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Exciting time for the (future) mission to study the Sun, SOLAR-C, as our team of engineers visit NAOJ in Japan to integrate the structural thermal model of the Short Wave Camera into the telescope prior to environmental testing in December.
Former MSSL PhD student Dr Jacqueline Campbell has followed an unconventional path, from driving trains on the London Underground to searching for life on Mars, & now leading an innovative approach to understanding our climate. Here is her inspiring story: lnkd.in/p/ezbvvYD5
Nine MSSL researchers past and present have been honoured with asteroids in the main asteroid belt officially named after them by the International Astronomical Union ucl.ac.uk/mathematical-physi…
New work led by Anmol Aggarwal, a PhD student at MSSL, shows how supernovae spread elements unevenly though space forming unusual stars ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/oct/ultr…
More exciting results coming from analysis of Solar Orbiter data by a team including scientists from MSSL
Solar Orbiter tracks the origin of the Sun's mysterious magnetic switchbacks ☀️
Back in 2022, Solar Orbiter spotted a kink in the solar wind’s magnetic field known as a ‘switchback’ and confirmed it to be S-shaped: something scientists had predicted but not seen directly.
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ALT An image showing the Sun glowing yellow in the top right, with a blue S-shaped burst extending to the left
Fantastic view of the northern lights around the Earth’s North Pole as seen in ultraviolet light, courtesy of the SMILE mission! esa.int/Science_Exploration/…
Happy 20th birthday to the Hinode satellite!
【記念投稿】20年前の今日、2006年9月23日太陽観測衛星「ひので」が内之浦宇宙空間観測所からM-Vロケットにのって宇宙へ旅立ちました🌞「ひので」は太陽を見つめ続け、今もなお、最先端の太陽科学を支え続けています。20年にわたり築かれた科学・技術の襷は、次世代の #SOLAR_C へと繋がれます。
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ALT (c) ISAS/JAXA
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【News】The “Hinode-19 and SOLAR-C Science Meeting” was held at Nagoya University 🌞 Researchers from around the world gathered to review on 20 years of solar physics pioneered by Hinode and discuss the next generation of solar science that #SOLAR_C will explore.
ALT (c) ISAS/JAXA
ALT (c) ISAS/JAXA
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Not long now until SMILE will be launched!
Our Smile spacecraft has arrived at @EuropeSpacePort in French Guiana.
🔗 esa.int/Science_Exploration/…
@esascience @Avio_Group @ESA_transport @CAS__Science
MSSL celebrated International Women’s Day early this year with the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee hosting a quiz on topics related to women in history, science, astronomy and space, a slide show showcasing women at MSSL and, of course, coffee/tea and cake!
Congratulations to MSSL’s Paola Pinilla who is a 2026 Laureate of the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists! blavatnikawards.org/news/ite…
Find out more about Paola’s world-leading work on planet formation here: youtu.be/lSCMzCiZgxA?si=HV1L…
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Our brilliant UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory @MSSLSpaceLab team showcasing the work of department's researchers and technicians at the UCL200 celebration event! 🤩
#UCL200 #LoveUCL #science #SpaceScience #astronomy #MarsRover #PanCam #RosalindFranklin @Dr_Lucie
Congratulations to our MSc students who have impressed judges with their space ideas and innovations at this year’s global space challenge “Act in Space 2026”. ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/news/20…
Every year, we celebrate the winners of the Department of Space and Climate Physics Awards. This year's ceremony also highlighted support for the Anti-Bullying Week theme "Power for Good”: empowering people to do something positive to counter the harm and hurt of bullying.
ALT Prof. Andrew Fazakerley opening the UCL Dept Space & Climate Physics Award Ceremony by highlighting the departments support for Anti-Bullying Week and it's theme "Power for Good"
MSSL’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) committee promoted Anti-Bullying Week (10th -14th November 2025) with the interactive activity “The Gray Zone of Academic Ethics”, as part of Unjournal Club with tea, coffee and cake.
Our latest @MSSL_Planetary graduate Cristian Radulescu passed his PhD viva today. Thesis on 'Heavy ion distribution and influence on the Saturnian magnetosphere', using Cassini data & simulations. Many thanks to examiners David Burgess (QMUL) & Colin Forsyth. Well done Cristian!
From India to London: Why UCL was the top choice for my Master’s - Brahma Gopalchetty studied space science at UCL. He shares his journey, from applying and settling in London to building a global network and thriving in UCL’s vibrant community uclnews.org.uk/c/AQjSsgIQj4y…
To follow in Brahma's footsteps, please visit ucl.ac.uk/mssl/study/msc-cou… or ucl.ac.uk/systems-engineerin… to find out more about courses on offer.
