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A UK scientist who established the Gravitational Wave Research Group at the University of Birmingham has been recognised in the New Year Honours for services to space, alongside leading figures from UK astronomy.
LISA is an ESA large class science mission in development. Due for launch in the mid-2030s, LISA will be the first space-based gravitational wave observatory.
UK Space Agency requirements for UK applicants wishing to contribute to the development of instrumentation or data processing capabilities.
Looking for evidence of gravitational waves in the Cosmic Microwave Background, to shed light on the first moments after the Big Bang. Launch is expected before 2030 and the mission will be 3 years long.
Through its programmes, the UK Space Agency catalyses investment into the space sector, delivers missions and capabilities, and champions space.
Mapping the expansion of the Universe to better understand dark energy and matter. Launched in July 2023 for a 6-year mission.
The UK will play a crucial role in a landmark mission to trace patterns in the light from space, looking back almost to the Big Bang.
A ‘treasure trove’ of data, including papers authored by UK scientists, has been released from the Euclid space telescope, alongside the largest images of the Universe ever taken from space.
A European mission to explore how gravity, dark energy and dark matter has shaped the Universe has launched following £37 million UK Space Agency funding.
Professor Sheila Rowan was appointed Chief Scientific Adviser for Scotland in June 2016. This is a part-time position within the Scottish government. Sheila also remains Director of the Institute for Gravitational Research, University of Glasgow, a position she has held...
£1.8 million from the UK Space Agency will boost British organisations with promising technologies to support space capabilities.
The UK Space Agency is seeking participants for an advisory group to inform its discussions with the European Space Agency on their proposed gravitational wave mission (L3).
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