Senior lecturer & Associate Director AstrobiologyOU. Champion for all things inclusive. Decent tap dancer, a Mackem and a depressed follower of @SunderlandAFC
Milton Keynes, England
Joined May 2009
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Vic Pearson retweeted
Excited to see my most recent work published!
We have discovered a new NaCl hydrate that forms through flash freezing. This new hydrate could be present on the surface of icy worlds! Check it out below
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
Vic Pearson retweeted
Jupiter’s moon Europa is the focus of exciting exploration missions! Over the next few years, we’ll learn more about this icy moon and its potential to support life.
Explore our free articles and courses to stay updated on the latest discoveries 👉 open.edu/openlearn/science-m…
Vic Pearson retweeted
Research on volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is revealing new clues in the search for life beyond Earth. In her work with AstrobiologyOU at The Open University, Claire Batty investigates Earth's most extreme environments: eu1.hubs.ly/H0dqH7p0
@cabatty1 @Astrobiology_OU
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Interested in the future of infrared technology for space exploration? Our team are involved in the NITEMARES project that is testing the performance of IR technology in conditions like those seen in orbit around Mars. Find out more here: space.blog.gov.uk/2024/10/31…
Vic Pearson retweeted
Everyone's talking about the #Europa Clipper mission, and one of its aims - to find out if #Jupiter's icy moon, Europa, could be home to another life form... as @Astrobiology_OU's Rachael explains here (and you can learn more via the link below)
open.edu/openlearn/science-m…
@OU_STEM
Vic Pearson retweeted
Want to know more about the mission to discover more about #Jupiter's icy moon, #Europa? 🚀
The @Astrobiology_OU team took some time to explain more about it, so here's '5 facts you might not know about Europa' from PhD student, Jessie
open.edu/openlearn/science-m…
@STEM_OU
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Following the #EuropaClipper launch to explore the icy moon, #Europa, we asked our @Astrobiology_OU colleagues here at The #OU to explain more about it, starting with this insight into how long it will take and what we hope to discover...
open.edu/openlearn/science-m…
@OU_STEM
Vic Pearson retweeted
Yesterday a spacecraft set off towards #Jupiter to explore its icy moon, #Europa.
Thanks to @OpenUniversity experts, we are able to bring you insight on what it hope to find out, and even if there could be life on this #icymoon?
open.edu/openlearn/science-m…
@Astrobiology_OU
Vic Pearson retweeted
It's #WorldSpaceWeek and who knows where visiting our collection of short courses, articles and interactives might lead you...
Today OpenLearn, tomorrow an Open University degree and after that? To infinity and beyond! 😉🚀
open.edu/openlearn/science-m…
Vic Pearson retweeted
Learn more about Europa's icy shell
with your new article
Check it out on @OUFreeLearning:
bit.ly/EuropaIcyShell
@OU_SPS @OU_EEE @OU_STEM
#WorldSpaceWeek
ALT "Europa's icy shell, Available now!" on a background of the icy shell of Europa made out of Lego
Vic Pearson retweeted
Check out our new article about the ocean of Jupiter's moon Europa!
It's available now on @OUFreeLearning: bit.ly/OceanOfEuropa
@OU_SPS @OU_EEE @OU_STEM
#WorldSpaceWeek
ALT The Ocean of Jupiter's moon Europa. Available now! on a background of a hydrothermal vent underneath a ice sheet.
Vic Pearson retweeted
It's #WorldSpaceWeek, a time to discover more about space with our free collection 🚀
Discover #Mars, bust some #moon myths, explore the #SolarSystem and more... perfect for home learning or in the classroom.
Celebrate World Space Week with OpenLearn 👇
open.edu/openlearn/science-m…
Vic Pearson retweeted
@MichaelMacey from the OU has discovered unique microbes in Droitwich Spa's historic brine baths, with the potential to combat hospital pathogens like MRSA.
A local find, but with global impact.
ow.ly/i4r850TsU5W
#OUResearch
ALT Open University researchers collecting samples: Anthony Scales (Left) and Dr Michael Macey (Right) at the Tower Hill Brine Pump, Droitwich
Vic Pearson retweeted
This is out of this world - a mini lab designed by OU scientists will ride to the Moon!
The lab will fly to the lunar South Polar region in search of volatiles, including water ice, as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services.
Want to know more?: ow.ly/SHrz50T9Uly
ALT Simeon Barber holding the ProSPA mini lab, credit to The Open University.
Vic Pearson retweeted
Our group has been involved in a world-first space manoeuvre, with the Jupiter and Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft performing a combined flyby of both the Moon and the Earth: ounews.co/science-mct/the-ju…
Vic Pearson retweeted
Good craic, a pink slice and all things nice... That's what Mackems are made of!
Today we’re celebrating all things #Sunderland - from our rich history & stunning coastline to our git canny, warm & welcoming community. Born here or drawn here, Happy National #MackemDay ❤️ 🤍
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Advertising for our friends in @OU_SPS
Two PhD opportunities for February 2025 starts available:
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We've got a new logo for the Open University Hypervelocity Impact (HVI) and Space and Planetary Environment (SPE) Laboratories! 🛰🚀☄️🌌🧪🥼
Check out our new logo taking a tour around the lab in mug form 🔎 Bonus points for guessing the theme of our simulation chamber names 🤔
ALT "George" Large Dirty Mars Chamber
ALT Van de Graaff Dust Accelerator
ALT All-Axis Two Stage Light Gas Gun
ALT "Baldrick" Large Clean Circular Chamber