic field only make things weirder

20 September 2018

Jupiter mission reaches next milestone as Imperial instrument is ready to test

11 July 2018

Four academics awarded Institute of Physics medals

29 December 2017

Five top New Year's honours for Imperial staff

08 December 2017

Space Physicist Galand wins the Fernand Holweck Medal and Prize

18 October 2017

Podcast: Reporting on climate change, underfloor robots and the latest Fringe

11 October 2017

Imperial hosts two-day celebration of Cassini mission success

27 September 2017

Podcast: Brain buzzing, cave exploring and young scientists on the world stage

14 September 2017

Cassini spacecraft bids farewell after 13 years exploring Saturn

16 August 2017

Podcast: Cassini's farewell, the myth of 'fat but fit' and bugs galore

24 July 2017

Saturn's 'weird' magnetic field perplexes scientists

19 July 2017

Professor Steven Schwartz scoops Institute of Physics prize

24 April 2017

Clouds' response to pollution clarified with new climate analysis

22 April 2017

Cassini spacecraft begins its final dance with Saturn

21 April 2017

Earth day: Imperial event brings together experts to tackle air pollution

16 January 2017

Top astronomical prize for space mission leader

18 October 2016

Stephen Hawking talks black holes and the quantum world at packed lecture

29 July 2016

Imperial professor set to steer the UK Space Agency

12 May 2016

Spacecraft fly through explosive magnetic phenomenon to understand space weather

11 April 2016

Unplanned Venus experiment reveals surprises in the atmosphere

22 March 2016

Jupiter's X-ray aurora is sparked by the solar wind

03 December 2015

Space mission to test gravitational wave detector lifts off

01 December 2015

Saturn's magnetic bubble explosions help release gas

25 September 2015

Ocean currents may cause 'hiatus' in warming trends, but climate still changing

16 September 2015

Shock waves at Saturn could reveal secrets of exploding stars

20 July 2015

Fossil fuel emissions will complicate radiocarbon dating, warns scientist

17 July 2015

MSG-4 successfully launched

10 July 2015

Congratulations to Dr Jonathan Eastwood

09 July 2015

Scientists reveal first studies of Neptune's constantly changing magnetic field

01 July 2015

PostGraduate research Symposium a great success

26 June 2015

Simple statistics improve the quality of digital images

22 June 2015

Congratulations to Hannah Nissan

10 June 2015

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04 June 2015

Solar wind monitoring mission passes the first hurdle

20 May 2015

Jim Dungey 1923-2015

14 April 2015

First results from comet-landing mission revealed

20 February 2015

Imperial team are gearing up for their mission to the sun

22 December 2014

Imperial's multidisciplinary Space Lab

13 December 2014

Festive Fringe provides seasonal cheer at Imperial

10 December 2014

Profile of a comet chaser: Dr Matt Taylor

17 November 2014

Rosetta gears up for comet's dramatic solar approach

12 November 2014

Anxious wait for Rosetta mission as craft tries to land on comet

31 October 2014

Professor Michele Dougherty talks about space missions and her first telescope

30 October 2014

Bringing space research closer to home: a roundup from Imperial's SpaceLab 2014

04 August 2014

Physics Department Summer Musical Mix

07 July 2014

Physics at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition - SPAT Group

03 July 2014

Professor Jo Haigh, Head of Physics 2009-2014

30 June 2014

Imperial scientists showcase comet-chasing mission at major science exhibition

20 January 2014

Waking up Rosetta: researcher chats about involvement in comet-chasing mission

14 January 2014

Congratulations Professor Michele Dougherty - named in top 100 Scientists

10 January 2014

Group Achievement Award announced - Congratulations to the Magnetometer Team

13 December 2013

DIY comet making and engineering with Guinness at festive Fringe

23 November 2013

45th Launch Anniversary of the First European Interplanetary Space Satellite

14 October 2013

Imperial takes science to the streets of South Kensington

27 September 2013

Imperial researchers give their take on the IPCC's climate change science report

27 August 2013

The Life Scientific

09 August 2013

Congratulations to all PGR Symposium winners

24 July 2013

BBC's mock Martian mission made possible by Imperial expertise

17 July 2013

An Imperial College Junior Research Fellowship awarded to Chris Chen

17 July 2013

Two PG Research Symposium winners at SPAT

01 July 2013

Summer Science Exhibition: Extreme research on display at the Royal Society show

12 June 2013

Congratulations Professor Tim Horbury

03 May 2013

Royal Society Fellowships awarded to three Imperial scientists

29 April 2013

Early career researchers descend on parliament

23 April 2013

Imperial and Nasa inspire school students with stories of space

04 April 2013

Cutting airborne pollutants could have a large effect on climate

22 February 2013

Imperial team to study Jupiter's moons in first outer-planetary European mission

11 February 2013

Fennec into the Cauldron

17 January 2013

Jim Dungey birthday celebrations

04 January 2013

Imperial congratulates staff recognised in the New Year Honours list

02 January 2013

The year ahead

11 December 2012

The Quantum of Musical Solace - a great success

05 December 2012

Extreme weather and climate change: are they linked?

31 July 2012

Enceladus: home of alien lifeforms?

13 July 2012

NASA head visits Imperial

06 July 2012

Successful Launch for MSG3 carrying GERB-3

13 June 2012

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13 June 2012

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23 May 2012

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23 May 2012

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02 May 2012

Europe approves billion euro mission to explore icy worlds of Jupiter

27 April 2012

Europe Considers $1.1 Billion 'Juice' Rocket to Habitable Worlds